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Exclusive: Russia backs Annan idea of Syria unity government: envoys

YoopyaJune 28, 2012

by YoopyaJune 28, 201200

(Reuters) – Russia and other big powers have told mediator Kofi Annan that they support his idea of a Syrian national unity cabinet that could...

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Shenzhen’s “mini-Hong Kong” to test China’s financial ambitions

YoopyaJune 28, 2012

by YoopyaJune 28, 201202

(Reuters) – China’s southern boomtown of Shenzhen, a pioneer of economic reforms but long in the shadow of Hong Kong, is plotting another bold ploy:...

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Refugee boat sinks; Australian PM aims to revive Malaysia plan

YoopyaJune 27, 2012

by YoopyaJune 27, 201205

(Reuters) – The sinking of a second refugee boat between Indonesia and Australia’s Christmas Island in less than a week prompted on Wednesday Australia’s prime...

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Gunmen storm pro-Assad Syrian TV channel

YoopyaJune 27, 2012

by YoopyaJune 27, 201205

(Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters on Wednesday, bombing buildings and shooting dead three employees, state media said, in one of...

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Ukraine ex-PM’s appeal trial put off until July 12

YoopyaJune 26, 2012

by YoopyaJune 26, 201201

KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian court on Tuesday adjourned hearings to July 12 into former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s appeal against the verdict and seven-year...

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Heavy fighting around Syrian capital

YoopyaJune 26, 2012

by YoopyaJune 26, 201206

(Reuters) – State forces and rebels were locked in heavy fighting in several areas outside Damascus on Tuesday, activists said, in the worst violence to...

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Egypt’s Islamist president takes revolution to palace

YoopyaJune 26, 2012December 13, 2023

by YoopyaJune 26, 2012December 13, 202305

(Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s first freely elected president whose powers have already been curbed by the army, began work on a coalition on Monday...

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Three dead in Mexico airport gunfight between police

YoopyaJune 26, 2012

by YoopyaJune 26, 201207

(Reuters) – Three policemen died in a shootout with two other officers suspected of drug trafficking at Mexico City’s airport on Monday, as panicked travelers...

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UK hackers admit plotting attacks on CIA, firms

YoopyaJune 26, 2012June 26, 2012

by YoopyaJune 26, 2012June 26, 201204

(Reuters) – Two British hackers pleaded guilty in a London court on Monday to plotting attacks against computers of international firms, law enforcement bodies and...

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Al Qaeda threatens Arab Spring nations: UK spy chief

YoopyaJune 26, 2012

by YoopyaJune 26, 201202

(Reuters) – Al Qaeda militants are using the countries which toppled their leaders in the Arab Spring as bases to train radical Western youths for...