| World News  | Bishops march on London over deadline to halve poverty
The Times
Nothing unites warring factions so much as a common enemy and, as 650 bishops left their encampment in Canterbury to march on the capital yesterday, they at last had a single purpose. They set aside their civil war over sexuality and went out to vanquish world poverty. But the only heat in this battle was caused by the blazing midday sun as the column of purple moved slowly and silently past the Houses of Parliament towards Lambeth Palace. The...
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|  | WTO talks in crisis
TVNZ
Jul 25, 2008 8:40 AM Talks to salvage a global trade deal faced a crunch point after three days of scant progress, as ministers went into another emergency meeting with developing giant India saying it had nothing new to offer. Rich and poor nations remain at loggerheads as to who must make the next move. Officials said it would be clear on Friday (NZT) whether it was worth pursuing the long-delayed World Trade Organisation talks. "What I see is...
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|  | Italy, Libya on verge of deal
TVNZ
Jul 25, 2008 10:05 AM Libya and Italy will soon seal a deal worth "billions" to compensate for the European country's three-decade colonial rule, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's influential son said on Thursday. "In the next weeks, Libya will sign a deal with Italy on compensation for the colonial period. This deal ... amounts to billions," Saif al Islam told an official gathering in Tripoli. Saif did not specify a currency when he mentioned the...
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|  | Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear arms probe
The State
VIENNA, Austria -- Iran signaled Thursday that it will no longer cooperate with U.N. experts probing for signs of clandestine nuclear weapons work, confirming the investigation is at a dead end a year after it began. The announcement from Iranian Vice President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh compounded skepticism about denting Tehran's nuclear defiance, just five days after Tehran stonewalled demands from six world powers that it halt activities capable...
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|  | True picture of RP sought
Manila Bulletin
Senators yesterday called on President Arroyo to paint a true picture of prevailing Philippine conditions and present "specific answers, not cloudy proposals" when she delivers her State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Monday. The people need do-able solutions to their problems, both opposition Sen. Manuel A. Roxas II and administration Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. said. Roxas, chairman of the Senate Trade and Commerce Committee, said President...
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|  | CIA Got Legal Cover From Torture Charges
CBS News
The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith" that harsh techniques used to break prisoners' will would not cause "prolonged mental harm." That heavily censored memo, released Thursday, approved the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques method by method, but warned that if the circumstances changed, interrogators could be...
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|  | Executions Rise in Iran, Saudi Arabia
Time Magazine
(ROME) — Executions jumped by a third in Iran and quadrupled in Saudi Arabia last year, causing the total number of executions around the world to rise yet again in 2007, a human rights group reported Thursday. It said China remained far in front as the world's top executioner. The Rome-based Hands Off Cain, which campaigns to stop the death penalty, said that while countries were increasingly renouncing the death penalty, more people were...
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|  | Zuma: Race doesn't rule poverty
News24
Pretoria - Poverty is one of the biggest challenges that faces most South Africans and it does not discriminate over racial lines, said African National Congress president on Thursday. He was addressing a gathering of more than 1 000 poor white residents in the city's Bethlehem settlement. At what he referred to as a historic day, Zuma, flanked by Social Development Minister and Tshwane mayor , told the people that the government was committed to...
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|  | NATO chief says Pakistan terror sanctuaries not acceptable
Turkish Press
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer addresses a joint press conference with unseen Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. The existence of extremist sanctuaries is unacceptable and Pakistan should be part of a "regional approach" to eliminating the global threat from terrorism, the NATO chief said Thursday. (AFP) The NATO chief called Thursday for Pakistan to be more involved in tackling extremist bases on its...
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| Business News  | Travellers trust Air NZ
TVNZ
Jul 25, 2008 12:05 PM Air New Zealand ranks in the top four most trusted airlines, along with Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Qantas, according to a new independent global research study commissioned by information services provider, Unisys. The Unisys Trusted Enterprise study revealed that air travellers in Asia Pacific rank their locally-based carriers to be more trusted...
