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Politics
Obama Wins U.S. Presidential Election
Photo taken on Oct. 5, 2012 shows that U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in Fairfax, Virginia, the United States. Barack Obama wins U.S. presidential elections. <Xinhua/Fang Zhe>
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East Asia
Samsung-Apple competition comes down to supply chains
Samsung Electronics and Apple are locked in a bitter fight for supremacy in the exploding smartphone and tablet market. But the fight is about more than just introducing cooler touch-screen gadgets and could be determined by innovations in supply chain management, according to a senior official at technology industry researcher…
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Society
G20 Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors Meeting Opens In Mexico City
(From L to R) Jose Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the Organization for the Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena, Mexico’s Finance Minister, Jim Yong Kim, presidente of the World Bank, pose for a photo during the event titled “Increasing financial resilience through Disaster Risk Management” within the…
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World
Cutting my losses
Don’t tell my supervisor but I’m calling in sick Wednesday. I heard the margin in Tuesday’s presidential election will be so tight there may not be a clear winner until the wee hours of the morning. This Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney smackdown is turning into the political olympics. I…
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Death with dignity
Legal system needed to ensure peaceful deaths A committee under the president has decided to push ahead with a legal system allowing for the cessation of life support for terminally-ill patients in an effort to ensure peaceful and less painful deaths. The National Bioethics Committee held its second meeting for…
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Culture
People Of Panama Celebrate 19th Anniversary Of “Separation Of Panama From Colombia Day”
Panamian National Police members march during a parade to commemorate the “Separation of Panama from Colombia Day” in Panama City, capital of Panama, on Nov. 3, 2012. Panama Saturday celebrated the 109th anniversary of its’ separating from Colombia on Nov. 3, 1903. Panamian President Ricardo Martinelli salutes members of the…
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West Asia
Italian PM Welcomed By Afghan President Upon His Arrival At Presidential Palace In Kabul
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, welcomes Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti after his arrival at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. Italy’s prime minister has pledged not to abandon Afghanistan in 2014, saying his country will “transform” its support but not leave altogether as foreign troops…
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Politics
Obama, Romney Make Last-Minute Campaign Swing In Provincial Cities Respectively
President Barack Obama walks on stage as he is introduced to supporters during a campaign event at McArthur High School, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Hollywood, Fla. <AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais> President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at McArthur High School in Hollywood, Fla. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012.…
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World
Happiness Is equality
LONDON ― The king of Bhutan wants to make us all happier. Governments, he says, should aim to maximize their people’s Gross National Happiness rather than their Gross National Product. Does this new emphasis on happiness represent a shift or just a passing fad? It is easy to see why…
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Who should be next US president?
Voters on Tuesday will go to the polls to decide which man ― Mitt Romney or Barack Obama ― will occupy the White House for the next four years. President Obama is seeking re-election amidst an economy that hasn’t fully perked up since the recession that was under way when…
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