Posts Tagged ‘cholera’
August 30, 2011
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August 18, 2011
Daily International News
August 18, 2011
Coverage of Biden China Trip
Cooperation is Emphasized as Biden Opens Talks in China [NYT]
Biden in China says relations key to global economy [WaPo]
Biden: US-China relations crucial to economic stability [BBC]
China, U.S. seek to boost confidence as Biden visits [Reuters]
Biden visit to China sees sides coming together [AP]
China, U.S. underline cooperation, trust remains key [Xinhua]
Northeast Asia
Japan
Nuclear safety agency advised Niigata gov’t not to hold joint quake, nuke disaster drill [Mainichi]
US envoy: Tokyo didn’t take charge when crisis hit [AP]
Maher regrets State didn’t challenge Kyodo report [Mainichi]
Japan exports fall for 5th straight month in July [AP]
Koreas
North Korea Sends Academics to Study Business in Canada [VOA]
N. Korean leader enjoys yacht holiday: report [AFP]
S. Korea, Russia to hold new round of talks on gas pipeline [Yonhap]
Red Cross: 2 North Korean drifters repatriated [AP]
North Korea ‘art smugglers’ charged in South Korea [BBC]
China
China’s stealth fighter J-20 shows flexibility in test flight [Xinhua]
Vice Premier urges defense industry to enhance innovation capacities [Xinhua]
New freighter service route launched linking China, Russia, Japan [Xinhua]
China’s newly rich are flaunting wealth — and giving Communist rulers a headache [WaPo]
Coca Cola plans $4 billion investment in China [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Burma papers end daily criticism of foreign media [BBC]
Suu Kyi invited to government-sponsored forum on economic reform [Kyodo]
Philippine president to visit China Aug. 30 to mend diplomatic rift [Kyodo]
South/Central Asia
Pakistan police release sketch of U.S. man’s suspected captor [Reuters]
At least 39 killed in new Karachi violence [Reuters]
Afghan Insurgents Step Up Deadly Attacks on Civilians [NYT]
Indian activist to launch public fast as government relents [Reuters]
Middle East
Obama calls on Syria’s Assad to step down [Al Jazeera]
Syria’s Assad says military stops, shooting reported [Reuters]
Turkish military attacks PKK rebels in Iraq [Reuters]
Lebanon urged to arrest Hariri suspects [Al Jazeera]
Gunmen kill six in Israel in attack near Egypt border [Reuters]
Africa
Libyan rebels seize western oil refinery [Reuters]
Algeria “not immune to Arab spring revolt” [Reuters]
UN calls for ‘scaled-up’ Somalia aid effort [Al Jazeera]
Europe
French Media Reveals Details Behind Lagarde Inquiry [Reuters]
Spanish protests over cost of Pope’s visit [Al Jazeera]
Messi fires Barcelona to Super Cup win [Al Jazeera]
New Hacking Arrest: Hollywood Reporter for British Tabloid [NYT]
Dublin Catholics face levy as church faces bankruptcy [Guardian]
Americas
Oil sheen in Gulf, source unknown [AP]
Peru suspends coca eradication programme [Al Jazeera]
Mexican drug traffickers taunt police [Al Jazeera]
Domestic
U.S. Stocks Drop Sharply, Following Europe [NYT]
Obama to issue new proposals on job creation, debt reduction [WaPo]
Obama’s Economic Numbers: Down, Down, and Up [TPM]
U.S. Inquiry Is Said to Focus on S.&P. Ratings [NYT]
Veepstakes speculation heats up [POLITICO]
Christine O’Donnell walks off Piers Morgan show [Guardian]
Foreign Students in Work Visa Program Stage Walkout at Plant [NYT]
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August 16, 2011
Daily International News
August 16, 2011
Northeast Asia
Japan
Hurdles must be overcome before DPJ forms grand coalition [Mainichi]
Koreas
US, SKorea begin war drills aimed at NKorea [AP]
Canada tightens sanctions against North Korea [Reuters]
N. Korea installs CCTV cameras near border with China to thwart defections [Yonhap]
Seoul says OK to have troops on disputed isles, takes issue with Noda [Kyodo]
School’s out for S Korean kids [Al Jazeera]
China
China launches 2-month Xinjiang terror crackdown [AP]
Protest Over Chemical Plant Shows Growing Pressure on China From Citizens [NYT]
Visiting Vice Premier Li Keqiang meets Hong Kong Chief Executive [Xinhua]
Railways ministry spokesman Wang Yongping dismissed from office: ministry [Xinhua]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Qantas to slash 1,000 jobs, start new Asia airline [AP]
FBI arrests man over ‘collar bomb’ hoax [Al Jazeera]
Australia carbon tax protest targets Julia Gillard [BBC]
