Monday, July 14th, 2008
Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Monday.
In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 19.70 points, or 0.15 percent, to 13,019.99 from Friday.
The broader Topix index of all First Section iss ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to pay a working visit to Russia next week, Interfax news agency reported on Monday.
"It is expected that Chavez will fly to Moscow on July 21," a diplomatic source in Moscow was quoted as saying. ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Hamas on Monday accused Israel of disregarding its commitments made before Egypt in a Gaza ceasefire deal.
"Israel did not implement any provision of the lull's deal related to the lifting of the siege," said Hamas spokesman Fawzi B ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem is expected to travel to Beirut within the coming two days, carrying an official invitation to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to visit Syria, local As-Safier daily reported Monday.
Presi ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
South Korea will recall its ambassador to Japan after Japan intensified its claim to the ownership of a group of islands controlled by Seoul, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said Monday.
South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul- ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
The traffic on Gaza commercial crossing points is unsatisfying and Israel still deceives, a spokesman for Hamas-controlled crossings administration said on Monday.
Since an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire took into effect in Gaza Strip ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Some 150 youngsters aged 14 to 16 from 20 countries across the Arab world, America, Europe and Asia gathered here to take part in the 28th International Arab Children Congress which kicked off on Monday focusing on education.
During ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
A Hamas official on Monday said the ceasefire between the Islamic movement and Israel doesn't reflect his movement's retreat from fighting against Israel.
The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, took effect in Gaza on June 19,"was not a ste ...
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