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Qatar: Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing
Reuters* Emir of Qatar calls for Palestinian state within 1967 borders * Sheikh Hamad says Qatari backing for Arab Spring was important * With little democracy at home, Sheikh says reform must be gradual By Regan Doherty DOHA, May 20 (Reuters) - Qatar's...Tags: Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Revolutions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Netanyahu must take a page from Sadat
NEW YORK (JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is correct to describe a new proposal by the Arab League to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks as "a very big step forward." Yet there will be no serious movement toward peace until Israeli...Tags: Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Benjamin Netanyahu, Politics, Islam, Bahrain
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Athletics-Rudisha keeps his cool to see off Aman in Doha
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - Kenya's world record holder and Olympic champion David Rudisha had to work hard to secure victory over Ethiopian teenager Mohammed Aman in the 800 metres at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha on Friday. London...Tags: Track and Field, Botswana, Justin Gatlin, Usain Bolt, Human Interest
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Athletics-Meeting Doha men/women results
ReutersMay 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Meeting Doha Men/Women on Friday Men's 800m 1. David Lekuta Rudisha (Kenya) 1:43.87 2. Mohammed Aman (Ethiopia) 1:44.21 3. Job Koech Kinyor (Kenya) 1:44.24 4. Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (France) 1:44.77 5....Tags: Germany, France, Kenya, Jamaica, Ukraine
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NEWSMAKER-Azevedo looks to resurrect WTO with patient diplomacy
ReutersBy Alonso Soto and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, May 7 (Reuters) - Roberto Azevedo, picked on Tuesday to head the World Trade Organization, is in every respect the quintessential Brazilian diplomat: a well-spoken, competent and smooth negotiator with a...Tags: Mexico, Economic Organization, European Union, North America, Air Transportation Industry
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Brazil's Azevedo becomes first Latin American to head WTO
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - Brazil's Roberto Azevedo has won the race to become the next head of the World Trade Organization, the first candidate from the BRICS club of emerging economies to take the job. The career trade diplomat now faces a huge challenge to...Tags: Mexico, National Government, Indonesia, Dilma Rousseff, Politics
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Brasileño Azevedo será nuevo jefe de Organización Mundial de Comercio
ReutersPor Tom Miles GINEBRA (Reuters) - El diplomático brasileño Roberto Azevedo será el próximo director general de la Organización Mundial de Comercio, el primer representante del club de economÃas emergentes BRIC en asumir el puesto. El experto en el...Tags: Indonesia, Bali (Indonesia)
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PREVIEW-Stalemated world trade body nears choice for new leader
Reuters* Both candidates are from Latin America * While WTO deadlocked, bilateral deals predominate * Group risks falling into "irrelevance", expert says By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 5 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization has overseen a 12-year stalemate...Tags: Mexico, Trade Dispute, European Union, National Government, Globalization
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INTERVIEW-Brazil WTO hopeful brushes off protectionist complaints
Reuters* Roberto Azevedo says he will be neutral if he gets the job * Other finalist is Blanco, former Mexican trade minister * New chief to be picked in May as WTO faces credibility crisis By Alonso Soto BRASILIA, May 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's candidate to...Tags: Mexico, European Union, Politics, Trade Policy, Treaties
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Brazil WTO hopeful brushes off protectionist complaints
ReutersBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's candidate to head the World Trade Organization brushed off criticism from rich nations that his country is growing more protectionist, saying he will be a neutral negotiator of global trade frictions if he gets the job this...Tags: Mexico, Economic Organization, European Union, Politics, Trade Policy
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WTO must adapt to new pacts to thaw talks-Mexico hopeful
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization can break a deadlock in global trade talks if it adapts to a flurry of bilateral trade initiatives and overhauls itself, Mexico's finalist to head the body said on Friday. Herminio Blanco, a former...Tags: Mexico, Economic Organization, European Union, Politics, Trade Agreements
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Ronnie, we barely knew you
On Feb. 27, the eve the Great Sequester, President Barack Obama left the Oval Office and its byzantine game of federal budget chicken to walk next door to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to personally thank Ron Kirk “for his service and his...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Globalization, Bali (Indonesia), Barack Obama
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