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Telegraph
Everest at 60: the Brits who got there first
First to reach the summit; first to climb without oxygen; first to climb 10 times; first woman: on the 60th anniversary of Edward Hillary - a New Zealander - conquering Everest, Mick Conefrey meets the British climbers who followed.
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Times of India
First ascent of a Kashmiri on Everest
Thirty-three year old, Rafiq Malik became the first Kashmiri to reach the summit of Everest. Climbing with the first ever National Cadet Corps Expedition (NCC) team led by Col. Satish Sharma, Rafiq reached the top along with his team members Raghu, Rajat, Karma and Sandeep on May 20. They left the last camp at South Col. at 2000 hrs on 19th of May and reached the...
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The Guardian
Five climbers missing on Mount Kanchenjunga
A South Korean and two Hungarian climbers, and two Nepalese guides, believed to have fallen while descending from summitFive climbers, including two Hungarians and a South Korean, are missing and feared dead on the world's third-highest mountain.They disappeared while descending from the summit of Mount Kanchenjunga on Monday. Bad weather has prevented a rescue helicopter...
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ElPais
Pacific Alliance foursome to lift most tariffs by July
Costa Rica set to join bloc
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The Guardian
Europe needs a more European UK, says ECB president
Mario Draghi stresses 'depth of interconnection' between UK and Europe, in speech to bankers in City of LondonMario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, has called for the UK to be "more European" and said the continent's key institutions could face dissolution if the UK leaves the European Union.In a speech to bankers in the City of London, Draghi said: "Europe...
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Foreign Policy
Déjà vu all over again
Observing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to restart
negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis one can't help but be struck by
a sense of déjà vu. Kerry, who visits Israel and the Palestinian territories
this week, has launched an initiative to improve the economic conditions of
Palestinians living under occupation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem....
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politico
Obama condemns brutal London killing
President Barack Obama condemned "in the strongest terms the appalling attack" that killed an off-duty British soldier in a London suburb.
"There can be absolutely no justification for such acts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim, the police and security services responding to this horrific act and the communities they serve, and the British...
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White House
Statement by the President on the Attack in London
I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22. The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror. There can be absolutely no justification for such acts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim, the police and security...
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Mashable
Join Us in Malaysia for Tech Empowerment Event WomenDeliver+SocialGood
Building on our long-standing commitment to social good, Mashable is thrilled to announce our next event, WomenDeliver+SocialGood.
This summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 27 at 7 p.m. MYT, will address how digital tools can address the challenges women and girls face across the world.
WomenDeliver+SocialGood is being held on the eve of the Women Deliver...
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Irish Times
Japanese octogenarian becomes oldest person to summit Everest
Yuichiro Miura completed climb for third time in 10 years
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Telegraph
Eighty-year-old climber 'on top of world' after reaching Everest summit
Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer, says he is feeling elated after becoming the oldest person in history to reach the top of Mount Everest.
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White House
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on National Security Advisor Tom Donilon’s Meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Patrushev
President Obama joined National Security Advisor Tom Donilon’s meeting today with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev. The President expressed appreciation for President Putin’s condolences and offer of assistance in the wake of the Oklahoma tornado. The President reaffirmed his desire to strengthen the bilateral relationship, including U.S.-Russian...
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ElPais
The Pacific Alliance and the success that countries in Latin America can have on their own
Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico will meet in Cali, Colombia for their seventh presidential summit in just two years
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Daily Mail
Yuichiro Miura, 80, becomes oldest climber to reach summit of Mount Everest
Yuichiro Miura (pictured) has become the oldest man to conquer the 29,035ft peak at the age of 80 after he reached the summit on Thursday morning.
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Reuters
Japanese octogenarian becomes oldest to reach Everest summit
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday becoming the oldest person to conquer the world's highest...
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Number10
News story: G8 transparency: UK and France join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
The United Kingdom and France announce that they will join the global standard ensuring transparency of payments from natural resources.
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Times LIVE
Hollande announces Franco-German growth, jobs plan
France and Germany are working on a joint economic initiative to put to their European Union partners at a summit in June, French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday.
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Daily Mail
England v New Zealand 2nd Test: Joe Root says he will play his natural game at Headingley
Joe Root considered the pressures which will come with playing a first Test at his Headingley home ground and vowed to carry on doing what has come naturally during his rapid rise to the summit of English cricket.
