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High public debt raises fiscal crisis risk IMF official
An official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned here that high public debt would raise the possibility of fiscal crisis. "We tend to underestimate the cost of fiscal crises before they occur," Carlo Cottarelli, director of IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, said Monday during a luncheon speech hosted by the Washington-based think tank Peterson Institute for International Economics ...
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Indian sand artist wins Danish grand prize
Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the Danish 'grand prize' at the 2nd Copenhagen International Sand sculpture festival 2013 for his 15-foot coloured sand sculpture created on the "Go green, Save Earth" theme. Pattnaik got the award Monday at the prestigious festival being held in Denmark's capital city for his maiden coloured sand sculpture on foreign land. It took him seven days to ...
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Zardari holds national international conspiracies responsible for PPPs defeat in polls
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that "conspiracies" hatched by national and international institutions led to the Pakistan Peoples Party's defeat in the general elections. The News quoted Zardari, as saying that the PPP could have won 40-45 seats in the Punjab. He added that his party would play the role of opposition with full vigour. Zardari said he could not take part in ...
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Chicago man crushes Ferris Wheel ride world record
A man from Chicago rode Ferris Wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - to break the existing world record. Clinton Shepherd, a park operations manager of Chicago's Navy Pier, who spent 48 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds riding Navy Pier's Ferris wheel over the weekend, said that he thought that Chicago - birthplace of the ride - should have the title, People magazine ...
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US report says discrimination against Jews Muslims on rise across globe
Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to a new report in the US. The annual US Department of State report for 2012 has revealed an increase in anti-Islamic sentiment in Europe and Asia. The report also said there was growing anti-Semitism, especially in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran. According to the BBC, the International Religious Freedom Report ...
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Hundreds killed in upsurge of terror bombings sectarian killings in Iraq
A wave of violence is shaking the neo-colonial Iraqi regime that emerged from the US war and occupation of Iraq, as sectarian tensions between Iraq's bourgeois factions are inflamed by the savage US-led proxy war in neighbouring Syria.In this past week, more than 200 people have been killed in car bomb attacks in a number of Iraqi cities. The worst violence was in Baghdad, where car bombs ...
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Corero appoints high tech executive to lead worldwide sales
HUDSON, MA, May 21, 2013 – Corero Network Security, the First Line of Defense for enterprises globally against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and ...
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Study says India Jordan Bangladesh Hong Kong worlds most racially intolerant
INDIA, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong are among the the most racist countries in the world - but Britain is among the most accepting of different races, a survey has found. The World Values Survey asked people in more than 80 countries what type of people they did NOT want as neighbours. More than 40 per cent of those quizzed in India, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong said they didn't ...
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US soldier John Russell gets life in prison for Camp Liberty killings in Iraq
Army Sergeant John Russell was convicted earlier this week over the murders at a clinic for soldiers suffering from war-related stress at Camp Liberty, the largest US base in ...
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World South Africa rising A country of contradictions
South Africa 's economy - buffeted by labour unrest, political uncertainties and the seemingly endless aftershocks of racial apartheid - is not roaring ahead like some of its neighbours. In the context of the much touted and much questioned theme of "Africa ...
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MGIMO hosts Heydar Aliyev and World Politics round table
The Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) has hosted a round table entitled "Heydar Aliyev and World Politics". The event was organized by the "Club of Azerbaijanis" under ...
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Baku to host international food agriculture and packaging exhibitions
Baku will host WorldFood Azerbaijan-2013, Agrihort Azerbaijan 2013 and 2nd Caspian International "Packaging, Tare, Label and Printing" Ipack Caspian 2013 exhibitions, AzerTAc reports. Speaking at a press conference, Azerbaijani deputy Minister of Agriculture Ilham Guliyev said 179 companies from 31 countries would participate in this year`s WorldFood Azerbaijan-2013 exhibition. On ...
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Oklahoma tornado was the most powerful categorised storm
The massive tornado that cut a wide and deadly swath through a suburban Oklahoma City town has been classified as a top category EF5 system that blew homes off their foundations and sent debris flying almost 160 km ...
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Pakistans Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall
Imran Khan hospitalised after falling at election rally Pakistani cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday after treatment for back injuries suffered in a fall in Lahore, television stations said. Khan, who has been fitted with a spinal brace to aid recovery, fell from a fork-lift taking him to a poll campaign podium on May 7. A general election four days later ...
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Canadian killed in escalating violence in Iraq
Residents stand amid rubble at blast scene in Tuz Khormatu town in northern Iraq May 21, 2013. Three persons were killed and 52 others were injured after two car bombs were set off in Tuz Khormatu on Tuesday, according to the police. REUTERS/Stringer A Canadian has been killed amidst rising violence in Iraq. "I have grown increasingly concerned in recent days as a spate of deadly sectarian ...
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Experts Globe worth more torn apart
The New York Times Co.’s local media properties - the Boston Globe, bostonglobe.com, boston.com and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette - could fetch tens of millions more if they were sold off separately than bundled together, according to industry experts."Given what the Globe has done, breaking apart bostonglobe.com from boston.com and putting less Globe content on Boston.com, it ...
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NKorea Sends Special Envoy to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean army, departed on a chartered Air Koryo flight with a political and military ...
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Golfer Apologizes to Tiger for Fried Chicken Remark
Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner. The British newspaper The Guardian reported Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour's awards dinner Tuesday night if he would invite Woods to dinner during the U.S. Open. The Guardian reported Garcia said: "We will have ...
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North Korea sends leaders special envoy to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent ...
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Former Signal International guest workers file suit
In March 2008, nearly 100 workers marched outside the gates of their former employer, Signal International. They sang the protest song, "We Shall Overcome" in their native language. Then, in a symbol of resistance, workers tossed off their hard ...
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All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room
JAKARTA, Indonesia -; Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's province of ...
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Mayor ducks crack video grilling
Toronto 's mayor continued to avoid questions about a video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine, despite calls by both allies and rivals for further ...
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Facebook too old say Twitter teens
22 May 2013 Twitter is booming as a social media destination for American teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama ...
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Venezuelas Maduro warns of psychological war
President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday denounced as "psychological war" a leaked audio recording that purports to show a power struggle among key followers of the late Hugo ...
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Oklahoma tornado Obama pledges federal government will get everything needed right away to victims
US president Barack Obama has promised that the federal government would get everything needed "right away" to victims of the devastating tornado that struck on Monday afternoon, killing at least 24 ...
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Act on tax avoidance urges Cameron
David Cameron is to step up the campaign against tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance as Apple joins multinational corporations in the ...
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Stand fast Atlanta, but dont be selfish
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, therefore it is the leader of the state, and the actions and decisions of city leaders will influence the stability, or lack thereof, of the state. It is a substantial responsibility and one that should not be taken lightly. Atlanta must weather the current recession in a manner helpful to the wider region as well as itself.
Atlanta is one of the fastest growing cities in the US. It is the beating heart of Georgia, and one of the main centers for economic activity with the head quarters of several major companies located in its CBD, including Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, and AT&T. Just behind Chicago and Minneapolis, it has one of the highest concentrations of Fortune 500 companies located within the greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Read more
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