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Dutch start orange countdown to Royal handover
ReutersBy Thomas Escritt and Sara Webb AMSTERDAM, April 29 (Reuters) - Queen Beatrix will pass the crown to her eldest son Willem-Alexander on Tuesday, making him the first King of the Netherlands in over 120 years and the Dutch are getting ready for a party....Tags: Consumer Confidence, Mark Rutte, Charles, Prince of Wales, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Politics
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The starkly new face of the Netherlands' monarchy
AMSTERDAM — Even by the unconventional standards of the Dutch, their new king is going to be a bit of a novelty. He has a license to fly commercial airliners. He's married to a South American, a lively Argentine who's more popular than he is. He...
Tags: Parliament, Elections, Netherlands, Charles, Prince of Wales, Government
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Japan hopes Russia summit can bring momentum on island dispute
Reuters* Japanese PM Abe to meet Putin, with business leaders in tow * Territorial dispute has clouded ties since World War Two * Japan seeks proposal for gas pipeline participation By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, China, Moscow (Russia), Japan
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Bundesbank takes aim at ECB bond-buying via German court
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - The Bundesbank has sharply criticized the European Central Bank's plan to buy the bonds of highly indebted states in a report to Germany's top court but EU officials said the program was outside the court's remit. The German central...Tags: Mario Draghi, Germany, Berlin (Germany), Foreign Exchange Market, Economy, Business and Finance
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Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton and the glass ceiling
Margaret Thatcher was a historic, transformational figure who did many amazing and contradictory things in her life. She was a free market authoritarian who metaphorically bashed her opponents with her famous handbag until they submitted to her will. In...Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Feminism, London Fashion Week, United Kingdom
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Options industry targets tax proposal seen as undermining market
ReutersLAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The options industry is making efforts to defeat a proposal that would tax most financial derivatives on a "mark-to-market" basis by valuing positions based on their fair value. The Securities Markets Coalition, composed of all...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Stock Options, International Securities Exchange Incorporated, Government, Politics
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LIVE: George W. Bush, misty-eyed, reaffirms faith in U.S. at library dedication
DALLAS -- Wiping away a tear, former President George W. Bush on Thursday dedicated the library, museum and policy center that bear his name. “Oh, happy day,” Bush told the crowd of about 8,000 in the bright Texas sunshine at the...Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Food Industry, Museums, Ehud Olmert
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Commonwealth urged to drop Sri Lanka venue amid rights accusations
ReutersCOLOMBO, April 25 (Reuters) - A leading human rights group urged the Commonwealth on Thursday to shift the venue of its November summit from Sri Lanka because of Colombo's failure to address accusations of rights violations in the final stages of the...Tags: Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary dies during Cambodia trial
Ieng Sary, who co-founded Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge movement in 1970s, was its public face abroad and decades later became one of its few leaders to be put on trial for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people, died Thursday morning. He was 87....
Tags: Cambodia, Heart Problems, Government, Trials, Revolutions
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Catholic church has new pope; white smoke rises
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals elected a new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics on Wednesday, overcoming deep divisions to select the 266th pontiff in a remarkably fast conclave. Tens of thousands of people who braved cold rain to watch...
Tags: Papal Conclave (2013), Marc Ouellet, Religion and Belief, John Paul II, Elections
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The Week in Pictures | March 4 – 10, 2013
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Pictures in the News | March 8, 2013
FrameworkFriday's Pictures in the News begins in India, where the All India Peace and Solidarity Organization members launch sky lanterns during International Women's Day in Hyderabad. The celebration wasn't so peaceful over in the Philippines, where protesters...
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