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General : Malaysia Remains Asean's Leading Exporter To US

Source country bernama Friday, February 10, 2012 4:44:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] United States[4];

Entities: Abd el-Aziz[1]; Mustafa Abd[1];

Quotes in this article

Mustafa Abd added: "Malaysian aerospace companies are already supplying all kinds of complex designs and services to the US aerospace industry,"

Mustafa Abd added: "By locating to Malaysia, Simmons could even set up a plant there and export processed food products out of Malaysia,"

NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia remained Asean's leading exporter to the United States despite exports dipping 0.25 per cent to US$23.694 billion between January and November last year....

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Homs fears big push by Syrian tanks on stronghold

Source country trust Friday, February 10, 2012 4:41:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] United States[2];

Entities: Hafez al-Assad[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Alexandr Lukashévich[1]; Khaled Yacoub Oweis[1]; Muammar Gaddafi[1]; Bashar Assad[1]; Michael Roddy[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Security Council; UN Bodies; Conflict; EU Russia; EU - Latin America; Humanitarian aid;

10 Feb 2012 03:10 Source: reuters // Reuters * Homs residents, fighters gear for onslaught * U.N. condemns "appalling brutality" of attack * Makeshift hospitals overflowing with wounded By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Tanks amassed outside opposition neighbourhoods in Homs on.......

Bishops Planned Battle on Birth Control Coverage Rule

Source country IHT Friday, February 10, 2012 4:41:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] United States[1];

Entities: Timothy Broglio[1];

Other categories: Public Health (general);

Roman Catholic bishops began mobilizing months ago for a major campaign against a requirement that religious-affiliated institutions cover birth control in their insurance plans....

World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Plotters Are Sentenced

Source country IHT Friday, February 10, 2012 4:41:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] United States[2];

Other categories: Conflict; EU-USA; Terrorist Attack;

Nine Islamic militants who pleaded guilty to planning terrorist attacks on a wide variety of targets, including the London Stock Exchange, were sentenced to lengthy jail terms on Thursday....

DealBook: S.E.C. Reaches Settlement in Bear Stearns Fraud Case

Source country IHT Friday, February 10, 2012 4:41:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] United States[1];

Entities: Mary Jo White[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis; Fight against Fraud; Consumers; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Monetary Issues EU;

Quotes in this article

Mary Jo White said: “We must distinguish what is criminal from what is reckless behavior and bad business decisions and not bow to the frenzy,”

The deal with two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers averts a second trial over charges that they had misled investors....

外相、自動車輸入枠を否定ＴＰＰ日米事前協議で

Source country nikkei Friday, February 10, 2012 4:40:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] 米国[1];

Entities: Yoshihiko Noda[1];

衆院予算委員会は10日午前、野田佳彦首相と全閣僚が出席して基本的質疑を続けた。玄葉光一郎外相は環太平洋経済連携協定（ＴＰＰ）の交渉参加に向けて米自動車業界が求めている輸入枠の設定を否定した。「車で数値目標はあり得ない」と明言した。日米両政府の事前協議については「重要品目に配慮しながら全品目を交渉のテーブルに乗せる。勝ち取るべきものを勝ち取る」と強調した。協議では米側が市場開放を要求する自動車、農業、保険の分野が焦点。日本は今春に予定する首相の訪米までに米国との合意を目指す。小宮山洋子厚生労働相は最新の人口統計などを踏まえた新年金制度の新たな試算のとりまとめにかかる期間を「１～２カ月.......