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Telegraph
80-year-old becomes oldest man to climb Mount Everest
An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, has finally claimed the title.
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Times LIVE
Hollande announces Franco-German growth, jobs plan
France and Germany are working on a joint economic initiative to put to their European Union partners at a summit in June, French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday.
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Telegraph
David Cameron ridicules EU olive oil jug ban
Holland will raise the issue of the "bizarre" EU ban on the use of olive oil jugs in restaurants at a Brussels summit today.
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webwire
CEO of DatingAccessory to speak at the 34th iDate Dating Industry Conference in Los Angeles -
New York, NY--Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that DatingAccessory will present at the 34th iDate Dating Industry Conference . The event takes place on June 5-7, 2013 at the SLS Hotel in Bever...
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Irish Times
Web Summit to ring Nasdaq opening bell
Trading on America’s Nasdaq stock exchange will be opened from Ireland for the first time next October
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Daily Mail
Oldest climbers in the world do battle to get to the top of Everest as Japanese man, 80, vies with Nepalese man, 81
Juichiro Miura (pictured) plans to reach the summit of the planet's tallest peak by Thursday but his old rival Min Bahadur Sherchan is following fast at his heels.
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Telegraph
Dutch to oppose 'bizarre' EU olive oil ban at Brussels summit
Holland will raise the issue of the "bizarre" EU ban on the use of olive oil jugs in restaurants at a Brussels summit today.
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Telegraph
David Cameron: EU countries should share tax information
Prime Minister David Cameron said there needs to be more international collaboration to tackle tax evasion and fraud, as he arrived in Brussels for an EU summit.
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Reuters
EU leaders shine spotlight on Amazon, Google over tax policy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss how to combat aggressive tax avoidance by major companies such as Amazon, Google and Apple at a summit on Wednesday, and cut the estimated 1 trillion euros a year the EU loses to tax evasion or avoidance.
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FT
Ireland pledges to fight tax avoidance
Prime minister insists Ireland does not cut special tax deals with foreign companies as he arrives for an EU summit where the issue will top agenda
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The Guardian
First female amputee scales Everest
Arunima Sinha joins first Pakistani woman in record books as more than 100 climbers reach summit in recent daysAn Indian former volleyball champion who lost a leg after being pushed from a moving train by robbers has become the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest.Arunima Sinha, 26, was among more than 100 climbers who have reached the 8,848-metre (29,029ft) summit...
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The Guardian
Google tackled by Nick Clegg on tax avoidance at No10 meeting
Ed Miliband also warns Eric Schmidt at Google conference that it's wrong for multinationals not to pay fair shareNick Clegg raised the controversy over Google's tax affairs directly with the internet giant's chairman, Eric Schmidt, at a meeting in Downing Street this week, the deputy prime minister has revealed.News of his intervention came as the Labour leader, Ed Miliband,...
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Irish Times
Summit to focus on tax as Ireland denies Apple deal
Kenny travels to Brussels as Ireland labelled a tax haven at US Senate hearing
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Times of India
First successful NCC Everest expedition
Eight cadets from the National Cadet Corps and four soldiers from the Indian Army reached the summit of Everest on May 19 and 20. othing succeeds likes success, said a beaming Col. Satish Sharma, leader of the NCC Everest Expedition sitting in his Base Camp tent after he finished speaking to his team members on the summit.
Congratulating Col. Sharma, the Director...
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TechCrunch
Zalora, Rocket Internet's SE Asian Zappos Clone, Raises $100M More From Summit, Kinnevik And More
Zalora, a Zappos-style fashion e-commerce site in South East Asia backed by the Samwer brothers' Rocket Internet incubator in Germany, is today announcing its latest investment -- $100 million, led by Rocket Internet itself, along with regular Samwer investing partners Summit Partners, Investment AB Kinnevik, Verlinvest and Tengelmann Group. The is the largest investment...
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Mashable
Extreme Solar Storm May Cause Widespread Disruptions on Earth
If an extreme solar storm aimed at the Earth hits in just the right way, it could put interconnected electrical grids around the world at serious risk, experts say.
In addition to creating beautiful auroras, extreme solar storms could knock out a wide range of electric utilities needed to keep life in the United States and around the world functioning normally, according...
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AP
Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title....
