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Susan Rice Urges Military Strike On Assad Forces‏ – OpEd

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A U.S. attack on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime is necessary in part because it will deliver a powerful message to the Islamist regime in Iran, who are pursuing nuclear nuclear weapons, said President Barack Obama’s National Security Adviser Susan Rice at the New America Foundation on Monday. Rice, is joining the rest of the […]

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And The Loser In The Smartphone Battle Is… OpEd

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By George Leong At a time when the smartphone war is picking up, former Wall Street star BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ/BBRY) is running for the exit as fast as it can. The company is expected to be sold in some form by November, as it tries to unload its issues on another company. The stakes are high […]

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Lundin Says Gohta Oil Discovery In Barents To Be Tested

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Lundin Petroleum said Tuesday that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) as operator for exploration license PL492, is in the process of completing the drilling of exploration well 7120/1-3. The well is targeting the Gohta prospect, which is situated 35 kilometres north west of the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea, offshore […]

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Sri Lanka: Northern Provincial Council Elections 2013 Commonwealth Observers Only To Observe – Interview

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Salma Yusuf in conversation with Amitav Banerji, Director of Political Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Q: Could you share the background and details of how an interest in Commonwealth Election Observation of Sri Lanka’s Provincial Council Elections came about and a status update on preparations to date? The Commonwealth Secretary-General received an invitation from the Commissioner […]

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Half-Century Later: From Russia With Love, Redux – OpEd

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I caught a glimpse of Sean Connery on TV late Monday afternoon at Ashe Stadium as the unequalled “James Bond” watched the unequalled two giants of today’s men tennis, Rafa and Novak, battle for supremacy at the US Open Tennis championship in New York. I couldn’t help but recall how 50 years before (1963) Connery […]

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Two Common Drugs May Help Treat Deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

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Treatment with two common drugs reduced viral replication and lung damage when given to monkeys infected with the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. The condition is deadly pneumonia that has killed more than 100 people, primarily in the Middle East. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, was first reported in Saudi Arabia last […]

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Medicaid Pays For Nearly Half Of All Births In US

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Medicaid paid for 45 percent of the 4 million births in the United States in 2010, an amount that has been rising over time, according to a report out today. The study, published in the September 2013 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Women’s Health Issues, offers the most comprehensive information to date on Medicaid financing […]

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Comet Discovered Hiding In Plain Sight

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For 30 years, a large near-Earth asteroid wandered its lone, intrepid path, passing before the scrutinizing eyes of scientists while keeping something to itself: 3552 Don Quixote, whose journey stretches to the orbit of Jupiter, now appears to be a comet. The discovery resulted from an ongoing project led by researchers at Northern Arizona University […]

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Obama Asks Congress To Delay Votes On Syria Strike

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President Barack Obama has asked Congress to delay votes on a possibe military strike on Syria after the Syrians agreed to give up their chemical weapons. The government in Damascus said it will disclose its chemical stockpile and sign an international treaty banning such weapons. Syria also says it is willing to agree to a […]

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Azerbaijan Energy Profile: One Of Caspian Region’s Most Important Strategic Export Openings To West – Analysis

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Azerbaijan, one of the oldest oil producing countries in the world, is an important oil and natural gas supplier, particularly for European markets. Although traditionally it has been a prolific oil producer, Azerbaijan’s importance as a natural gas supplier will grow in the future as field development and export infrastructure expands. The conflicting claims over […]

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NSA Accused Of Spying On International Bank Transfer Company – SWIFT

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European politicians called for the immediate suspension of a data-sharing agreement between the US and the European Union following more revelations of spying by the US National Security Agency. The new Globo report also said Google and the Belgium-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, an organization better known as SWIFT that oversees international bank […]

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The Isolated War Party – OpEd

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It’s a trying time for the warmongers. A deluge of national polls reveal a public decidedly against war with Syria. Congress is listening, and the authorization for military action faces opposed majorities in both houses. Obama’s progressive base is mostly against his idea to bomb. So are many liberals and most leftists. Even the president’s […]

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Washington’s Schizophrenic Policy On Tax Avoidance – Analysis

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By Elise Lefeuvre The 2008 financial crisis intensified critical discourse on tax havens, which were charged with introducing risky products (such as Credit Default Swap or Asset Backed Securities) and spurring turmoil in international markets. The Obama Administration has demonstrated a clear intention to curb use of the tax havens, which wealthy U.S. companies and […]

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Egypt: Grounds For Optimism – Analysis

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By Ismail Serageldin Violence is about in the land. The young, the idealists and the dutiful, along with the fanatics, are dying in the streets and the hamlets of Egypt. Hatred and attacks on the Christian minority have reared their ugly head again. Differences of opinion escalate into confrontation, and the declaration of a state […]

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The Great Gas Game Over Syria – Analysis

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By Gulshan Dietl Even as much has been written about the regional and global actors pursuing their pitiless agendas in Syria, one sub-plot in the vicious drama has remained relatively unexplored. And that is the gas resource and its routes from production to the market. The past five years have seen discoveries of immense energy […]

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Tunisia Cracks Down On Terrorists

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By Monia Ghanmi Tunisian security forces on Monday (September 9th) killed two Ansar al-Sharia militants and arrested two others during a raid in a western suburb of the capital. The jihadists died after a heavy exchange of gunfire, the interior ministry said. ‘ Mohamed Aouadi, the salafist movement’s military leader, and fellow high-ranking official Mohamed […]

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Mexico: The Political Cost Of Privatization Of Oil And Electricity – Analysis

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The privatization of Mexico’s state petroleum and electrical enterprises has profound negative political consequences, both internally and in terms of its foreign policy. Most critical scholars and journalists have focused on the negative economic consequences of privatization and denationalization, drawing attention to the loss of revenues, profits, employment and control over national resources (“dependency”). In […]

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Come November In Nepal – Analysis

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By Post Bahadur Basnet The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M), which split from the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” last year, initially put forward two preconditions for its participation in the poll: first, a roundtable meeting of all-stakeholders to settle the outstanding constitutional issues; and second, dissolution of […]

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Pakistan: Contracts Signed For Two Chinese-Designed Nuclear Reactors

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Contracts were recently signed for the Karachi Coastal Nuclear Power Project in Pakistan comprising two ACP1000 units. The order marks the first foreign purchase of the Chinese reactor design. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has been contracted to build the plant on a turnkey basis. At a signing ceremony in Shanghai at the end of […]

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Bolstering Automotive Industry With Lightweight, Crash-Safe Cars

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(CORDIS) — Designing lightweight and crash-safe vehicles is one of the main pressures facing the highly competitive automotive manufacturing industry. Environmental concerns and public opinion increasingly reveal the need for car manufacturers to drive away from heavy fuel guzzling cars to lighter, fuel efficient models. The trade off between lightweight and crash-safe vehicles is in […]

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