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|  | Better funding access for SMEs
The Star
Government has identified 27 programmes with allocation of RM2.4bil PETALING JAYA: With the greater focus on the development of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia, initiatives have been taken to improve their access to financing at various stages of their business lifecycle. According to the SME Annual Report 2007, the Government had identified 27 programmes, with an allocation of RM2.4bil and implemented by various ministries...
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|  | Dubai sees strong Asian interest in plastics futures
Gulf News
Dubai: The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) expects strong Asian participation when it rolls out plastics futures contracts later this year, an executive said on Wednesday. Requests by Asian plastics firms looking for a hedging tool and the size of the Asian plastics industry was a sign that demand would be firm, said James Bernard, associate director of the...
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|  | Zoyto inks deal that will double operations space
Business Journal
> Zoyto Inc.'s business is doing so well the company is doubling the amount of space it uses for operations. The Houston firm provides call center services and fulfillment solutions, which involves taking orders for products and shipping them. Zoyto currently occupies 50,000 square feet of office/warehouse space in Northwest Houston at 10410 Papalote, where it is one of multiple tenants in the building. In September, the 10-year-old company will...
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|  | Dubai buyer goes on oilfield safari
MSNBC
Sugar Land city councilman sells abandoned animal park covered with working wellsBy Jennifer Dawson Houston Business JournalHouston Business Journal A defunct safari park in the middle of an active Waller County oilfield has changed hands in a deal involving a Dubai investor, a local politician, three donkeys and a bull. The buyer was Sikander Ali, a Dubai businessman who also owns the 3400 Montrose building topped by Scott Gertner’s Skybar &...
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|  | Rolls-Royce defies downturn thanks to Middle Eastern deals
The Independent
Rolls-Royce, Britain's biggest manufacturing company, has so far managed to confound the economic slowdown, it said yesterday, with a series of new contracts enabling it to boost sales and profits. Shares in the aerospace company have fallen sharply this year amid speculation that the airline sector, Rolls-Royce's key customer, would be forced to put investment plans on hold because of the soaring cost of jet fuel. However, Sir John Rose,...
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|  | Maybank to keep lead in takaful
The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is confident of maintaining its position as the largest takaful operator in Malaysia after receiving good response for its latest product, Takaful Al-Waqi. Since the soft launch on Monday, it has collected about RM30mil subscription from investors. Etiqa Takaful Bhd, the...
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|  | Thanks to OFWs and retirees, condo market is booming
Inquirer
Most Read Business Oil prices rebound from 7-week low San Miguel serves up a second corporate shake-up San Miguel serves up a second corporate shakeup (UPDATE 2) CA voids SEC cease and desist order vs Meralco 'A' for airport Budget air terminal eyed; PAL joins move to NAIA 3 Kirin interested in buying San Miguel Brewery stake Peso waxes, wanes on shifts in global oil prices Loose change and your saving habits Farmers want coconuts from San Miguel...
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|  | Need to know: Yell on the up ... Kingfisher rises ... Misys boost
The Times
Economics Interest rate prospects remained uncertain after Charles Bean, the Bank of England's Deputy Governor, said that the latest trends suggested that inflation was stronger, but growth was weaker, than in the Bank's May forecasts. Retail sales volumes fell 3.9 per cent in June, after a record surge in May, official data showed. Last month's drop was the biggest since records began in January 1986 and cut year-on-year sales growth to 2.2 per...
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| Entertainment News  | MUSIC DVDs
Irish Times
In this section � The new colour of popROCK /POPREISSUESHIP-HOPROOTSWORLD Ben Folds Five and Billy Joel reviewed. BEN FOLDS FIVE The Complete Sessions at West 54th Sony BMG **** American guitar-free trio Ben Folds Five, described by founder songwriter Ben Folds as "punk rock for sissies", released four superb alt-folkular albums in their short five-year career - the eponymous Ben Folds Five , Whatever and Ever Amen , Naked Baby Photos and The...
