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Syria ready to join peace conference, Russians say
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has agreed “in principle” to participate in a U.S.-Russian sponsored peace conference aimed at ending the violence in Syria, Russia officials said Friday. Russian Foreign Ministry...
Tags: Government, North Korea, Bashar Assad, National Government, Politics
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Obama's restrictions on drone program welcomed in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama’s commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders...
Tags: Government, Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan, Terrorism, National Government
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NKorean envoy delivers letter from Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi, commits to new talks
BEIJING (AP) — A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's...Tags: China Earthquake (2010), Communist Party of China, Barack Obama, Tourism and Leisure, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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Lincolnshire boy takes 2nd in National Geographic Bee
The question that stumped Conrad Oberhaus, runner-up in the National Geographic Bee in Washington last week, wasn't exactly of the name-the-capital-of-Belgium variety. Conrad, 13, drew this doozy: "One of the world's largest deposits of rare-earth...Tags: Lincolnshire, Google Inc., Geography, Jeopardy!, Mongolia
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North Korea's Kim signals he's willing to talk in letter to China's Xi
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday personally received a handwritten letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, signaling a possible rapprochement after months of estrangement between the communist allies. The contents of the letter...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Kim Jong Il, International Military Interventions, Barack Obama, Korean War (1950-1953)
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At the Cannes Film Festival: Liberace's poodle named top dog
CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. LIBERACE'S POODLE IS TOP DOG AT CANNES Canine glamour was honored Friday in Cannes, with pampered poodle Baby Boy from Steven Soderbergh's...Tags: Ethan Coen, France, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Entertainment Events
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During Art Nouveau period, lamps featured sensuous, curvy women
Electric lights were first marketed to the public about 1880. It is said that Louis Comfort Tiffany's famous lily lamp with glass shades for light bulbs was the first lamp with a shade that projected light down, not up, like a candle flame. Other lamps of...Tags: Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations, Toy Industry, Czech Republic, Economy, Business and Finance
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Report finds weather will delay demand across global nutrient markets
ST. LOUIS - Cool, wet conditions in much of the Midwest and concerns regarding future weather will delay the normal cycle of fertilizer restocking, bringing significant uncertainty to the 2013 Q2 fertilizer markets, according to a new report released by...Tags: Chemical Industry, Weather, Weather Reports, Fertilizer, India
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Asian stock markets stage mild recovery after China factory data sparked big sell-off
AP Business WriterBANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei 225 index, which...Tags: Oriental Financial Group Incorporated, Earthquakes, U.S. Congress, Federal Reserve, China Earthquake (2010)
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LCHS students attend conference in China
La Caņada High School students Caitlyn Seo and Mena Hanna traveled to China last month to attend an international education conference. The students were joined by English teacher Ben Powers, Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Benyang Tang and Lindi...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Students, Teaching and Learning
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READER SUBMITTED: Free Course: Conversational Chinese For Travelers
SimsburyJoin a free 24 week course designed to prepare you for travel in China. This class will be held most Mondays, June 3- Nov. 25 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Barnes Room of the Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St. You will be equipped with basic Mandarin...Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Simsbury
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Briefs: Dries on FINA roster
USA Water Polo Women's Senior National Team Head Coach Adam Krikorian announced Wednesday the roster for the 2013 FINA World League Super Final. The 15 athletes include Annika Dries of Laguna Beach. Dries is among eight returners from the U.S. team...Tags: Beach Volleyball, Kami Craig, High Schools, Annika Dries, Courtney Mathewson
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