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Obama signs bill imposing Iran banking sanctions | Reuters
Obama signs bill imposing Iran banking sanctions | Reuters: (Reuters) - "President Barack Obama signed a sweeping U.S. defense funding bill on Saturday that includes new sanctions on financial institutions dealing with Iran's central bank, but cited concerns about sections that expand the U.S. military's authority over terrorism suspects and limit his powers in foreign affairs."
Euro could become world's leading currency: Noyer | Reuters
Euro could become world's leading currency: Noyer | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The euro could become the world's leading currency in the next decade if leaders of the single-currency bloc succeed in tightening fiscal integration, European Central Bank policymaker Christian Noyer said in an article to be published in the Journal du Dimanche."
Murder charges for out-of-state doctors who performed abortions in Maryland | World news | guardian.co.uk
Murder charges for out-of-state doctors who performed abortions in Maryland | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Doctors Steven Brigham from New Jersey and Nicola Riley from Utah indicted by grand jury after 16-month inverstigation"
Aisha Gaddafi claims severe emotional distress at images of father's execution | World news | guardian.co.uk
Aisha Gaddafi claims severe emotional distress at images of father's execution | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Israeli lawyer Nick Kaufman is demanding an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of Gaddafi"
US 'deeply concerned' after Egyptian forces raid NGO offices in Cairo | World news | The Guardian
US 'deeply concerned' after Egyptian forces raid NGO offices in Cairo | World news | The Guardian: "State Department urges government to 'resolve this immediately' as US-Egyptian relations threaten to sink to new low"
Michele Bachmann's Iowa campaign chief switches to Ron Paul | World news | guardian.co.uk
Michele Bachmann's Iowa campaign chief switches to Ron Paul | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Kent Sorenson has resigned and endorsed rival Ron Paul, six days before Iowa voters begin the nomination process"
Hugo Ch�vez hints at US cancer plot | World news | The Guardian
Hugo Chavez hints at US cancer plot | World news | The Guardian: "Venezuelan president suggests spate of cancer among leftwing South American leaders may be inflicted by US technology"
Egypt police raid offices of human rights groups in Cairo | World news | guardian.co.uk
Egypt police raid offices of human rights groups in Cairo | World news | guardian.co.uk: "US National Democratic Institute among organisations targeted as part of investigation into funding of civic society groups"
New satellites to extend China's military reach | Reuters
New satellites to extend China's military reach | Reuters: (Reuters) - "China this week reached a milestone in its drive to master the military use of space with the launch of trials for its Beidou satellite global positioning network, a move that will bring it one step closer to matching U.S. space capabilities."
China urges stability in Strait of Hormuz | Reuters
China urges stability in Strait of Hormuz | Reuters: (Reuters) - "China urged peace and stability on Thursday after Tehran threatened to punish proposed Western sanctions by choking off oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, but declined to make any other comment about the crisis."
Middle-aged borrowers piling on student debt | Reuters
Middle-aged borrowers piling on student debt | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Middle-aged borrowers are piling up student debt faster than any other age group, according to a new analysis obtained by Reuters."
U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption | Reuters
U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The U.S. Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it would not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran threatened to stop ships moving through the world's most important oil route."
Morgan Stanley to slash more than 500 jobs in New York | Business | guardian.co.uk
Morgan Stanley to slash more than 500 jobs in New York | Business | guardian.co.uk: "Financial services firm discloses that of 1,600 cuts announced earlier this month, 580 will come from four New York locations"
America warns Iran that blocking oil strait will 'not be tolerated' | World news | guardian.co.uk
America warns Iran that blocking oil strait will 'not be tolerated' | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Tensions mount between US and Iran as Fifth Fleet warns that any attempt to block Strait of Hormuz will elicit naval response"
Helen Frankenthaler obituary | Art and design | The Guardian
Helen Frankenthaler obituary | Art and design | The Guardian: "Abstract expressionist artist who rejuventated the post-Pollock era"
Whistleblower documents illuminate case against BNY Mellon | Reuters
Whistleblower documents illuminate case against BNY Mellon | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Confidential whistleblower documents that helped spark a massive state and federal investigation into how Bank of New York Mellon Corp charged pension funds for currency exchange, provide a rare window into how a bank insider aided a lawsuit against the bank."
Mother condemns Kentucky school for putting autistic son in duffel bag | World news | guardian.co.uk
Mother condemns Kentucky school for putting autistic son in duffel bag | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Sandra Baker says she has received no apology from school after son was put in duffel bag as 'therapy' for his autism"
China jails dissident Chen Xi for 10 years | World news | The Guardian
China jails dissident Chen Xi for 10 years | World news | The Guardian: "Veteran dissident is the second to be convicted of inciting subversion through online essays within four days"
PIP implants sold to Dutch firm under new name | Reuters
PIP implants sold to Dutch firm under new name | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Potentially dangerous breast implants made by a now-defunct French company were sold to about 1,000 Dutch women under a different name, a Dutch health official said on Monday, broadening a scandal that could already affect some 300,000 women worldwide."
Why would women want to stuff themselves with plastic, petroleum base, bags filled with dangerous chemicals for a result which is quite obvious?
Fukushima investigation reveals failings | World news | The Guardian
Fukushima investigation reveals failings | World news | The Guardian: "Japanese government delayed giving information to the public, according to interim report into the disaster"
Hackers hit security think tank Stratfor's website | Reuters
Hackers hit security think tank Stratfor's website | Reuters: (Reuters) - "U.S. security think tank Strategic Forecasting Inc (Stratfor) said its website had been hacked and that some of the names of corporate subscribers had been made public."
Gingrich and Perry fail to qualify for Virginia primary | World news | guardian.co.uk
Gingrich and Perry fail to qualify for Virginia primary | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Neither submitted enough signatures from registered voters to stand for the state's Republican primary on 6 March"
IMF's Lagarde warns global economy threatened | Reuters
IMF's Lagarde warns global economy threatened | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The head of the International Monetary Fund said the world economy was in danger and urged Europeans to speak with one voice on a debt crisis that has rattled the global financial system."
The electoral college is a relic. It's time to let the people choose the president | Jason Farago | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The electoral college is a relic. It's time to let the people choose the president | Jason Farago | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "A move to elect the US president by popular vote and to sideline the electoral college is gaining momentum – and it's making some lawmakers very angry indeed"
We hope it is gaining momentum.
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