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PARIS — French tourists are the worst in the world, coming across as bad at foreign languages, tight-fisted and arrogant, according to a survey of 4,500 hotel owners across the world. Read more
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It’s not news when the White House tries to manage the news. That has always been the case. But it is news when Obama administration officials — the folks who proclaimed that they would bring… Read more
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The last couple of weeks in Iraq have been all about the US withdrawal, oil, corruption and the future of the country in a brutal, impoverished Middle East. I was leaving and wanted something to remind me of the Iraq which every now and then I have glimpsed in a radiant pink-and-green tiled mosque dome, [...]
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Another school very evident at Chelsea Flower show was Writhlington School. Pupils embarked in March 2009 on a trip to Sikkim in the Himalayas to take part in the Gangtok Schools’ Orchid project. This has furthered the work of the botanical team at the school and resulted in a stand in the Continuous Learning area [...]
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Estados Unidos y México alcanzaron esta semana un hito histórico en su continuo avance hacia la integración comercial. Como lo establecieron los negociadores del NAFTA hace 15 años, el 1 de enero de 2008 era la fecha lÃmite para eliminar las últimas barreras comerciales entre las dos naciones — especÃficamente aquellas que protegÃan los productos [...]
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L’AQUILA, Italy, July 8 — The world’s leading industrial nations tentatively agreed Wednesday to try to prevent global temperatures from rising above a fixed level, after a more far-reaching proposal to slash production of greenhouse gases fizzled, according to U.S. and European negotiators. Read more
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U.S. and South Korean authorities yesterday were investigating the source of attacks on at least 35 government and commercial Web sites in the two countries, officials said. Read more
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Scrambling to hold on to his presidency, deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya pleaded his case in the United States yesterday, winning a rare unanimous vote of support from the U.N. General Assembly but failing to get an audience with top Obama administration officials. Read more
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PUERTO LAS OLLAS, Mexico — The Mexican army has carried out forced disappearances, acts of torture and illegal raids in pursuit of drug traffickers, according to documents and interviews with victims, their families, political leaders and human rights monitors. Read more
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URUMQI, China, July 9 — A few steps past the shattered glass, warped metal and other remains of a Muslim Uighur restaurant, Ye Erkeng and his family are in hiding. Read more
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URUMQI, China (Reuters) – Armored vehicles and trucks carrying thousands of Chinese troops rumbled through riot-damaged streets of the regional capital of northwestern Xinjiang on Thursday, blaring out propaganda urging ethnic unity. Read more
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L’AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s richest nations and major developing powers meet Thursday to seek common ground on global warming and international trade, with the poorer countries seeking concessions. Read more
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The attacks are the deadliest since the withdrawal last week of US combat troops from Iraqi towns and cities. Read more
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japan led a fall in Asian stocks on Thursday after the yen spiked to a five-month high against the dollar, with investors seeking to trim riskier bets amid concerns about the health of the global economy. Read more
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Play Video AP  – Riots force Chinese president to leave G-8 Slideshow:Ethnic riots spread in China Play Video Video:Chinese troops flood into restive Urumqi AFP AP – Paramilitary police officers make their way through the street of central Urumqi, China, on Thursday … By WILLIAM FOREMAN, Associated Press Writer William Foreman, Associated Press Writer – 44 mins ago URUMQI, China – [...]
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As Michelle Obama had lunch on a terrace with a breathtaking view of ancient Rome yesterday, her daughters ate blackberry and banana gelato at the Italian capital’s most famous ice cream parlour. Read more
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LONDON (July — British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from stem cells, but other experts questioned their data. Researchers at Newcastle University and the NorthEast England Stem Cell Institute say they used a new technique to derive what they described as sperm cells from embryonic stem cells. Stem cells have the potential [...]
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British taxpayers are to provide £1million for a comfortable jail in Nigeria to take convicts whose crimes were committed in the UK. Read more
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Turtles invade NY airport New 10:51AM Thursday Jul 09, 2009 NEW YORK – A runway at New York City’s Kennedy Airport was shut down on Wednesday morning after 78 turtles emerged from a nearby bay and crawled onto the tarmac. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says grounds crews rounded [...]