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G-8 meeting will test NSA leaks' effect on U.S. influence
WASHINGTON — On the surface, President Obama would seem to have a strong hand as he heads to the annual Group of 8 economic summit. Instead, the meetings Monday and Tuesday seem set to provide the first test of how much his administration's...
Tags: Berlin (Germany), International Organizations, G8, Germany, European Parliament
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Britain's scrutiny of tax havens involves looking in the mirror
LONDON — For hundreds of years, the island of Jersey has been famous for its cows, which have been bred, raised and exported worldwide. But these days, the mother's milk of its economy is something else entirely: the billions upon billions of...
Tags: United Kingdom, G20, G8, Financial Markets, David Cameron
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Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit
ReutersBy Guy Faulconbridge LOUGH ERNE, Northern Ireland, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will seek the help on Monday of Russia's Vladimir Putin, Syria's most powerful ally, to bring Bashar al-Assad to the negotiating table and end a two-year...Tags: International Organizations, Ben Bernanke, Vladimir Putin, Moscow (Russia), Germany
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Putin arrives late for Syria talks with UK PM ahead of G8
ReutersLONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived an hour late for talks on Syria with Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday before a G8 summit which is expected to be dominated by discussions about how to end the Syrian conflict. The...Tags: Bashar Assad, Vladimir Putin, G8, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Putin warns West not to arm organ-eating Syrian rebels
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned on Sunday why the West would want to arm Syrian rebels who he said ate human organs, saying plans to give them weapons contradicted basic human values. Speaking after meeting Prime Minister...Tags: Bashar Assad, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Vladimir Putin, Wars and Interventions, G8
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Resource companies ripping off Africa: AfDB chief
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Developed world mining and energy companies operating in Africa should pay more taxes to help the world's poorest continent climb out of poverty, the president of the African Development Bank said on Sunday. "The reality is, Africa...Tags: International Organizations, United Kingdom, Nick Clegg, G8, Finance
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WRAPUP 1-Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
ReutersBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Alexei Anishchuk AMMAN/LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria's...Tags: Lebanon, Islam, Armed Forces, G8, United Nations
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Ring row: Kremlin says U.S. Super Bowl ring was a gift to Putin
ReutersLONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's opponents often brand him a "thief" at street protests. Now the Kremlin is dismissing an American football team owner's account of how the Russian president ended up with his diamond-encrusted Super Bowl ring...Tags: Sports, Culture, Awards and Prizes, Vladimir Putin, G8
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U.S. says Iran election may be hopeful sign for resolving nuclear dispute
Reuters* U.S. says new president must come clean on nuclear program * Rohani does not have sole power to change nuclear policy * Obama heads to G8 where Iran likely to be raised By Lesley Wroughton and Louis Charbonneau WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, June 16 (Reuters)...Tags: Iran, CBS Corp., Elections, Wars and Interventions, G8
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WRAPUP 2-Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
Reuters(Updates with blast at military airport near Damascus) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Alexei Anishchuk AMMAN/LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain before an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Lebanon, Human Rights, Islam, Armed Forces
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Britain moves on tax dodges ahead of G8 summit
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain turned up the pressure on other rich economies to clamp down on secretive money flows at a summit next week by pressing its overseas tax havens into a transparency deal and announcing new disclosure rules for British firms....Tags: International Organizations, United Kingdom, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, G8
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Russia: U.S. claims of Syrian chemical arms use unconvincing
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Information that the United States has given Russia about suspected use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces "does not look convincing", President Vladimir Putin's senior foreign policy adviser said on...Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Republic of Ireland, U.S. Military, Vladimir Putin, Moscow (Russia)
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