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Irish Times
Gilmore denies special tax deal agreed with Apple
European tax policies and ‘profit shifting’ to feature at EU summit today
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ElPais
Torres detalla al juez la cita con Barberá y Camps en La Zarzuela
Nuevos correos del exsocio de Urdangarin muestran la complicidad del duque con la alcaldesa de Valencia
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White House
President Obama Announces His Intent to Appoint Individuals to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint ten individuals to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration. The Presidential Commission on Election Administration was created following President Obama’s State of the Union pledge to identify non-partisan ways to shorten lines at polling places, promote the efficient conduct...
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Reuters
EU leaders look to end Apple-style tax avoidance schemes
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - Growing concern in European capitals about aggressive tax avoidance by high-profile corporations such as Amazon, Google and Apple looks set to steal the agenda of a European Union summit in Brussels on Wednesday.
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FT
EU summit tackles high energy prices
While there is broad agreement about the lack of competitiveness, there does not appear to be an obvious lever that politicians can pull to remedy it
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webwire
Twelve-Year-Old 'LazyHusband' App Creator Ethan Duggan To Appear at the App Summit at CTIA 2013
Who: Earlier this year, twelve-year-old developer Ethan Duggan debuted his LazyHusband app at SXSW. Duggan was a crowd favorite and has since been in development on the accompanying LazyWife and LazyK...
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Daily Mail
80-year-old Japanese adventurer bids to become world's oldest person to climb Mt Everest (...never mind the FOUR heart operations he's had in the last five years)
Juichiro Miura, from Japan, plans to reach the summit of the planet's tallest peak by Thursday and, as these pictures show, hardly appears to have broken a sweat.
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Telegraph
Stoke City manager Tony Pulis poised to leave Britannia
Tony Pulis is set to leave Stoke after seven years at the club following summit meeting with his chairman Peter Coates.
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Mashable
Fred Wilson: Yahoo Will Put Tumblr on Same Level as Facebook, Twitter
One of Tumblr's earliest investors, venture capitalist Fred Wilson, says the Yahoo deal will lead to an influx of advertising on the platform and bring it to the level of Facebook and Yahoo in advertisers' minds.
"Tumblr has been pushing their native advertising system into the marketplace for the past year," Wilson told interviewer John Battelle Tuesday at the CM Summit...
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ElPais
Británicos, rusos y noruegos, los mayores compradores de vivienda
Los rusos lideran la inversión inmobiliaria con 877 millonestres años y los británicos 843 millones
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APA-OTS
Geteiltes Abenteuer ist doppeltes Abenteuer - mit der GORE-TEX® Experience Tour zum IMS 2013
Feldkirchen/Westerham (ots) - Gipfelstürmer aufgepasst: Das neue
Projekt der GORE-TEX® Experience Tour ermöglicht es einem glücklichen
Gewinner, seine Erfahrungen, Abenteuer und Erlebnisse auf dem
diesjährigen Kiku. International Mountain Summit (17.- 22. Oktober
2013) in Brixen / …
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Reuters
Obama to meet with China's Xi in California June 7-8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting since Xi became president in March when they sit down for a June 7-8 summit in Rancho Mirage, California, the White House announced on Monday.
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MorganLinton
Domaining MBA Monday: TRAFFIC Announces One-Day Passes + Why You Should Go For The Full Event
Today TRAFFIC organizers announced the addition of two one-day pass options for the TRAFFIC Vegas show coming up next week. Their decision to offer these passes was based on requests from potential attendees who wouldn’t be able to make it for the entire show. I am definitely a fan of getting as many people to [...]
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webwire
Accelerate High Growth Business Training Review And Bonus Released
Los Angeles, California, USA - Accelerate High Growth Business Training , a program that teaches entrepreneurs how to shift their businesses into high growth mode has just been released, d...
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USA Today
Obama schedules China summit, Africa trip
President Obama has big diplomatic initiatives with China and Africa in the coming weeks
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Daily Mail
G8 police get boiler suits to disguise them amid fears Northern Ireland summit could be targeted by terrorists
Extraordinary measures are being taken to protect a contingent of up to 3,600 mainland officers preparing to cross the Irish Sea next month.
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White House
Remarks by President Obama and President Thein Sein of Myanmar After Bilateral Meeting
3:30 P.M. EDT
PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to welcome President Thein Sein to the United States of America and to the Oval Office.
Last year, I was proud to make a historic visit to Myanmar as the first U.S. President ever to visit that country. And now President Sein is able to return the favor by making a visit to the United States, and my understanding is that this is...
