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Global shares grind higher, yen edges up on Amari comments
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Rising optimism about global growth pushed world shares to a near five-year high on Monday, while comments from Japan's economy minister that consumers could suffer if the yen falls further lifted it off a 4-1/2 low. Data last week...Tags: Mining, Alcoa Incorporated, Emergency Incidents, Greenwich, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...
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Soccer-Norwegian championship results and standings
ReutersMay 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Norwegian championship matches on Thursday Thursday, May 16 Lillestrom 2 Sandnes Ulf 2 Molde 1 FK Haugesund 5 Brann Bergen 2 Aalesund 0 Stromsgodset IF 3 Sogndal 1 Valerenga Oslo 2 Tromso 0... -
Bahrain blogger escapes to Britain
ReutersBy Gwladys Fouche OSLO, May 14 (Reuters) - A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years. A leading voice among protesters during anti-government demonstrations in 2011, Ali...Tags: Civil Rights, Politics, Bahrain, Political Dissent, Lifestyle and Leisure
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares near 5-yr high as central bank rally rolls on
Reuters* MSCI world share index at highest since June 2008, Dax at record high * German data lifts euro, pressure remains from ECB rate cut threat * Reserve Bank of Australian cuts interest rates to record low * Aussie dollar falls, stocks trim earlier losses on...Tags: Nikkei, Petroleum Industry, Mario Draghi, Australia, Japan
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Industrialised nations' greenhouse gas emissions dipped in 2011
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, April 26 (Reuters) - Industrialised nations' greenhouse gas emissions dipped 0.7 percent in 2011, helped by a U.S. shift from high-polluting coal in power plants and by Europe's economic slowdown, data...Tags: Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, European Union, Global Change, Conservation
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Find the perfect cruise
Cruise! A Guide to Ships and Trips From SutroMedia by Anne Chalfant $3.99 for iOS and Android What it is: a comprehensive guide for everyone from the Baby Cruiser to an Old Salt. Helpful filters sort cruises based on price, pampering, and travel-...Tags: Apple iPad, Rentals, Cruises, Trips and Vacations, New Zealand
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Justin Bieber concerts foil Norway schools' midterm exam schedule
Five schools in Norway have cried "Uncle" in the face of the force that is Justin Bieber. "Believe" it or not, they're moving midterms up a week so as not to conflict with the pop star's scheduled shows in Oslo on April 16 and 17, the original testing...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, The Wall Street Journal, Justin Bieber, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Justin Bieber won't be charged in altercation with photographer
L.A. NOWCiting insufficient evidence, prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will not pursue criminal charges in connection with an altercation last May in Calabasas in which pop star Justin Bieber allegedly punched and kicked a photographer. Los Angeles... -
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Oslo at Christmas time
ReutersDec 7 (Reuters) - Oslo dresses up in white lights ahead of Christmas but keeps the spirit of the season partly under wraps as befits a reserved Nordic capital with a winter shroud of darkness and some of Europe's highest food and drink prices....Tags: Weather Reports, Parliament, Politics, Bacon, Museums
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Review: Vasily Petrenko makes Shostakovich new with the L.A. Phil
Music CriticVasily Petrenko is a slender, stylish Russian conductor dashing enough for Hollywood – he could have easily have pranced on camera in “Anna Karenina.” As an unknown 30-year-old in 2006, he took over the struggling Royal Liverpool...Tags: Culture, Russia, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945)
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Norway killer Breivik laments censorship, cold coffee behind bars
World NowAnders Behring Breivik gunned down scores of teenagers in a methodical killing spree last year on the Norwegian island of Utoya, at one point telling fleeing youths, "You're all going to die." Now behind bars, Breivik has held forth on the topic of...
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