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China says Obama win offers opportunity to mend ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s official media said on Thursday that ties with the United States were uneven in President Barack Obama’s first term and mutual trust was “whittled down”, but his re-election offered an opportunity to put the relationship back…
Romney trails in states with home ties
President James K. Polk holds a distinction among those who have sought the nation’s top job — he’s the only major candidate to win the White House despite losing the vote in the state where he was born and the…
Australia to target economic ties with Asia
Pacific nation’s plan aims to maximise links with China and other Asian economies while balancing US defence ties.
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Obama pressures Romney to break his Mourdock ties
CINCINNATI (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to shore up support among women, intensified his pressure Thursday on Mitt Romney to break any ties with a Republican Senate candidate who said that if a woman becomes pregnant from rape it…
Syria bans Turkish flights as ties plummet
Damascus bans civilian flights over its air space claiming retaliation to Ankara’s interception of a Syrian airliner.
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UK to renew Gujarat ties
Britain is to renew ties with Narendra Modi, chief minister of India’s business-friendly state, a decade after 2,000 Muslims were killed in riots
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Tiger match loss ties up Ryder Cup at 2-2
The Ryder Cup is tied 2-2 after the opening matches.
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Obama seeks to recast ties with Arab world
The president mixed tough words about Iran’s nuclear programme with an appeal for governments in the Middle East to stand up to extremists
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BAE threat to merger on risk to US ties
Defence contractor fears EADS deal could water down special relationship with Pentagon, which allows it to work on US national security projects
Full Story: Financial Times – UK Homepage
Tiger rolls, ties for first at Tour Championship
Tiger Woods kept the ball in play at East Lake and chipped in for one of his six birdies on his way to a 4-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with Justin Rose on Thursday at…
Islands dispute hits China-Japan trade ties
Major firms temporarily shut factories and offices n response to attacks on Japanese shops and diplomatic posts.
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No. 3,283: Jeter ties Mays for 10th on hits list
Despite being hobbled by an injured left ankle, Derek Jeter pulled even with Willie Mays on baseball’s all-time hits list — and cracked the top 10 — with a seventh-inning single Thursday night against the Red Sox.
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Syrian civil war shakes Damascus-Beirut ties
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian civil war has spilled over into Lebanon, bringing with it sectarian street clashes, mob violence and general government paralysis in Beirut.
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Syrian rebels’ million-dollar tribal ties
Every time I talk to a group of Syrians, I learn another layer of the complex construct that weaves Syrian society together and complicates any analysis of the conflict.
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Standard Chartered sued in U.S. over Iran ties to Lebanon bombing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The estates of the victims of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut sued Standard Chartered seeking compensation over the bank’s concealment of Iran-linked transactions.
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Study ties heat waves to climate change
The 2010 heat wave in Russia, last year’s Texas drought, and the 2003 heat wave in Europe are all examples of extreme weather caused by climate change, according to a new study.
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Phelps finishes 2nd, ties medal record
Michael Phelps has won a record-tying 18th Olympic medal, taking silver in the 200-meter butterfly.
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Romney hailing US-Polish ties in visit to Warsaw
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Mitt Romney is stressing the United States’ long ties with Poland as he caps a weeklong foreign tour designed to prove his leadership on world affairs and highlight his differences with President Barack Obama.
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Romney to vow closer Israel ties
US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues his foreign tour with a visit to Israel, after a controversy-hit visit to London.
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Romney builds ties in Israel, woos voters at home
JERUSALEM (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will confront some of the world’s most difficult peace and security challenges on Sunday as he looks to demonstrate to Jewish and evangelical voters back home that he’s a better friend to…