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|  | Music companies to police illegal downloads
The Times
No sooner had Britain's six biggest internet service providers (ISPs) agreed to monitor illegal file sharing than the web was abuzz with suggestions to get around the scheme. The music industry yesterday announced that it was forming an alliance with ISPs to monitor downloading, issue warning letters and ultimately restrict internet access for the worst offenders. The BPI, representing Britain's music companies, announced a "three-step" sanction...
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|  | Tasting Wine: Certain red wines are perfect for the summer
The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - I often hear people talk about summer whites or referring to this time of year as rosé season. While I agree that warm weather ushers in an appetite for chilled wines, I also enjoy drinking red wine year-round. During the summer months, our produce selection exponentially grows. Heirloom tomatoes, summer squash, corn, stone fruits and berries are available....
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|  | Trullis for sale in Puglia
The Times
The photographs of Helen Mirren rising magnificently from the waves near her holiday home in Italy last week will do more for the property market in Puglia than any amount of marketing. She owns a 500-year-old castle worth £680,000 in Tiggiano, near Lecce, which she reportedly bought to celebrate her 2007 Academy Award for Best Actress. The 63-year-old actress is just one of the Britons to settle in Puglia, southeast Italy, though not all have...
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|  | Cincinnati Jazz Festival showcases Patti LaBelle
Dayton Daily News
Friday, July 25, 2008 BY FELIX WINTERNITZ Contributing Writer The 2008 Macy's Cincinnati Jazz Festival showcases Patti LaBelle, Earth Wind & Fire, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, KEM, Jill Scott, Chrisette Michele, Raheem DeVaughn, Keyshia Cole and more. Also on hand: Nick Lachey's "Team Cincinnati" from NBC's "Clash of the Choirs." All the musicians perform at Paul Brown Stadium, 1 Stadium Way, in downtown...
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|  | Pamela Anderson starring in new reality show
Asbury Park Press
LOS ANGELES — Pamela Anderson is shacking up with Tommy Lee again but not like that. The 41-year-old former "Baywatch" star is living with her ex-husband and their two sons Dylan, 10; Brandon, 12 in Lee's Calabasas enclave while her new Malibu mansion is under construction. Anderson says the pair, whose honeymoon video was infamously unleashed on the Internet, aren't an item again. But she...
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| Health News  | Seafood items 'must meet EU standards'
The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Seafood producers have been asked to improve their manufacturing process to meet European Union standards so that exports to the continent can resume as soon as possible....
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|  | Bio-fuel Researchers See Bright Future
Voa News
The increased use of corn-derived ethanol and other bio-fuels has been blamed, in part, for rising food prices worldwide. But defenders of these fuels say their impact on food prices is exaggerated and that new fuels under development will largely bypass that problem. VOA's Greg Flakus has more on the story from College Station, Texas in today's Searching for Solutions report. Corn is one of the main ingredients for the alcohol fuel...
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|  | Police offer teenagers junk food for good behaviour
The Daily Mail
Police are bribing youngsters to behave with the offer of cheap fast-food. Teenagers who promise to be good are being given discounts on items such as Big Macs and stuffed-crust pizzas, as well as computer games and clothes. Other offers include discounted nights at the bowling alley or cinema. Officers claim the Positive Citizen scheme will help break down barriers between police and children. But critics said it beggared belief that youths were...
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|  | Brilliant young chef battles tongue cancer
MSNBC
Culinary master conquers tongue disease; his cutting edge cuisine thrives John Gress / FPS fileRenowned chef Grant Achatz of Alinea in Chicago demonstrates the versatility of cooking with cranberries at Ocean Spray's "Windy City Bog", on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. The Associated Press CHICAGO - The dining room at Alinea is a rare and special place where dark-suited waiters glide past tables, carrying trays laden with fantastical creations. Steelhead...
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|  | Secret Service wants more money for candidates
The Oklahoman
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job. ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; document.write(' One dead after crane collapse in southwest... Dog sex tapes lead to arrests Former OSU baseball player dies in... Two motorists die on Oklahoma roads...
