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Ohio State Global Gateway program measuring worth before pitching Brazil office
Chris Carey, the director who oversees operations of Ohio State's Global Gateways program, said the university is still tinkering with the three-year-old initiative. Ohio State Universitys global initiative to open embassy-like overseas offices has plans for a third site in Brazil next year. But first, it has to collect enough data on efforts in China and India to convince trustees that the ...
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Why Humans Ancestors Began Walking Upright
What prompted our earliest ancestors to leave the safety of the trees and begin walking upright on two legs? Traditional theories point to climate changes that reduced tree cover and forced them to forage and hunt on solid ground. But a new study suggests a different evolutionary ...
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Obama Sexual Assaults Threaten Military Strength
WHITE HOUSE -- President Barack Obama says he is determined to stop sexual assault in the U.S. military. Obama addressed the problem Friday in a commencement speech at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The president called on the graduating Midshipmen, soon to become Naval and Marine Corps officers, to show honor and moral courage in ending the plague of sexual assaults in the ...
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Cuba Confirms Willingness to Strengthen Ties with Argentina
Buenos Aires, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Raul Castro confirmed in a letter to his Argentina peer Cristina Fernandez his willingness to strengthen ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. In the letter released here by Telam news agency, the Cuban statesman greeted the Argentinian president, on the occasion of the commemoration of Argentina's May 25, 1810 ...
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Cuba Ratifies Determination to Expand Cooperation with Ecuador
Quito, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his country's willingness to further strengthen ties of friendship and solidarity with Ecuador, and expand cooperation and integration between the two governments and ...
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Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations
Mining machinery and barrels with chemicals sit on the facilities of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental ...
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Colombian congressman denies beating ex-wife
A Colombian congressman who is accused for abusing his ex-wife and failing his parenting duties on Thursday rejected the allegations by claiming ';to be the ...
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Pacific Alliance summit ‘historic’ Santos
Juan Manuel Santos called the economic ties formed at the seventh summit of the Pacific Alliance ‘historic’ reported local media on ...
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Dollar could climb to COP1900 this year Economist
investment and fewer dollars are the primary causes of the peso’s retreat against the dollar this year, economist Jose Manuel Restrepo told Caracol Radio. Regarding the impact of the dollar possibly rising to above 1,900 pesos, Restrepo said it ';makes us winners, because it will strengthen the domestic economy';. The Colombian government and central bank have for years been ...
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Bolivia Government Supporters Rally in La Paz
Demonstrators in Plaza Villarroel, La Paz gather to express their support for the government. (Photo: Bolivia Government) Yesterday Bolivia's president, Evo Morales, participated in a demonstration on the streets of La Paz in a bid to "defend democracy" after the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) ...
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Brazil buys robots for World Cup Olympic security
Brazil will host both Pope Francis and the FIFA World Cup in 2014, and the 2016 Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, leading the government to invest in additional security. The Brazilian government contracted iRobot to provide military iRobot 510 PackBot robots. For $7.2 million, Brazil will get about 30 PackBot 510 units, which usually cost about $100,000 to $200,000 each, along with ...
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Highway Bridge Collapses in US
A road bridge on the main highway between the northwestern United States and Canada's British Columbia province collapsed and sent several cars tumbling into a river, injuring some motorists but causing no fatalities. Authorities said a tall truck hit an overhead girder on the 50-year-old bridge, and seconds later a large portion of the metal structure fell into shallow waters of the ...
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Violence Continues in Conakry Over Upcoming Elections
DAKAR -- Guinea's government says it deployed extra soldiers and police to the streets of the capital, Conakry, Friday, as youth in several neighborhoods set up makeshift barriers, vandalized cars and attacked private businesses. The unrest comes the day after an opposition protest during which the government says one person was killed and at least ten were injured. The opposition puts the ...
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Man Wanted for Quadruple Czech Murders Arrested in US
Czech police said Friday the suspect, identified by police as Kevin Dahlgren, was arrested at a Washington, D.C. airport after Czech authorities issued an international warrant. U.S. authorities have confirmed the arrest. Czech authorities found four bodies Wednesday in a family house in the city of Brno, about 200 kilometers southeast of Prague. Czech Television reports that the 20-year-old ...
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Ethiopian Activist Recognized for Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation
LONDON -- An Ethiopian activist who has worked to support women’s rights and battle female genital mutilation has been awarded an international prize in Europe. Bogaletch Gebre founded Kembatti Mentti Gezzima-Tope in the 1990s. The organization’s name translates as Kembatti Women Stand Together. The group has a unique approach to tackling women’s rights in ...
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Explosions Gunfire Hit Center of Afghan Capital
Two large explosions shook a busy area in the center of the Afghan capital Friday, in the second major attack in Kabul in a little more than a ...
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Little Free Libraries Promote Love of Books
What looks like a little red birdhouse with a pitched roof sits on a post outside Centreville Elementary School in Virginia, attracting a lot of attention. But there are no birds inside. The wooden box contains about two dozen children’s books. Any child in the community who wants to read is welcome to pick ...
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Taliban Attacks Heart of Afghan Capital
Taliban militants have attacked the heart of the Afghan capital, setting off explosions and battling security forces. At least four blasts shook a busy area of Kabul Friday, in the second major attack in the city in a little more than a week. Shooting erupted in the area as militants and security forces engaged in a fierce gunbattle. Afghan officials say two of the attackers were ...
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Bullying in Turkish Military Becomes a Human Rights Issue
FILE -Turkish military station at the border gate with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, in Akcakale, Turkey, October 7, ...
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Kerry Urges Hard Decisions After Meetings with Israeli Palestinians
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) waves as he stands next to Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat before his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 23, ...
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British Police Arrest Two on Diverted Pakistani Airliner
British police have arrested two men on board a Pakistan International Airlines plane that was diverted to an airport near London. A Royal Air Force fighter jet intercepted the airliner - which was en route from Lahore to Manchester - and escorted it to Stansted Airport. Authorities said there had been "an incident" on board the plane. They said the two men were arrested on ...
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Pakistan Reiterates Opposition to US Drone Strikes
Pakistan has reiterated its opposition to U.S. drone strikes on its territory, after U.S. President Barack Obama justified "constrained" drone usage to save lives. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Friday that drone strikes are counter-productive, kill innocent civilians, have human rights implications, and violate national sovereignty and international law. Pakistan said, ...
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Kerry Choice of Iranian Presidential Candidates Denies Popular Will
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Large Blast Hits Center of Afghan Capital
Afghan police say the blast went off close to the hospital for the state intelligence service. There were no immediate reports of ...
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Suspicions High as US China Summit Nears
BEIJING -- A top White House official is scheduled to arrive in Beijing this Sunday. His visit comes as concerns about cyber attacks, trade frictions and China’s territorial disputes with Japan test relations between the world’s two largest economies. The visit also comes as President Barack Obama and China’s new leader Xi Jinping prepare to hold their first talks next month in ...
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Shipping Wars: Uruguay and Argentina face off over rival port expansion plans
Argentina and Uruguay both want to be the shipping hubs of South America, or southern South America at least, and both are planning to considerably expand their port infrastructure in Buenos Aires and Montevideo respectively, which is leading to considerable diplomatic strain.
Argentina is a regional power in South America, the country is considered one of the more developed nations on the continent on-par with Uruguay (on paper at least, with a similar per capita income and Human Development Index rating) although the country occupies a majority of the continent with Brazil and presides over a massive coastline. Read more
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