‘Toxic chemical link’ to Thailand hotel deaths [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Indian anti-graft activist arrested as protests spread [Reuters]
Gunman kills Afghan woman working for government [AP]
Nepal’s two major parties announce candidates for prime minister [Kyodo]
Middle East
Abbas confirms to make U.N. statehood bid in September [Reuters]
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip [Al Jazeera]
Gunfire in Syrian coastal city; 35 dead in 4 days [AP]
Bahrain rights body shuts doors after protest crowd [Reuters]
Egypt Deploys Soldiers to North Sinai [NYT]
7 pulled from Iraqi mosque, killed execution-style [AP]
Africa
Gaddafi forces fire Scud missile – U.S. official [Reuters]
UN probing theft of Somalia food aid [Al Jazeera]
South Sudan offers Somalia African Union troops [BBC]
Guinea’s President Conde pardons jailed activists [BBC]
Eritrean leader Afewerki in ‘peace trip’ to Uganda [BBC]
Zimbabwe “kingmaker” general killed in fire [Reuters]
Europe
Statoil announces huge North Sea oil discovery [AP]
Top Tabloid Editors Endorsed Hacking, Letter Says [NYT]
Britain Charges 16-Year-Old with Murder in Riots [NYT]
German economic slowdown raises fresh eurozone fears [Guardian]
Merkel, Sarkozy meet as euro economy stalls [AP]
Americas
El Salvador’s gangs join drugs trade [Al Jazeera]
Bolivians march against development plan [Al Jazeera]
Canadian armed forces to be ‘royal’ once again [BBC]
Domestic
Fitch affirms U.S. at AAA, outlook stable [Reuters]
Supercommittee runs risk of turf war [POLITICO]
U.S. ambassador to Brazil called back to oversee the Foreign Service [FP]
Poll: 13 percent approve of Congress [POLITICO]
Can’t miss: Top stops on 2012 trail [POLITICO]
Perry Says Bernanke Spending Before Election Would Be ‘Almost Treasonous’ [Bloomberg]
Pawlenty’s Top NH Aide Joins Huntsman [TPM]
Sarah Palin tour comes to abrupt halt [POLITICO]
Clinton Fundraisers Step Up to Fill Obama Re-Election Account [Bloomberg]
On mortgage rates, Obama wants proposal for how government can keep big role [WaPo]
Today: The Last Two Wisconsin Recalls (For Now) [TPM]
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August 15, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged 2016, abbottabad, Ahmadiyah, al-jazeera, AP, argentina, Ariel, bachmann, BBC, bernanke, bin laden, bloomberg, Breivik, Burma, cameron, china, cholera, colombia, cuba, der spiegel, deutsche welle, DPRK, Ed Rendell, egypt, euro bonds, europe, famine, financial times, foreign policy, FP, FT, FTA, Gadhafi, Gary Locke, gay marriage, geithner, germany, gilani, google, GOP, GOP 2012, hillary clinton, india, Indiana, indonesia, iraq, israel, Japan, Khanal, kirchner, kyodo, latakia, libya, Locke, london, Maguindanao, mercopress, merkel, mexico, monk, Morocoo, Motorolla, mubarak, myanmar, nepal, netherlands, new york times, nkorea, North Korea, North Sea, norway, ny post, NYT, Obama, OBL, oil spill, Pakistan, perry, philippines, politico, potus, PRC, Qaddafi, Rangoon, Rembrandt, reuters, riots, ROK, romney, russia, skorea, Sledgehammer, somalia, south china sea, south korea, stocks, sudan, suu kyi, syria, tajikistan, tamil, thailand, thaksin, tibet, torpedo, transgender, tunisia, turkey, UK, UN, Usmonov, WaPo, Washington Post, west bank, WWII, Yangon, yonhap | Leave a Comment »
August 12, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged aircraft carrier, al arabiya, al-jazeera, AP, apple, Assad, bachmann, BBC, ben ali, bloomberg, brega, Britain, Burma, caste system, CEO, Chile, china, cholera, darlington street, DOD, DPRK, europe, famine, fukushima, GOP, guizhou, HK, hong kong, hypersonic plane, india, iowa, Japan, korea, kyodo, lama, libya, london, mitt romney, myanmar, new york times, nkorea, NLD, North Korea, norway, nuclear, NYT, Obama, Pakistan, panchen lama, pawlenty, Pentagon, politico, potus, PRC, Qaddafi, qianxi, republican, reuters, richard manningto bowes, rick perry, riots, roanld reagan, ROK, RSA, safrica, saleh, skorea, somalia, south africa, south korea, supercommittee, suu kyi, sweden, syria, thailand, tibet, tsunami, tunisia, tymonshenko, UK, ukraine, UN, wang lihong, WaPo, washinton post, xinhua, yemen, yingluck, yonhap | Leave a Comment »
January 24, 2011
Daily International News
January 24, 2011
International
At Davos, Long List of Problems Awaits World Leaders [NYT]
Topsy-Turvy Weather: U.S. Is Frigid, Arctic Balmy [NYT]
