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International community condemn massacre in Philippines

International community condemn massacre in Philippines Xinhua MANILA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The international community strongly condemned the massacre happened in southern Philippine province of Maguindanaoin on Monday, in...

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Philippine massacre toll reaches 49

Philippine massacre toll reaches 49 Xinhua MANILA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The hope for finding survivors from one of the Philippines' worst killings is fading as rescuers on Wednesday recovered three more bodies from a shallow...

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Documentary Review: ‘No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos’

Their cinematography marks some of Hollywood’s most (and least) celebrated motion pictures, yet their first collaboration as film students might be even more historically significant. Before Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond...

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Foreign Minister Of Italy: Ratification Of The Armenian-Turkish Protocols As Soon As Possible...

FOREIGN MINISTER OF ITALY: RATIFICATION OF THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WILL ALLOW TO OPEN THE BORDER BETWEEN THESE TWO COUNTRIES ArmInfo 2009-11-24 11:39:00 ArmInfo. Foreign Minister of Italy Franco...

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RMB rate fine-tuning is possible

by Cheng Guangjin BEIJING, Nov. 25 -- Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun said the RMB rate's flexibility may widen, echoing the nation's central bank a month ago. The announcement by Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun...

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Letters: Digital copyright law will backfire

Laws primarily work by consent, common sense and persuasion. Peter Mandelson's attempts to shock and scare internet users into obeying copyright laws will backfire, and meanwhile undermine rights we all hold dear – including...

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Chinese premier to meet top EU financial officials

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 BEIJING: China said on Tuesday that Premier Wen Jiabao will hold talks at the weekend with European financial chiefs to listen to their concerns that the yuan is overvalued. He will meet Eurogroup...

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Hedegaard chosen for new EU climate job

JOHN ACHER COPENHAGEN Nov. 24: Denmark has nominated climate and energy minister Connie Hedegaard, who is playing a leading role in UN climate talks, to become the European Union’s first climate commissioner, Danish officials...

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Should agriculture pay the climate price?

While agriculture and food production have long been considered untouchable in international climate talks, calls to make the sector contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation efforts have been growing louder.

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Eastern commissioners compete for energy, enlargement

Published: Tuesday 24 November 2009 Four Eastern European commissioners are finding themselves in competition after their countries expressed preferences for the energy and the enlargement portfolios in the next European...

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