ギリシャ不安後退…２か月ぶりユーロ高水準

Source country yomiuri Friday, February 10, 2012 4:40:00 AM CET [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] 米国[1];

１０日の東京外国為替市場は、ギリシャの債務不履行（デフォルト）への懸念が後退したことから、ユーロが買い戻され、円相場は約２か月ぶりの円安・ユーロ高水準をつけた。午前１１時現在、前日（午後５時）比４２銭円安・ユーロ高の１ユーロ＝１０２円９８銭〜１０３円ちょうどで取引されている。ギリシャ支援の動きが進むとの見方から、ユーロ買いの動きが広がった。米国の雇用指標が改善したことなどから、円は対ドルでは、午前１１時現在、前日（午後５時）比３４銭円安・ドル高の１ドル＝７７円５６〜５７銭で取引されている。市場では「欧州の債務問題が解決に向かえば、円は売られやすくなる」（大手銀行ディーラー）との見方も出.......

US-Regierung genehmigt Bau zweier neuer Atomreaktoren

Source country tagesschau Friday, February 10, 2012 4:39:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] USA[6]; Vereinigten Staaten[2];

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Miles Island[1]; Gregory Jaczko[1];

Other categories: Natural Disasters; Terrorist Attack;

Erstmals seit mehr als 30 Jahren erlaubt die US-Regierung den Bau neuer Atomreaktoren. Die Firma Southern Company erhalte Lizenzen, ein bestehendes Kernkraftwerk zu erweitern, teilte die Regulierungsbehörde NRC mit. Ihr Chef stimmte allerdings aus Sicherheitsbedenken dagegen....

Стражи порядка и огнеборцы Рио-де-Жанейро объявили забастовку

Source country rg Friday, February 10, 2012 4:38:00 AM CET [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] США[1];

Полиция и пожарные Рио-де-Жанейро объявили забастовку накануне всемирно известного карнавала. Забастовщики требуют немедленно повысить заработную плату, так чтобы рядовой постовой получал не меньше 3,5 тысяч реалов (около 2,1 тысяч долларов). С 19 по 21 февраля ночи напролет на знаменитом самбодроме.......

Бразильская Petrobras в 2011 г сократила чистую прибыль на 5%

Source country rian Friday, February 10, 2012 4:37:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] США[1];

Бразильский нефтегазовый гигант Petrobras в 2011 году сократил чистую прибыль на 5 процентов по сравнению с предыдущим годом, до 19,3 миллиарда долларов (33,31 миллиарда бразильских реалов), сообщила компания....

Obama a-t-il gagné le Super Bowl?

Source country cyberpresse Friday, February 10, 2012 4:37:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] États-Unis[1];

Entities: Eli Manning[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Rick Santorum[1]; Clint Eastwood[2];

Quelque 110 millions d'Américains ont vu les Giants de New York triompher dimanche lors du Super......

Michelle Obama affronte Jimmy Fallon pour vaincre l'obésité

Source country cyberpresse Friday, February 10, 2012 4:37:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] États-Unis[1];

Entities: Jimmy Fallon[2]; Michelle Obama[2];

La Première dame des États-Unis Michelle Obama s'est livrée mardi à une course en sac dans la......

Nouveaux réacteurs nucléaires aux É.-U., une première en 25 ans

Source country cyberpresse Friday, February 10, 2012 4:37:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] États-Unis[1];

Entities: George W Bush[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Mile Island[1]; Gregory Jaczko[1];

Other categories: Manmade Disasters;

Les autorités fédérales américaines ont autorisé jeudi pour la première fois depuis 1978 la......

US lawmakers raise issue of ‘Baloch self-determination’

Source country dawn Friday, February 10, 2012 4:34:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] United States[1];

Entities: Ralph Peters[1]; Christine Fair[1]; Dera Bugti[1]; Dana Rohrabacher[1]; Ali Dayan Hasan[1]; Osama bin Laden[2]; Pervez Musharraf[2];

Other categories: Conflict; Society;

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Dana Rohrabacher said: “They sheltered the man who master-minded the slaughter of 3,000 Americans. Those who still believe Pakistan is a friend, they need to wake up,”

Ali Dayan Hasan pointed out: “beyond the killings’ simple unlawfulness, the militant groups that are responsible demonstrate disturbing willingness to make the education of the province’s children a pawn of their armed agenda”

WASHINGTON, Feb 9: Guilt and shame were the two dominant feelings that overwhelmed many Pakistanis at a US congressional hearing on Wednesday as witnesses detailed human rights abuses in Balochistan....

