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WHO: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus
GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample. Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's...
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NATO video includes errors about city, president
CHICAGO (AP) — It seems NATO may also stand for Not All That Observant. A video posted on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization website ahead of its upcoming summit in Chicago got a few things wrong: identifying Chicago as Illinois' capital,...Tags: Politics, NATO
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World close to ending polio, yet it's a tough foe
AZIZ KHAN GHARI, Pakistan (AP) — Less than four months ago the world was cheered to learn that India had gone a full year with no new cases of polio — a landmark that left only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria on the World Health...Tags: Elections, Taliban, Physical Therapy, Vaccines, Osama bin Laden
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Lennon, Holtz among those receiving Notre Dame honorary degrees
SOUTH BEND — Retiring alumni association director Charles F. "Chuck" Lennon and former head football coach Lou Holtz will be among 12 people who will be presented honorary degrees at the University of Notre Dame’s May 22 commencement in...Tags: Elections, University of California, Los Angeles, Investments, Satellite Technology, Science and Technology
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IMF's Lagarde questioned over French arbitration case
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde, in court...Tags: Politics, International Monetary Fund, Adidas AG, Christine Lagarde, Arbitration
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IMF chief Lagarde appears in court in French fraud investigation over arbitration deal
Associated PressPARIS (AP) — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde faced hours of questioning at a special Paris court Thursday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Adidas AG, Arbitration, France, Lawyers
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Report: Automakers lining up to support US-EU trade pact
Autoblog.comFiled under: Europe, Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing The Detroit News reports automakers are coming out in support of proposed free trade legislation between the US and the European Union. The Association of Global Automakers, representing major... -
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: Buyback, ING Group, Iran, France, Land Price
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Myanmar's kyat currency slumps as imports flood in
ReutersBy Aung Hla Tun and Jared Ferrie YANGON, May 24 (Reuters) - Myanmar's currency has plunged more than 7 percent over the past month to the lowest since it was floated last year, raising concern about economic stability in Asia's newest democracy. The...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Foreign Exchange Market, Science and Technology, Burma, Drugs and Medicines
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Metra reassigns official who oversaw agency's NATO security, police force
The Metra administrator who oversaw the commuter rail agency's police for the past several years, along with security during the NATO summit, has been removed from that post, the Tribune has learned. Sharon Austin, a longtime Metra official and one of...
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Volatile Nikkei keeps Asian stocks on edge
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to one-month lows on Friday and the yen rebounded broadly as extreme volatility in the Nikkei kept investors on edge. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 0.4 percent and reached levels...Tags: Buyback, Westpac Banking Corporation, Earnings Forecasts, Microsoft Corporation, Nasdaq Composite
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WHO warns countries not to hoard secrets of coronavirus
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries with possible cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus on Thursday that they must share information and not allow commercial labs to profit from the virus, which has killed 22...Tags: Politics, Flu, Health Organizations, Saudi Arabia, Vaccines
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