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New US Offshore Drilling Plan Focuses on Already-Explored Gulf Waters

June 30, 2012

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June 29, 2012 thejakartaglobe Washington. The Obama administration on Thursday finalized a five-year plan for offshore drilling that focuses on allowing development in already-explored areas of the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic to the chagrin of oil and gas companies who were hoping for more territory. The first sale of leases under the Interior […]

Pope Benedict worried about the elections in Mexico

June 30, 2012

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29/06/2012 – 01:25 PM zocalo Vatican, Rom. – Benedict XVI prays for the federal elections next Sunday in Mexico and is closely monitoring the turning point in the history of that country, said today the archbishop of San Luis Potosi, Carlos Cabrero Jesus Romero. According to the cleric revealed in an interview with Notimex, the […]

Shocking pictures of the car bomb in Nuevo Laredo

June 30, 2012

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Authorities confirmed seven wounded in explosion in Nuevo Laredo zocalo Tamaulipas authorities reported seven injuries and property damage caused by the explosion of a vehicle containing explosives and that was located outside the City Hall of Nuevo Laredo. In a statement, the Ministry of Public Security and the Attorney General of the State made it […]

ASIA/SYRIA – Desperate situation for Christian families in Homs, where now there is urban guerilla warfare

June 30, 2012

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2012-06-27 fides Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – The situation of the civilians in the center of Homs is getting worse. About 400 Christian civilians trapped in the Hamidiyeh and Bustan Diwan neighborhoods along with 400 other Sunni Muslim civilians, have launched a desperate cry through the Syrian priests, the various Christian churches in Homs, that civilians […]

Saudi Donates $5M to Gaza

June 30, 2012

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25/06/2012 01:48 nuqudy A UN radio station reported on Friday that Saudi Arabia has donated $5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The money will be used to buy food for the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, including baskets of essential commodities such as […]

50,000 Islamic Finance Experts Needed

June 30, 2012

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28/06/2012 09:55 nuqudy The world needs 50,000 experts if the Islamic banking industry is to keep up with growing demand, said Muhammad Zubair Mughal, CEO of Pakistan-based Al Huda Center of Islamic Banking and Finance. The international fiscal crisis has resulted in a loss of faith in the conventional banking system, pushing people towards more […]

Michelle Obama: “No place better” for political issues than in church

June 30, 2012

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Adelle M. Banks | Jun 28, 2012 | (RNS) First lady Michelle Obama held up the church as the place to deal with political issues and the catalyst for getting people to the polls in a keynote speech Thursday (June 28) to members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. “You see, living out our eternal […]

GM, the U.S. Senate says no to label genetically modified products

June 30, 2012

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Over 90% of American public opinion is in favor of a specific label. There have been many studies on the risks of health products. But in California on November 6 there will be a referendum that could take the lead to a change ilfattoquotidiano of Gian Luca Mazzella | 28 June 2012 The Senate has […]

Serial killer stalks Al Ain streets killing dogs

June 30, 2012

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emirates247 By Majorie van Leijen Published Thursday, June 28, 2012 Five dogs were horrendously killed and dumped by a road side on Sunday in Al Ain. They were found strangled, with blood coming from their mouth, ears and eyes. And some of the dog’s eyes had popped out. “It is the most disastrous case of […]

U.S. genius visa attracts entrepreneurs, artists and playmates alike

June 30, 2012

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June 30, 2012 12:41 AM By Sarah McBride dailystar SAN FRANCISCO: Shera Bechard, the Canadian-born former girlfriend of Playboy Enterprises founder Hugh Hefner, would not be an obvious candidate for the special visas that the U.S. government reserves for “individuals with extraordinary ability.” Playboy magazine named Bechard Miss November in 2010, and she also started […]

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