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Daily Mail
British climber in row with Nepalese government over 'illegal' interview with the BBC on top of Mount Everest
Daniel Hughes' joy at becoming the first man to make a video call from the summit is short-lived after the government said he failed to gain permission and had therefore committed an illegal act. He had made the call to the BBC for a live video interview.
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Daily Mail
Google boss Eric Schmidt sneaks out of the No. 10 back door after Cameron refused to challenge him over 'evil' tax avoidance at summit
The search engine's executive chairman attended the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Group for a briefing on a clampdown on global tax dodging.
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Telegraph
Thousands of British police sent to Northern Ireland amid fear of terror attack at G8 summit
More than 3,500 UK police officers are being deployed to Northern Ireland for next month's G8 conference amid fears that dissident Republicans are plotting a terrorist outrage.
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APA-OTS
IBC kündigt IBC Leaders' Summit 2013 an
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Die IBC ist erfreut, ankündigen zu können,
dass der diesjährige IBC Leaders' Summit am Donnerstag, dem 12.
September im RAI in Amsterdam stattfindet.
Das Thema dieses Jahres lautet The Second Screen, Big Data &
Regulation: Unlocking the potential and harnessing the …
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Reuters
U.S. pesticide makers seek answers as bee losses sting agriculture
(Reuters) - Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the insects pollinate fruits and vegetables that make up roughly a quarter of the American diet.
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Scientific American
Pesticide Makers Seek Answers as Bee Losses Sting Agriculture
By Carey Gillam(Reuters) - Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the insects pollinate fruits and vegetables that make up roughly a quarter of the American diet.The agrichemical companies are taking these...
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TechCrunch
Keen On… Peter Hirshberg: Why Smart Entrepreneurs Should Care About Smart Cities
Last week, representatives of many of the world's leading cities - including London, Boston, Mexico City, Barcelona and Christchurch - came to San Francisco to learn from Silicon Valley entrepreneurs about how to make their cities smarter. One of the people behind this LLGA Cities Summit was the Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peter Hirshberg, formerly the chairman of Technorati...
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The Guardian
Multinational CEOs tell David Cameron to rein in tax avoidance rhetoric
Burberry, Tesco, Vodafone and BAE Systems join CBI chief in lobbying PM to stop moralising on tax ahead of G8 talksThe bosses of some of Britain's largest multinational corporations have urged David Cameron to stop moralising and rein in his rhetoric on tax avoidance ahead of a G8 summit next month.Chief executives of companies such as Burberry, Tesco, Vodafone, BAE Systems,...
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Foreign Policy
Car bombings hit the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Basra
A
series of car bombings have hit the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Basra on Monday, killing
an estimated 48 people. No group has taken responsibility for the attacks
which targeted several Shiite districts of the Iraqi capital as well as the
oil-rich predominantly Shiite city of Basra, in southeastern Iraq. Bombs
exploded at a restaurant and bus stop in Basra, and were...
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Foreign Policy
Morning Brief: Exposed Chinese hacking unit resumes attacks
Exposed Chinese hacking unit resumes attacks
Top news: The Chinese army unit identified as the central player in China's cyberattacks on foreign governments and businesses has resumed operations after being exposed earlier this year.
According to a report by the cybersecurity firm Mandiant commissioned by the New York Times, PLA unit 61398 is operating...
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Daily Mail
Cameron refuses to challenge Google over 'evil' tax avoidance at No. 10 summit before letting web firm's boss Eric Schmidt sneak out of the back door
The search engine's executive chairman attended the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Group for a briefing on a clampdown on global tax dodging.
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Number10
News story: G8: PM writes to crown dependency leaders
Prime Minister David Cameron explains how the UK should take the lead on tax information exchange and beneficial ownership.
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The Guardian
David Cameron writes to Britain's tax havens, calling for transparency
PM urges havens to 'get our own houses in order' before G8 summit in June, where he claims tax avoidance will be a priorityDavid Cameron has written to the leaders of Britain's offshore tax havens stressing the need to "get our own houses in order" as he pushes for international action to tackle avoidance schemes.In a message to 10 crown dependencies and British overseas...
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TechCrunch
What Sets The Google Cloud Platform Apart From The Rest
There is a misperception about the new Google Cloud Platform that the company put into general availability last week at Google I/O. It's not a brand new platform. It's what Google has used for years. It is Google's foundation. It is what makes Google, Google. And now it's open for the first time to developers and businesses.
