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China May home prices rise 6 pct yy-Reuters calculation
BEIJING, June 18 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:38pm EDT BEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities in May rose 6 percent from a year earlier, according to Reuters calculations based on official data published on Tuesday, marking the fifth straight month of year-on-year increase. In month-on-month terms, prices rose 0.9 percent in May, easing from ...
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Europe would pay price for arming rebels AssadSyrias President Bashar al-Assad warned on Monday that European powers would pay the price if they sent weapons to rebel forces seeking to topple him.
European powers would "pay the price" if they sent weapons to rebel forces seeking to topple him. "If the Europeans deliver weapons, then Europe's backyard will become terrorist, and Europe will pay the price for it," he was quoted as saying by German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine ...
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England loss proved costly for Australia
Australia went down fighting in their campaign ending Champions Trophy loss to Sri Lanka, but ultimately their limp performance against England in the first match is to blame for one of their worst ever results at a world one-day tournament.Set a target of 254 to win after opting to field first, Australia needed to score at a challenging 8.7 runs an over and wrap up the chase in 29.1 overs in ...
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Indian govt reshuffles cabinet inducts 8 ministers
The Indian government Monday reshuffled its cabinet, inducting eight new Ministers, with barely a year to go for the general elections. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee sworn into office four cabinet ministers and four junior ministers at a function in his official residence, Rashtrapati Bhawan, in the national capital. Senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes has become the new roads and ...
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At least 30 exposed to radiation after Japan laboratory leak
At least 30 people were exposed to radiation when radioactive material leaked during a laboratory experiment in Japan, the facility's operators said on Saturday, although authorities were not told of the leak for two days. The radioactive material also leaked outside the nuclear physics laboratory in Tokaimura, 110 km (65 miles) northeast of Tokyo, during the experiment on Thursday, the ...
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Hospitals in China Advertise Sale of Unwanted Babies
A nurse massages babies at the Xining Children Hospital in Xining City, Qinghai Province. Hospitals in Henan Province have been advertising the selling of unwanted babies, according to a report by China National Radio. (Getty ...
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Bad luck proved costly for Australia
Australia went down fighting in their campaign ending Champions Trophy loss to Sri Lanka, but ultimately their limp performance against England in the first match is to blame for one of their worst ever results at a world one-day tournament.Set a target of 254 to win after opting to field first, Australia needed to score at a challenging 8.7 runs an over and wrap up the chase in 29.1 overs in ...
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Japan’s PM hopes for fruitful exchange of views with Putin
LOUGH ERNE /Northern Ireland/, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes with fruitful discussions with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin of a diversity of issues, including the problem of the peace ...
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Hong Kong shares may start higher China banks in focus
HONG KONG, June 18 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:02pm EDT HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start higher on Tuesday, with the Chinese banking sector in focus after China's state investment agency again increased its A-share stakes in all of the country's "Big Four" banks. On Monday, the Hang Seng Index rose 1.2 percent to 21,225.9. The China Enterprises Index ...
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Brendan OConnor rejects claims Somali refugees being turned away by Australia
Australia Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has rejected claims that refugees from Somalia are not being accepted by Australia.Somali refugees in Indonesia told the ABC that they had been advised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that they would not be accepted through Australia's resettlement programs, even if they had refugee status. Mr O'Connor ...
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China reduces US debt holding by less than 0.5
/enpproperty--> China, the largest foreign buyer of US Treasury securities, trimmed its holdings by $5.4 billion to $1.26 trillion between April and March, as foreign investors generally dumped US government debt, the US Treasury said. The reduction in China's US debt holdings by just under half of one percentage point was part of the first overall drop in foreign demand for US ...
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Pacific Briefs Tuesday June 18
New health group set up A group of scientific and public health experts have formed a high-level expert group advising the Pacific region. The new Scientific and Technical Expert Group has been formed under the umbrella of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Director Dr Colin Tukuitonga says the group will provide overall leadership and guidance and set standards for improving ...
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Top Senator on Panel Blocks Aid to Afghans
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After Gunfire Politicians in Afghanistan Trade Accusations
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Australia stocks fall ahead of Fed RBA updates
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Stocks in Australia fell early Tuesday, with investors waiting for word about possible future monetary policy moves from both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of Australia. The S&P/ASX ...
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Japan stocks on path for 3rd straight day of gains
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks rose Tuesday to stay on course for a third straight day of gains, with the real-estate, insurance and brokerage firms advancing alongside exporters after a strong finish on Wall Street. The Nikkei Stock ...
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Where is the outrage over Prism in Australia | Antony Loewenstein
Americans support the leak , and Snowden receives a higher approval rating than US citizens view Congress. History has also been kind to one of the great leakers in history, the Pentagon Paper’s Daniel Ellsberg ...
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No alternative to Palestinian state Bill Clinton in Israel
Former US president Bill Clinton (L) and Israeli President Shimon Peres arrive on June 17, 2013 at the Peres Academic Center (EAC) in Rehovot. Clinton told the crowd at the event celebrating Peres' upcoming 90th birthday that he sees "no alternative" to a Palestinian ...
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Thousands protest in Brazilian cities
Brazilian cities on Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the ...
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Turkey protests Army may be deployedThe presence of soldiers on the streets would mark a major escalation of a crisis that has raged for nearly three weeks and has posed the biggest challenge yet to the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Islamic-rooted
ISTANBUL: Turkey warned on Monday that it may bring in the army to help quell nationwide anti-government protests, after a weekend of heavy clashes between riot police and demonstrators sent tensions ...
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911 operator stays on call for 8 hours saves stroke victim
elderly New York woman , who was having a stroke, by staying on the line for eight hours straight so that rescuers could locate her. Joann Hilman-Payne , a fire department of New York dispatcher took a call from Mary Thomas at 1pm last Monday and stayed on the line for eight trying to find her address. After several failed leads, Thomas was traced around 8:30pm via her cellphone signal. She is ...
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Iran nuclear programme advances despite sanctions IAEA chief
VIENNA: Iran is making "steady progress" in expanding its nuclear programme and international sanctions do not seem to be slowing it down, the UN nuclear agency chief said on Monday. Yukiya Amano's comments underlined the difficult challenges facing world powers in seeking to persuade the Islamic state to scale back nuclear activities they suspect could be used to make atomic ...
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‘Tipsy’ Briton survives fall from 15th floor in NZ
In a miraculous save, a young British man, who was slightly "tipsy" , has survived a fall from the 15th floor of a building in New ...
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John Denver Tribute Links Musicians from Various Genres Generations
Fifteen years after his death in a small plane crash and more than 40 years after his first hit, John Denver’s songs are getting a new lease on life. "The Music Is You," is a new tribute that brings musicians from various genres and generations together to re-imagine Denver’s biggest hits. The musicians include southern rockers My Morning Jacket, who cover "Leaving ...
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True or Faked Dirt on Chinese Fuels Blackmail
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Singaporean expansion of MRT leads to disruption
Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT) is not very big in comparison to Shanghai, Beijing or Tokyo, but proportionate to the size of Singapore and the city-state’s population, it is an extremely successful and extensive public transport system and one that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) plans to grow even further.
Singapore has a population of around 5 million, which is important when placing the MRT in context, it has a daily ridership of 2 million, giving it a commuter penetration of at least 40%, which does not take into account the fact that not all 5 million Singaporeans commute on a daily basis or use public transport. Read more
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