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Russian Companies Preparing for Life After the Dollar
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
Russian companies are preparing to switch contracts to renminbi and other Asian currencies amid fears that western sanctions may freeze them out of the US dollar market, according to two top bankers.
Pope Francis’ Speech During the “Prayer for Peace”
Posted on Sunday, June 8, 2014
Pope Francis invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority Leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to pray together in the hope that the gesture would help relaunch the Middle East peace process. The following is the full text…
Islamic prayers to be held at the Vatican
Posted on Sunday, June 8, 2014
For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran will be heard at the Vatican on Sunday, in a move by Pope Francis to usher in peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Car Bombs Kill At Least 52 as Gunman Storm University in Iraq
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq's capital Saturday night, killing at least 52 people in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in the country's restive Anbar province and take dozens hostage, authorities…
Poroshenko sworn in as Ukraine’s president
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
Ukraine's new president on Saturday called for pro-Russian rebels in the country's east to lay down their arms and welcomed dialogue with the insurgents, but said he wouldn't negotiate with those he called "gangsters and killers" and struck…
US Assembles Diplomatic Team for Iran nuke talks
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
The U.S. is reassembling key members of the diplomatic team that held secret negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, leading to a breakthrough agreement, and sending them to Geneva for direct talks with representatives from Tehran in…
Spain approves ‘law of return’ for Jews
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
The Spanish government has approved a draft bill that proposes to grant citizenship to descendants of Spanish Jews who were forced into exile 500 years ago.
Israeli Pollsters Find Surprising Results in Iran
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
An unusual survey of Iranian public opinion indicates that 40 percent of Iranians would be willing to give up any ability to produce nuclear weapons in the future in return for the full removal of sanctions.
Rice: United States Offering ‘Lethal and Non-Lethal’ Aid to Syria
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
Defending President Barack Obama's foreign policy as one of global leadership -- rather than the passive stance his critics portray -- National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Friday the United States was taking important steps in Syria by…
Human stem cells successfully transplanted into pigs
Posted on Friday, June 6, 2014
Scientists have successfully transplanted human stem cells into pigs that were especially genetically modified for the purpose. Once implanted, the cells thrived, leading the researchers to believe they are one step closer to finding treatments for a number…
G7 willing to step up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Posted on Friday, June 6, 2014
The world's leading industrialized nations threatened on Wednesday to impose harder-hitting sanctions on Russia if it does not help restore stability to eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian militias continue to operate at will.
Scientists Baffled by Oddities in Sunspot Cycle
Posted on Friday, June 6, 2014
The sun has been acting strangely of late, prompting some solar physicists to suggest that once current sunspot activity peaked, which appeared to happen last fall, it could tank and remain that way for several decades.
