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President Barack Obama said U.S. military leaders told him they are "ashamed'' of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services. Obama pledged to take all efforts to halt the abuse, which he said undermines the trust the military needs to be effective."They care about this, and t...
Updated : 2013.05.17 16:53
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The dire manners and “uncivilized behavior” of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official who lamented their poor “quality and breeding,” according to state-run media.Wang Yang, one of China’s four vice premiers, singled out for condemnation “ta...
Updated : 2013.05.17 15:50
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European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months, on gains in the U.K. and a rebound in Germany, amid signs that governments may take measures to stem a contraction in the economy of the countries using the euro.Registrations in April increased 1.8 percent to 1.08 million vehicles f...
Updated : 2013.05.17 15:17
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A remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds.The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level. The cloud was moving to the southeast Thursday.John Power, the U.S. G...
Updated : 2013.05.17 12:44
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Almost two-thirds of Europe's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and most feel discriminated against, an EU report said Friday, the International Day Against Homophobia."Fear, isolation and discrimination are everyday phenome...
Updated : 2013.05.17 12:00
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at his Black Sea residence in Sochi on Friday, the Kremlin said.The Kremlin did not specify the agenda of the upcoming talks with Ban, who will be visiting Russia from May 16 to 19. Ban's visit comes ami...
Updated : 2013.05.16 20:30
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda is returning to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to the automaker's former partner McLaren of Britain.Honda president Takanobu Ito announced the decision at a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday.Honda was an entrant, constructor and engine supplie...
Updated : 2013.05.16 20:28
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Toyota has accelerated past South Korea's Samsung Electronics to become Asia's biggest company by market value, after the Japanese automaker's shares doubled in the past year.Toyota's market capitalisation stood at 22.23 trillion yen ($217 billion) on Thursday, beating out the Galaxy smart...
Updated : 2013.05.16 16:14
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Economic losses from disasters since 2000 are in the range of $2.5 trillion, a figure at least 50 percent higher than previous international estimates, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.The U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction warned in the 246-page report that economic loss...
Updated : 2013.05.16 11:29
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Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms in the last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles tough reforms needed to ensure a recovery ends more than two decades of malaise. Stronger consumer spending and public works ...
Updated : 2013.05.16 10:45
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Apple Inc. will be the subject of a May 21 Senate hearing on U.S. companies’ offshore tax practices, said two people familiar with the inquiry. Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will testify at the hearing of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, one of the people said. The c...
Updated : 2013.05.16 09:45
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Two U.S. congressmen strongly criticized an outspoken Japanese politician Wednesday for openly backing Japan's sexual enslavement of Korean and other Asian women during the World War II.Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto reportedly said earlier this week that pushing those women into sexual servit...
Updated : 2013.05.16 09:44
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President Barack Obama announced the resignation of the top official at the federal tax agency following a controversy over the targeting of conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, moving aggressively to respond to one of several scandals plaguing his administration. Obama, who...
Updated : 2013.05.16 09:41
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The White House on Wednesday released 99 pages of emails on last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, in hopes of putting an end to an issue that opposition Republicans in Congress have used for months to attack the Obama administration. The Sept. 11, 2012, ...
Updated : 2013.05.16 09:40
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The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused to vote “yes” because of its support for the main opposition group and fears the resolution could torpedo a new U.S.-Russia effort to end...
Updated : 2013.05.16 09:39