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MANILA: Amid chaos, Thais need unity more than ever

Source country asianewsnet Friday, February 10, 2012 4:33:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] United States[1];

Entities: Ali Khamenei[1]; Leon Panetta[1]; Prayuth Chan-ocha[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; Terrorist Attack; Conflict; Financial Crisis; Public Health (general);

A theatre of farce is being played out for all to see. The ruling Pheu Thai Party yesterday presented a proposal to Parliament to create a new Constitution Drafting Assembly. The assembly would comprise 99 people and have 180 days to draw up a new constitution....

Wizy do USA zostaną zniesione jeszcze w pierwszej połowie 2012 roku?

Source country interia Friday, February 10, 2012 4:33:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] USA[4];

Entities: Visa Waiver Program[1];

Sytuacja na Bliskim Wschodzie i perspektywa włączenie Polski do amerykańskiego programu o ruchu bezwizowym - to niektóre tematy spotkania szefa polskiej dyplomacji Radosława Sikorskiego z dyrektorem wykonawczym American Jewish Committee Davidem Harrisem....

Ścigał zbrodnie reżimu Franco. Czy dlatego go skazano?

Source country interia Friday, February 10, 2012 4:33:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] USA[1];

Entities: Francisco Caamaño[1]; Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón[1]; Augusto Pinochet[2]; Baltasar Garzon[2];

Światowe media, komentując wyrok na sędziego Baltasara Garzona, wobec którego hiszpański Sąd Najwyższy orzekł zakaz wykonywania zawodu "z powodu przekroczenia uprawnień" w sprawie kryminalnej, wiążą go z jego próbą ścigania zbrodni frankizmu....

Homs fears big push by Syrian tanks on stronghold

Source country reuters Friday, February 10, 2012 4:33:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] United States[2];

Entities: Hafez al-Assad[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Alexandr Lukashévich[1]; Muammar Gaddafi[1]; Bashar Assad[1]; Michael Roddy[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Security Council; UN Bodies; Conflict; EU Russia; EU - Latin America; Humanitarian aid;

AMMAN (Reuters) - Tanks amassed outside opposition neighborhoods in Homs on Friday as Alawite-led forces bombarded the Syrian city for the fifth day and residents expected a major push to subdue the centre of revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule....

Хлеб оказался самым опасным продуктом для сердца

Source country podrobnosti Friday, February 10, 2012 4:32:00 AM CET [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] США[2];

Хлеб возглавил список продуктов, наиболее опасных для здоровья сердца. Врагами сердца названы также колбасы, пицца, макаронные и хлебобулочные изделия, пища быстрого приготовления, сыры, картофельные чипсы, попкорн, некоторые мясные изделия....

USA: Nová politika Pentagónu priblíži ženy - vojačky bojom s nepriateľom

Source country tasr Friday, February 10, 2012 4:31:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] USA[2];

Entities: George Little[1]; Leon Panetta[1];

Washington 10. februára (TASR) - Americká armáda oznámila novú politiku, ktorá rozšíri pracovné príležitosti pre ženy a priblíži ich bojovým pozíciám. Ženám však aj naďalej bude zakázané slúžiť v pechote, obrnených jednotkách a špeciálnych operáciách, čo sú najnebezpečnejšie posty zamerané na boj s nepriateľom....

:Tomorrow’s Pax Pacifica

Source country watchingamerica Friday, February 10, 2012 4:31:00 AM CET

Trigger words: [USA] United States[1];

The Straits Times , Singapore Tomorrow’s Pax Pacifica Although the relationship between China and the United States is critical to Asia's future, this does not mean that the region will become a Sino-American duopoly....

