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China Bars Foreigners From Making Visits to Tibet
BEIJING — China has stopped issuing travel documents to foreigners seeking to visit Tibet, according to local tour operators, another indicator of the government’s skittishness over the coming anniversary of the Communist victory in 1949. The ban on new permits, which took effect on Monday,..
Hong Kong: More Scrutiny for Public Broadcaster
The government announced plans Tuesday for further oversight of the government-owned broadcaster Radio Television Hong…
Business minister Baroness Vadera leaving Government
Business minister Baroness Vadera is to leave the Government, Gordon Brown said today. The…
Swiss eyes tax haven list exit as G20 starts
By 7KLnewsbot on September 24, 2009
* Swiss plan to sign 12th tax deal on Thursday - source * Will meet criteria for removal from tax haven list * G20 to assess progress by offshore centres * OECD already endorsed Swiss efforts * Swiss still facing referendum on tax treaties (Adds more detail) By Lisa Jucca ZURICH, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Switzerland is rushing to sign an additional tax information deal to secure its removal from a tax haven list later on Thursday, when a meeting of the Group of 20 nations starts. A Swiss diplomatic source said the government planned to sign a 12th double-taxation treaty, fulfilling conditions for being be taken off the international tax haven list drafted by the Organisation of Economic..
Japan remains mired in slump as exports and imports tumble in August; car exports fall …
TOKYO (AP) — exports tumbled 36 percent in August — with car shipments falling by half — and imports also contracted sharply, the government said Thursday, showing the world’s No. 2 economy remains mired in a deep slump.
Rove says Democrats likely to pass some kind of health care bill, but not in …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former adviser says he thinks a health care reform bill will likely pass soon because of the numbers of in Congress,…
Honda shows unicycle-like small ‘personal mobily’ device that helps elderly get around
(AP) — Honda’s new “personal mobility” device looks like a unicycle, but all you need to do to zip around on it — sideways as well as forward and back — is lean your weight into the direction you want to go. The ͕-X — available for a test-run for reporters in Tokyo Thursday — was designed to be small, safe and unobtrusive enough to mingle with pedestrians, according to The single wheel on the…
UN Security Council with Obama presiding to give political boost to nuclear free world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With U.S.
A world first: AIDS vaccine cuts the risk of HIV infection by 31 percent in …
(AP) — For the first time, an experimental has prevented infection with the , a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible
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Bill Clinton speaks of vast, right-wing conspiracy (AP)
September 28, 2009
AP - Bill Clinton says a vast, right-wing conspiracy that once targeted him is now focusing on President Barack Obama.
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Gucci: Tashkent Training Chic (Fashion Wire Daily)
September 28, 2009
Fashion Wire Daily - Uzbekistan, perhaps not everyone’s first thought when it comes to inspiration for a hip Italian fashion brand, underpinned a powerful Spring 2010 collection from Gucci that, at its kernel, was all about combining sexy athleticism with the brand’s unique hardware.
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Last-gasp Adailton denies Juventus top spot, Milan jeered (AFP)
September 28, 2009
AFP - Bologna’s veteran Brazilian forward Adailton scored an equaliser deep into injury time to deny Juventus a return to the top of the Serie A table following a 1-1 draw in Turin.
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Oil falls below $66 ahead of US economic reports (AP)
September 28, 2009
AP - Oil prices fell below $66 a barrel Monday as stock markets sank and investors eyed a slew of economic data this week that will help shed light on the health of the U.S. economy
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Cypress Gardens theme park in Fla. closes doors (AP)
September 24, 2009
AP - Cypress Gardens, which reigned as Florida’s grandest theme park in the days before Disney, has shut down while its owners try to sell the attraction.
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Merkel vows quick deal on German coalition (AP)
September 28, 2009
AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to press ahead quickly with forming a new center-right German government following her election victory.