Google Platform is new in the sense that anyone...
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Times LIVE
Saudi woman tops Everest as country warms to women in sports
Saudi woman Raha Moharrak reached the summit of Nepal's Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted, tourism officials said Sunday.
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The Guardian
Marks & Spencer under fire over online tax arrangements
Exclusive: Retailer accused of scheme in which goods shipped to Europe from UK are invoiced to Irish subsidiary at lower rateMarks & Spencer has become the latest in a string of UK companies to face criticism from tax campaigners over the way it structures its online sales to Europe – with one describing its sales operation as similar to that of...
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Times LIVE
Saudi woman tops Everest as country warms to women in sports
Saudi woman Raha Moharrak reached the summit of Nepal's Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted, tourism officials said Sunday.
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Times LIVE
'Guptagate' may be raised at ANC summit
The debacle around the alleged unauthorised landing of a private chartered jet at Waterkloof Air Force Base may be discussed at the ANC's national executive committee meeting underway in Pretoria.
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Times LIVE
'Guptagate' may be raised at ANC summit
The debacle around the alleged unauthorised landing of a private chartered jet at Waterkloof Air Force Base may be discussed at the ANC's national executive committee meeting underway in Pretoria.
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Daily Mail
The pyjama-clad hero robbed of Everest glory: The bizarre story of the genius who helped Hillary to the summit 60 years ago... wearing his night clothes
Today, the name of this pioneering Dr Griffith Pugh is barely known. Yet without his tireless devotion the conquest of Mount Everest in May 1953 could never have taken place.
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TechCrunch
I/Overload?
Did Google's conference succeed? It launched dozens of products in its 205-minute keynote, but did the world understand them? I saw some of the smartest journalists in technology struggling to handle the information density. But what's the alternative? Break it up across multiple days, or even multiple conferences? Google's breadth presents it with a challenge unique among...
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The Guardian
Ed Miliband vows to curb corporate tax avoidance
Labour leader urges David Cameron to work with G8 countries to force corporate giants to pay their fair shareEd Miliband has vowed to rip up the rule book as prime minister and go it alone if there is no international consensus to tackle multinationals engaging in massive tax avoidance.In an interview with the Observer, the Labour leader urged David Cameron to...
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The Guardian
Western leaders study 'gamechanging' report on global drugs trade
Review by Organisation of American States on illicit drugs 'could mark beginning of the end' of prohibitionEuropean governments and the Obama administration are this weekend studying a "gamechanging" report on global drugs policy that is being seen in some quarters as the beginning of the end for blanket prohibition.Publication of the Organisation of American States (OAS)...
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Times LIVE
'Guptagate' may be raised at ANC summit
The debacle around the alleged unauthorised landing of a private chartered jet at Waterkloof Air Force Base may be discussed at the ANC's national executive committee meeting underway in Pretoria.
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Times of India
Saudi Arabian woman creates history by climbing Mount Everest
Raha Moharrak, 25, is not only the first Saudi woman, but also the youngest Arab to make it to the summit of the world's highest mountain peak.
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The Guardian
Bashar al-Assad: 'We can't negotiate with fragmented rebels'
The Syrian president says that the opposition could not uphold any peace deal, and blames the west for supporting themSyria's embattled leader Bashar al-Assad has used a rare interview – carried out amid the sound of artillery fire resounding through his presidential palace in Damascus – to warn the United States and Russia that their efforts to bring about talks will...
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Times LIVE
'Guptagate' may be raised at ANC summit
The debacle around the alleged unauthorised landing of a private chartered jet at Waterkloof Air Force Base may be discussed at the ANC's national executive committee meeting underway in Pretoria.
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The Nation
Court seeks govt replies over LDA fire
LAHORE
The Lahore High Court on Friday issued notice to thePunjabgovernment, Lahore District Coordination Officer, former and sitting LDA director generals to summit reply in LDA plaza fire case until July 5. The court was hearing a petition seeking directives to bring to book officials responsible for the the fire and fire safety measures. Advocate Noshab A Khan...
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Handelsblatt
Munich Economic Summit: Krisenblues in München
Ein hochkarätig besetzter Munich Economic Summit brachte keine Rezepte gegen die Krise hervor. Die EZB soll nicht in die Führungsrolle gehen, die Europäische Investitionsbank will nicht und die Regierungen können nicht.
