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Asian stocks shaky, Nikkei still seen vulnerable
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks turned negative on Friday and the yen reversed early losses, keeping intact worries that the Nikkei's largest one-day drop in two years may be the start of a bigger rout. In a sign that many are still spooked by...Tags: House Building, Defense, China Earthquake (2010), Realty, Kim Sung-hwan
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Carroll County's gun law nullification fantasy
Nullification fever is spreading across the rural counties along the Mason-Dixon Line, with Cecil, Harford and Carroll counties passing resolutions in the last month declaring their view that Maryland's new gun control law is unconstitutional. Cecil's...
Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Senate, Justice System, Conservation, Firearms
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U.S. effort for Mideast talks elicits praise, reservations
JERUSALEM — Wrapping up his fourth Holy Land trip in three months, Secretary of State John F. Kerry voiced optimism Thursday that his low-profile campaign to relaunch U.S.-brokered peace talks is making headway. But although the top American...Tags: John Kerry, West Bank, Government, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran
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Dollar recovers from two-week low versus yen, focus on Nikkei
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar recovered from two-week lows against the yen on Friday as a safety-bid for the Japanese currency ebbed after the Nikkei share average rebounded from the previous day's 7.3-percent plunge and Wall Street regained some stability...Tags: France, China, Iran, S&P 500, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Latin America's free trade bloc lifts tariffs, eyes Asian markets
Reuters* Latin America seeks integration, yet divided in terms of trade * Pacific Alliance advocates free trade, foreign investment * Tariff elimination begins in July By Eduardo Garcia BOGOTA, May 23 (Reuters) - A Latin American bloc that includes Colombia,...Tags: Economic Indicator, Colombia, Hugo Chavez, Trade Policy, Economic Organization
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Congo has chance for peace, U.N. ready to enforce: Ban
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Eastern Congo has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. Fighting...Tags: Wars and Interventions, March 23 Movement, Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ban Ki-moon
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Syrian refugee exodus to Jordan has slowed to trickle, U.N. says
McClatchy Foreign StaffBAGHDAD The flow of refugees crossing from Syria into Jordan has all but stopped in the last six days amid heavy fighting in the area and claims by Syrians that Jordanian border guards are preventing them from entering. The Jordanian foreign minister has...Tags: Politics, Wars and Interventions, Refugee, John Kerry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.N. aid chief says Sudanese rebels obstructing aid deal
ReutersBy Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM, May 23 (Reuters) - Sudanese insurgents are obstructing a deal to deliver much-needed aid into areas under their control in two Sudanese states where almost a million people have been forced from their homes, the U.N. aid chief...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Blue Nile Incorporated, Sudan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.N. report stokes concern over Iran's nuclear programme-EU
ReutersBRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran's expansion of sensitive nuclear activity breaks United Nations resolutions and increases concerns about whether its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful, the European Union said on Thursday. A U.N. nuclear agency...Tags: Politics, European Union, Nuclear Policy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran
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U.N. investigator seeks world moratorium on "killer robots"
Reuters* Demands debate on moral, legal issues posed by new weapons * Says U.S., Britain and Israel using robotic systems * Northrop Grumman, Samsung among firms developing them By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights...Tags: Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights Watch, Israel
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Gunmen kill seven Iraqi soldiers in worsening conflict
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed in clashes with gunmen on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, as fears mount that Iraq might slide back into bloody sectarian strife. Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam...Tags: Iraq, Religious Conflicts, Baghdad (Iraq), Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Glencore says Iran swap deals not intended to violate sanctions
Reuters* Swiss authorities saw no violations of U.N. or Swiss sanctions * Iran under U.N., EU, U.S. sanctions for atomic work * Tehran insists its nuclear ambitions are peaceful By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (Reuters) - Swiss-based...Tags: Politics, European Union, Nuclear Policy, Tehran (Iran), Iran
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