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The U.S. House of Representatives urged the United Nations aviation group to give a role to Taiwan, a small victory for an island whose rivalry with China keeps it from world bodies.Lawmakers unanimously approved a bill that directed Secretary of State John Kerry to use U.S. diplomacy to p...
Updated : 2013.06.19 20:16
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The world’s largest fully solar-powered boat, Turanor PlanetSolar, docked in New York on Tuesday during a mission to study the effects of climate change on the Gulf Stream current.Sponsored in part b...
Updated : 2013.06.19 20:16
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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said that the central bank could add to its unprecedented monetary easing announced two months ago should economic conditions change significantly. The April 4 package could be expanded or reduced as needed, Kuroda told lawmakers Wednesday. The BOJ sa...
Updated : 2013.06.19 20:15
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GENEVA (AFP) ― Swiss lawmakers refused on Tuesday to vote on a deal with the United States exposing U.S. tax dodgers with assets in Swiss banks, risking a clash with Washington just as G8 leaders vow to crack down on secrecy.At issue in the complex procedural wrangling is the extent to wh...
Updated : 2013.06.19 20:14
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Japan’s exports rose more than forecast in May as a weaker yen boosted the value of overseas sales, underscoring the profit boon for manufacturers from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reflation campaign. The value of shipments abroad increased 10 percent in May from a year earlier, the most ...
Updated : 2013.06.19 10:45
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NEW YORK (AP) ― Here’s the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection. When stretching out the dough for its premium “Artisan Pizzas,” Domino’s workers are instructed not to worry about making the rectangles too perfect: The pies are supposed to have a more rustic lo...
Updated : 2013.06.18 20:27
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LE BOURGET, France (AP) ― Airbus and Boeing won pledges for big purchases of their lucrative long-haul wide-body jets at the Paris Air Show Monday, raising hopes that demand is recovering following the worldwide recession.The global aviation event at Le Bourget airfield north of Paris is ...
Updated : 2013.06.18 20:27
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Leaders of the Group of Eight nations say that the worst has passed for the global economy, an aide to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said after summit talks on promoting employment and growth. Whi...
Updated : 2013.06.18 20:26
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PARIS (AFP) ― The OECD provided ammunition Tuesday for an expected G8 offensive against tax evasion in a report outlining how to bring about automatic sharing of financial information that would shoot a hole through banking secrecy.Prepared at the request of G8 leaders meeting in Northern...
Updated : 2013.06.18 20:25
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LONDON (AFP) ― Documents leaked by U.S. former spy Edward Snowden appeared to show Britain spied on G20 delegates during meetings in London back in 2009, Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported Monday.Among the officials targeted were delegates from NATO ally Turkey and from South Africa.B...
Updated : 2013.06.17 20:24
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WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The solar-powered Solar Impulse aircraft landed near the U.S. capital early on Sunday on the second to last leg of its cross-country journey, organizers said.The single-seater plane, which runs on four electric propellers powered by 12,000 solar cells mounted on its 63-...
Updated : 2013.06.17 20:01
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WARSAW (AFP) ― Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a push on Sunday for his country’s nuclear technologies at a summit in Warsaw with leaders of four ex-Communist European Union countries, as part of his bid to boost the Asian powerhouse’s exports.Abe recently unveiled plans to treb...
Updated : 2013.06.17 20:01
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MADRID (AFP) ― Thousands of people protested in Madrid on Sunday against austerity policies and record high unemployment, urging Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to focus on creating jobs to help pull th...
Updated : 2013.06.17 20:01
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WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. tech giant Apple revealed on Monday it received between 4,000 and 5,000 data requests in six months from U.S. authorities, days after Facebook and Microsoft released similar i...
Updated : 2013.06.17 20:00
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Airbus’s new A350 plane glided smoothly through its maiden flight on Friday, leaving company executives relieved and brimming with confidence for the battle with Boeing that lies ahead.Designed to he...
Updated : 2013.06.16 20:42