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Mashable
G8 Opens Up to Your Community With G-everyone Meetups
Mashable is excited to announce G-everyone, a 24-hour digital convening that will unite local groups around the world to discuss the pressing issues addressed at the G8 Summit.
Organized through Mashable’s Meetup Everywhere platform, G-everyone meetups will take place on the eve of the G8, a forum of the world's eight wealthiest Western countries. The...
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Times of India
Weekend wave on Everest
What a weekend it is turning out to be on Everest. The second wave of climbers have reached the summit braving strong winds. And India seems to be riding the crest of this wave. Braving strong winds, the Giripremis team from Pune reached the summit this morning marking the first successful Indian civil expedition to Lhotse and Everest. Also three team members from the...
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Scientific American
Why Manhattan's Green Roofs Don't Work--and How to Fix Them
On a rooftop in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, two students are collecting soil samples from boxes planted with species from two native plant communities: Hempstead Plains, which are grasses belonging to a prairie community originally found on Long Island, and Rocky Summit grasslands,which grow on the tops of mountains and ridges throughout southern New England...
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Fortune
Fortune Brainstorm Podcast: GM CEO Dan Akerson
Each Fortune conference -- from Brainstorm Green, Brainstorm Tech, to the Most Powerful Women Summit, and the Global Forum -- yields fascinating conversations with the best and brightest minds in business.
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Huffington Post
Obama Advisers, Democratic Strategists Meet To Discuss Scandals, Agenda
* Top Obama advisers met with about a dozen strategists * Talked about how to move forward from three scandals * On Friday, Obama to talk about education, economy By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Senior White House officials responsible for navigating the administration through...
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Human Rights Watch
AU: African Groups Call for Justice at Summit
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Civil society groups from more than 30 African countries called on African Union (AU) member countries to ensure that the AU promotes justice for grave international crimes, in a letter to the foreign ministers of African Union member states which was made public by the groups today.
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Slashdot
Ubuntu Developers Revisit Replacing Firefox With Chromium
Via Phoronix comes news that Ubuntu is revisiting replacing Firefox with Chromium as the default browser. Reasons include that Chromium is the basis of Ubuntu Touch and their new web apps platform, and using a single browser for all versions of Ubuntu would simplify maintenance. From the article: "Expressed shortcomings of switching to Google's Chromium open-source web-browser...
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Daily Mail
Nine-year-old girl locked in basement and forced to use the garden as a bathroom by her father and his girlfriend, police told
A father who allegedly locked his nine-year-old daughter in the basement and refused to let her use the bathroom because his girlfriend caught a rash from her has appeared in court. Blue Summit couple Timothy A. Phillips, 30, and Lacey A. Chaney, 27, were charged with first-degree child endangerment, abuse or neglect of a child and felonious restraint by Jackson County...
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Daily Mail
Nick Clegg attacks country's editors hours after they lamented 'shackles' being imposed on British newspapers
The Deputy Prime Minister was taken to task in the Commons yesterday over the Government’s decision to attend a Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka, whose human rights record he has described as ‘despicable’.
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APA-OTS
ICSS Security Expert Summit: Sicherheit bei Sportgroßveranstaltungen verbessern
Utl.: Zweitägiger Sicherheitsgipfel mit hochrangigen internationalen
Experten in Wien =
Wien (OTS) - "Sport-Großveranstaltungen wie der jährlich
stattfindende Vienna City Marathon sind eine Herausforderung für die
Gewährleistung der Sicherheit von Teilnehmern und Besuchern", …
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Slashdot
A Peek At Google's Software-Defined Network
CowboyRobot writes "At the recent 2013 Open Networking Summit, Google Distinguished Engineer Amin Vahdat presented 'SDN@Google: Why and How', in which he described Google's 'B4' SDN network, one of the few actual implementations of software-defined networking. Google has deployed sets of Network Controller Servers (NCSs) alongside the switches, which run an OpenFlow agent...
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Irish Times
Conference buzz helps to attract technology firms
Dublin Web Summit, Offset, Úll and other meet-ups play a vital role in showcasing vibrant local talent
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Daily Mail
Clegg spat over free Press... with Sri Lanka: Deputy PM attacks country's editors hours after they lamented 'shackles' being imposed on British newspapers
The Deputy Prime Minister was taken to task in the Commons yesterday over the Government’s decision to attend a Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka, whose human rights record he has described as ‘despicable’.