UN chief criticized as soft on human rights [AP]
Rights group says democracies ignore abuses [AP]
SOTU
SOTU forecast: Atmospherics over policy [Politico]
Reducing the deficit and growing the economy will be the hot topics in 2011 [WaPo]
Obama to Stress Competitiveness, Job Creation, Deficit Reduction in Speech [Bloomberg]
Why Obama Won’t Touch Gun Control [Daily Beast]
Ryan’s star rising with Obama rebuttal [TWT]
Northeast Asia
China
China stealth fighter ‘copied parts from downed US jet’ [BBC]
Chinese firm tied to steel used in Iran nukes [TWT]
China Grooming Deft Politician as Next Leader [NYT]
Crop warning over China drought [BBC]
GM’s China sales pass US for first time in history [AP]
Koreas
S Korea mulls talks with DPRK over denuclearization [Xinhua]
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to Visit Seoul This Week [Chosun]
Pirates may be flown to Korea for punishment [JoongAng] and Official: Pirates may try to avenge SKorean rescue [AP]
State media: North Korea’s Kim meets Egyptian telecom CEO [AP]
Japan
Japan, Turkey to discuss civil nuclear agreement [Kyodo]
Miyazaki chickens found to have highly virulent flu virus [Kyodo]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
ASEAN foreign ministers head to China by road to show connectedness [Kyodo]
5 Americans missing in Pacific land in Philippines [AP]
Indonesia troops jailed over Papua abuse video [BBC]
Indonesia to sign $15bn deals with India [FT]
Filipino broadcaster shot dead, suspect arrested [AP]
South/Central Asia
Taseer’s accused assassin’s hearing draws protest [UPI]
Delhi games chiefs Suresh Kalmadi and Lalit Bhanot sacked [BBC]
Afghan Supreme Court to rule on parliament opening [Reuters]
Uzbek leader Islam Karimov in EU talks [BBC]
Middle East
PA negotiators reject leaked ‘Palestinian Papers’ report [Al Jazeera]
Commission finds Israeli commandos acted appropriately in raid on aid flotilla [WaPo]
Hezbollah, Allies Back Ex-Premier Mikati to Head Lebanon’s Next Coalition [Bloomberg]
Freed Yemeni activist vows more action vs president [Reuters]
Two bombs kill 12 Shi’ites heading to rite in Iraq [Reuters]
Africa
Thousands rally in Tunis as teachers strike [AFP]
Egypt Links Palestinians to Attack at Church [NYT]
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara calls for cocoa export ban [AP]
Zimbabwe police ‘thwart property invasion’ [AFP]
Southern Sudan Nears a Decision on One Matter: Its New Name [NYT]
Europe
At least 10 dead in Moscow airport blast – report [Reuters]
Russia’s Khodorkovsky could face new charges – report [Reuters]
Americas
Hillary Clinton to Visit Guanajuato, Mexico to Discuss Security, Trucking Issues [Bloomberg]
Mexico: Hit man linked to Acapulco deaths caught [AP]
Dominican Republic confirms first cholera death [BBC]
Domestic
Obama poised for re-election in 2012, poll says [TWT]
Jared Loughner, Ariz. shooting suspect, due in court Monday [WaPo]
Long Island Muslims fear their congressman’s hearings could flame Islamophobia [WaPo]
Postal Service Eyes Closing Thousands of Post Offices [WSJ]
Allen to announce Senate bid Monday [Politico]
Rendell to MSNBC, declares Casey “unassailable” [Politico]
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December 8, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged afghanistan, AP, appropriations, argentina, arroyo, assange, austerity, australia, awlaki, bachus, BBC, bloomberg, brazil, Britain, cables, cameron, cancun, Chile, china, cholera, christine o'donnell, clinton, coke, columbia, cote d'ivoire, defmin, democrat, DOJ, DOS, DPRK, east jerusalem, Gaddafi, Gadhafi, gates, Gaza, gitmo, governor richardson, greece, guantanamo, guardian, haiti, hezbollah, hillary clinton, house, israel, ivory coast, ivy league, jack straw, Japan, JCS, john lennon, johnson-sirleaf, julian assange, justice dept, korea, LA Times, LAT, leaks, lebanon, lennon, li keqiang, liberia, libya, liu xiaobo, lockerbie, LSD, marijuana, megrahi, memos, miliband, moratorium, mullen, nepal, new mexico, new york times, nigeria, nkorea, NM, nobel, nobel prize, North Korea, NYT, PAC, Pakistan, palestine, philippines, PM, PMQs, pot, PRC, probe, republican, reuters, richardson, robert gates, ROK, russia, saudi arabia, saudis, senate, settlements, skorea, south korea, state, state department, strike, time, UK, UN, venus, wall street, walmart, WaPo, Washington Post, Wikileaks, xi jinping, xinhua | Leave a Comment »