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Iceland's new PM rejects EU, but embraces EU economic goals
ReutersREYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland must find stability by aiming for the same economic goals as those set for European Union states, even though it is skeptical about joining the EU and will keep its own currency, the new prime minister said. Iceland is still...Tags: Government, Politics, International Organizations, Iceland, European Union
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INTERVIEW-Iceland's new PM rejects EU, but embraces EU economic goals
ReutersBy Jon Thor Viglundsson REYKJAVIK, May 24 (Reuters) - Iceland must find stability by aiming for the same economic goals as those set for European Union states, even though it is sceptical about joining the EU and will keep its own currency, the new prime...Tags: Government, Politics, International Organizations, Iceland, Government Debt
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J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Fall of Arthur' and the path to Middle-Earth
The books go ever on and on. Forty years after his death at 81, works by J.R.R. Tolkien continue to appear. The latest, "The Fall of Arthur," lists nine works published during his lifetime ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy appears as a single title) and 24...
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At last, we get Tolkien's take on King Arthur
McClatchy Washington Bureau"The Fall of Arthur" by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, NY (233 pages, $25) When J. R. R. Tolkien takes on the legendary King Arthur, you can expect something special. Unpublished until now, the poem "The...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, French Literature, Literature, Susan Cooper, England
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
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Sudan dreams of becoming global sugar player
ReutersNEAR SOFIYA, Sudan (Reuters) - In a hangar-shaped factory hall in central Sudan a dozen workers rush to pack refined white sugar gushing from a funnel into paper bags to be loaded on three trucks parked outside. Next year, the management at Kenana...Tags: Sudan, Plant Openings, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Saudi Arabia
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Column: The European Union's unending quandary
Reuters(Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency was launched in 2000. In Italy, a new left-right government, launched on an anti-...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Unions, Germany, George Soros, International Organizations
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COLUMN - The European Union's unending quandary
Reuters(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 21 (Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency...Tags: Unions, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Germany, George Soros, International Organizations
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Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
Reuters* Less extreme warming seen over 50-100 years * Oceans may be absorbing more heat than was thought * Warming still on track to breach international goal By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 19 (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less...Tags: Government, Australia, National Government, Environmental Issues, Politics
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Book review: Atheist calls for abolishing religion
The News & ObserverIf I pressed a claim for the urgent need to eradicate Judaism, Islam, Christianity or Hinduism from the face of the Earth, I would be rightfully denounced as a barbarian, madman -- or worse. Yet if I were to assert that the future of the human race...Tags: Book, Philosophy, Nazi Party, Religion and Belief, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Anwar criticises new Cabinet line-up at rally
The Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Asia News NetworkJOHOR BARU (The Star/ANN) -- Malaysia's Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has criticised the new Cabinet line-up, questioning the decision to pick Hindraf chairman P. Waythamoorthy as deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department. "Waythamoorthy...Tags: Government, Germany, Najib Razak, Politics, Elections
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Wind blasts on Neptune, Uranus may shed light on exoplanet weather
Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on decades-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft -- and...
Tags: Science and Technology, University of Arizona, NASA, Science, NASA Voyager Program
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