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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale, commissioning a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal for one of the world`s most prestigious contemporary arts festivals.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 18:47 |
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale, commissioning a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal for one of the world`s most prestigious contemporary arts festivals.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:47 |
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By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government`s record on good governance and transparency, following an independent audit that cast doubt on her anti-corruption efforts. She said a recent audit of resource contracts by accounting firm Moore Stephens contracts had been commissioned to fix, and not hide, problems in the West African country. The independent audit showed that almost all the $8 billion worth of resource contracts signed by Liberia since 2009 violated the country`s laws and showed widespread irregularities. ...
Saturday, May 18, 2013 00:20 |
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — An Organization of American States study commissioned in response to calls by some Latin American leaders for rethinking the war on drugs advocates serious discussion of legalizing marijuana.
Friday, May 17, 2013 21:45 |
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An Organization of American States study commissioned in response to calls by some Latin American leaders for rethinking the war on drugs advocates serious discussion of legalizing marijuana.
Friday, May 17, 2013 21:42 |
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A new Organization of American States study commissioned in response to calls by some Latin American leaders for rethinking the drug war discusses possible decriminalization of consumption of marijuana as part of a public health approach.
Friday, May 17, 2013 18:09 |
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A new Organization of American States study commissioned in response to calls by some Latin American leaders for rethinking the drug war discusses possible decriminalization of consumption of marijuana as part of a public health approach.
Friday, May 17, 2013 17:52 |
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece`s international lenders say the country`s six-year recession is still likely to end in 2014, but unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years.
Friday, May 17, 2013 13:46 |
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By William James and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) - Oil companies will face the full force of the law if they manipulated prices, Britain`s energy minister said on Wednesday as a rating agency warned of massive fines if a European Commission`s probe into oil pricing found any wrongdoing. Oil firm Eni said the European Commission had asked it to provide information, although it was not being probed. The Italian company`s statement came a day after the offices of Shell , BP and Statoil were raided by investigators over suspected oil price manipulation. ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 18:05 |
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BEIJING (Reuters) - A deputy chairman of China`s top planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), is under investigation for suspected `serious discipline violations`, state media said on Sunday, as China`s new leaders tackle deep-rooted corruption. Liu Tienan, 59, who until March was also head of the energy regulatory body, the National Energy Administration, was under investigation by the Communist Party`s disciplinary commission, state television CCTV said in a one-line report. ...
Sunday, May 12, 2013 06:26 |
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