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The Jerusalem Post
Israelis shouldn’t honor delegitimizers!
Center Field: Cliff May is justifiably threatening not to hold his organization’s annual policy summit at the Newseum.
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Daily Mail
Everest skydive: Thrill-seekers soar above summit as they make dizzying leap from 18,000ft
These incredible images capture thrill-seekers skydiving over the summit of Mount Everest, plummeting towards the earth amid the spectacular Himalayan scenery.
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Reuters
Cycling: Lithuanian Navardauskas wins stage 11, Nibali leads
VAJONT, Italy (Reuters) - Lithuanian Ramunas Navardauskas claimed a solo victory on the summit finish of stage 11 at the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday while Italian Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead.
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Reuters
UK warns Sri Lanka on abuses before Commonwealth summit
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday there would be "consequences" for Sri Lanka if its leaders did not address international concerns over human rights abuses, ahead of a Commonwealth summit scheduled to be held in Colombo in November.
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Times of India
Sister act
Dressed in identical burgundy red Millet Goretex jackets and Julbo mountain glasses to protect them from the harsh ultraviolet rays at Base Camp, Tashi and Nungshi, from Dehradun, with their long dark hair are a picture of vivacity and exuberance. They will be the first twins from to summit Everest if all goes well.
Four years ago, Tashi and Nungshi dreamt of Everest....
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Al Jazhera
Mali summit to seek international support
International donors' conference to open in Brussels as country emerges from two years of armed conflict in the north.
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Countries where summit is popular
| # | Countries | MIX |
| 1 | United States | 46.401 |
| 2 | India | 9.765 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 5.529 |
| 4 | Philippines | 3.690 |
| 5 | Canada | 3.061 |
| 6 | Korea South | 2.900 |
| 7 | Singapore | 1.860 |
| 8 | South Africa | 1.460 |
| 9 | Italy | 1.280 |
| 10 | China | 1.220 |
| 11 | Australia | 1.205 |
| 12 | Turkey | 1.005 |
| 13 | Thailand | 0.930 |
| 14 | Kenya | 0.860 |
| 15 | Indonesia | 0.860 |
| 16 | Romania | 0.820 |
| 17 | Brazil | 0.600 |
| 18 | Pakistan | 0.410 |
| 19 | Taiwan | 0.390 |
| 20 | Germany | 0.241 |
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| # | Media | MIX |
| 1 | CNN Editions (International) | 9.600 |
| 2 | Joong Ang Ilbo | 2.500 |
| 3 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 2.000 |
| 4 | weather.com | 2.000 |
| 5 | The Sun | 1.750 |
| 6 | ABS-CBN News Channel | 1.500 |
| 7 | channelnews asia | 1.500 |
| 8 | Dainik Bhaskar | 1.400 |
| 9 | GMA TV | 1.300 |
| 10 | Softpedia | 1.205 |
| 11 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.200 |
| 12 | Divya Bhaskar | 1.200 |
| 13 | USA Today | 1.200 |
| 14 | Miami Herald | 1.120 |
| 15 | MSNBC | 1.000 |
| 16 | discovery | 1.000 |
| 17 | abc live | 1.000 |
| 18 | Sportsillustrated | 1.000 |
| 19 | TIME | 1.000 |
| 20 | Foxsports | 1.000 |
| More Media >> |
| # | Languages | MIX |
| 1 | English | 75.438 |
| 2 | Hindi | 1.400 |
| 3 | Italian | 1.280 |
| 4 | Gujarati | 1.200 |
| 5 | Turkish | 1.005 |
| 6 | Indonesian | 0.860 |
| 7 | Romanian | 0.820 |
| 8 | Malayalam | 0.800 |
| 9 | Chinese | 0.670 |
| 10 | Portuguese | 0.640 |
| 11 | German | 0.466 |
| 12 | Korean | 0.320 |
| 13 | Spanish | 0.235 |
| 14 | Finnish | 0.200 |
| 15 | Arabic | 0.200 |
| 16 | Japanese | 0.120 |
| 17 | French | 0.100 |
| 18 | Russian | 0.100 |
| 19 | Ukrainian | 0.050 |
| 20 | Thai | 0.040 |
| More Languages >> |
| # | Lists |
| 1 | Global Events |
| 2 | Global Events |
| 3 | Global Events |