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|  | Tomato Industry Seeks Compensation
Wall Street Journal
Federal health officials haven't cleared tomatoes as a cause of the salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 1,270 nationwide, but the tomato industry has -- and it is asking taxpayers to compensate them for their loss. Rep. Tim Mahoney, a Democrat from Florida, a big tomato producer, introduced legislation Wednesday night that would give the nation's tomato growers and shippers $100 million to compensate for losses they incurred in the...
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|  | Cancer doctor warns of cellphone risks for kids
Canada Dot Com
A prominent cancer specialist in the United States is cautioning parents to limit the use of cellphones by kids to emergencies because he claims the electromagnetic energy the mobile emits likely penetrates the brain of a child more deeply than that of an adult. That claim follows on the heels of a similar warning recently issued by Canadian experts that suggests children under 10 use land lines as much as possible and limit their chatting on...
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|  | Limit mobile phone use, cancer expert tells staff
The Guardian
· Advice based on early data from ongoing studies · Head of institute's warning attacked as alarmist The head of a leading cancer research institute has reignited the controversy over the health risks of using mobile phones by sending a warning to staff that they should limit the use of the devices because of the risk of cancer. Dr Ronald Herberman's alert to 3,000 staff at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute is believed to be...
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|  | Four to six weeks to see if dog bite killed man
Canada Dot Com
It will likely take another four to six weeks to determine whether a dog bite directly caused the death of a Windsor man last week, Windsor-Essex Health Unit officials said Thursday. Richard Arcand, 60, was taken off life support July 14 after he suddenly got sick and ended up at Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital with failing organs. His skin was turning black, his family said, and he eventually suffered a heart attack. Arcand's family...
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|  | Design flaw caused US mine collapse
TVNZ
Jul 25, 2008 10:16 AM A 2007 Utah coal mine collapse that killed six miners and three rescuers was triggered by a faulty mine design, federal investigators said on Thursday, rejecting the owner's claim that it was caused by an earthquake. In announcing its findings, the Mine Safety and Health Administration fined the Crandall Canyon Mine's operator $1.6 million (NZD$2.15 million) for a violations of its safety code. Genwal's engineering firm,...
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| Politics News  | EPA moves to ban pesticide carbofuran from food
Fresno Bee
WASHINGTON (AP) The Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to stop the use of the pesticide carbofuran on all food crops, including those that are imported. Carbofuran is used to control beetles and other pests in corn, sorghum, alfalfa, rice, bananas and other crops. Its granular form was...
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|  | Obama rocks 200,000 in Berlin
Sydney Morning Herald
Barack Obama told a staggering crowd of 200,000 people in Berlin that Americans and Europeans must tear down walls between estranged allies, races and faiths, in a soaring challenge to a new political generation. In an unprecedented overseas campaign speech, the Democratic White House candidate warned, near the footprint of the old Berlin Wall, that humanity must build "a world that stands as one," before the biggest crowd of his campaign. "The...
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|  | 200,000 cheer Obama in Berlin
The Australian
BARACK Obama today told a staggering crowd of 200,000 people in Berlin that Americans and Europeans must tear down walls between estranged allies, races and faiths, in a soaring challenge to a new political generation. In an unprecedented overseas campaign speech, the Democratic White House candidate warned, near the footprint of the old Berlin Wall, that humanity must build "a world that stands as one," before the biggest crowd of his campaign....
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|  | Current Afghan conflict finds echoes in feud between tribes
Canoe
By Alexander Panetta, THE CANADIAN PRESS Elders of the Popalzai branch of the Durrani tribe - the same tribe as President Hamid Karzai and the kings who ruled Afghanistan for most of the last three centuries - hold a tribal "shura" in the town of Zaker Sharif, Afghanistan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexander Panetta KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - It's a centuries-old tribal feud pitting Afghanistan's noble clans against the perennial outsiders - and Canada and...
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|  | Obama speech urges global unity
The Australian
BARACK Obama today challenged a new generation of Americans and Europeans to tear down walls between estranged allies, races, and faiths in a soaring call for global unity at an unprecedented mass campaign rally in Berlin. The Democratic White House candidate told tens of thousands of people near the footprint of the old Berlin Wall that humanity faced a perilous turning point, and it was time to build "a world that stands as one." "The greatest...
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