El Ejército mexicano libera a 73 inmigrantes raptados por los Zetas

Source country elpais Friday, February 10, 2012 4:29:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] Estados Unidos[1];

Entities: Los Zetas[1]; Nuevo León[1];

Other categories: Drugs; EU-USA;

Entre los rescatados había 18 menores de edad. Los cárteles raptan a quienes intentan llegar a EE UU para obligarlos a trabajar en su beneficio...

Obama grants 10 states waivers on federal education law

Source country china Friday, February 10, 2012 4:27:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] United States[1];

Entities: Barack Obama[2]; Zhang Jun[1];

Quotes in this article

Barack Obama said: "Today, I am pleased to announce that we are giving 10 states .. . the green light to continue making the reforms that are best for them,"

Barack Obama said: "The goals of No Child Left Behind were the right ones. Standards and accountability -- those are the right goals," "We've got to do it in a way that doesn't force teachers to teach to the test, or encourage schools to lower their standards to avoid being labeled as failures"

U.S. President Barack Obama greets guests after delivering remarks about providing states flexibility under No Child Left Behind in exchange for reform in the East Room of the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Feb. 9, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- U....

Caen 36,2% ganancias de mexicana América Móvil en cuarto trimestre de 2011

Source country hoy Friday, February 10, 2012 4:27:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] Estados Unidos[2];

Entities: Carlos Slim[2];

MÉXICO. Las utilidades netas del gigante de la telefonía América Móvil, propiedad del magnate mexicano Carlos Slim, cayeron 36,2% durante el cuarto trimestre de 2011, informó este jueves la compañía. "La utilidad neta bajó a 16 000 millones de pesos ($1 271 millones)", informó en un comunicado la.......

Los drones reaparecen en Pakistán para atacar a Al-Qaida

Source country DiarioVasco Friday, February 10, 2012 4:26:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] Estados Unidos[2];

Entities: Ilyas Kashmiri[1]; Osama bin Laden[6];

Los aviones no tripulados de EE UU matan a 15 personas, entre ellas un supuesto líder de los islamistas en la región...

Holguín: Interesaría a Cuba asistir a Cumbre de las Américas

Source country elnuevoherald Friday, February 10, 2012 4:25:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] Estados Unidos[1];

Entities: Hugo Chavez[1]; Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla[1]; María Angela[1]; Rafael Correa[1]; Maria Angela Holguin[1]; Nuestra América[1]; Raul Castro[1];

Quotes in this article

Maria Angela Holguin explicó: "Me reuní (en La Habana) en las horas de la mañana (del miércoles) con el canciller Bruno Rodríguez y en las horas de la tarde con el presidente Raúl Castro... ellos manifiestan obviamente que estarían interesados en estar en la Cumbre de las Américas"

La canciller colombiana afirmó el jueves que Cuba estaría interesada en asistir a la próxima Cumbre de las Américas que se realizará en abril en el puerto caribeño de Cartagena de Indias....

Demanda reta nuevas reglas de correo para presos en Guantánamo

Source country elnuevoherald Friday, February 10, 2012 4:25:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [USA] Estados Unidos[2];

Entities: Ammar al-Baluchi[1];

Other categories: Security;

Un abogado de un prisionero en Guantánamo acusado por los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre del 2001 presentó una demanda contra el comandante de la prisión, en la que argumenta que una nueva regla que somete el correo legal a una inspección de seguridad es inconstitucional y equivale a espionaje ilegal contra un ciudadano estadounidense....

Abusers used school in impoverished area as stalking grounds

Source country usaToday Friday, February 10, 2012 4:24:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [USA] USA[1];

Entities: Sandi Gibbons[1]; Mark Berndt[1]; Steve Cooley[1]; Jerry Sandusky[1]; Jeffrey Dahmer[1]; Antonio Perez[1]; John Deasy[1]; Brent Jones[1];

The Miramonte story echoes previous cases of sexual abuse: vulnerable children, plied with attention and groomed to trust adult predators....

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