Mar 13, 2015

UK to join China-backed Asian development bank

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it will seek to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a new regional body backed by China that has raised concerns in the United States about governance standards.



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UK to join China-backed Asian development bank

Obama: no excuse for criminal acts in Ferguson, Missouri

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday there was no excuse for criminal acts at public protests against racially biased law enforcement practices in Ferguson, Missouri.



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Obama: no excuse for criminal acts in Ferguson, Missouri

List of trains/flights affected due to bad weather

The national capital witnessed pleasant on Friday morning. On Thursday the maximum temperature was recorded at 28 degree celsius, normal for this time of the year, while the minimum settled at two notches below the season’s average at 12.5 degree. - Source      



List of trains/flights affected due to bad weather

Venezuela's Maduro says may go to U.S. to challenge Obama

CARACAS (Reuters) – Ridiculing the U.S. qualification of Venezuela as a security threat, President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday he may travel to Washington to challenge American counterpart Barack Obama.



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Venezuela's Maduro says may go to U.S. to challenge Obama

U.S. Army helicopter crash off Florida kills 11; most bodies recovered

(Reuters) – Search teams found the wreckage of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed off Florida’s Gulf Coast and have recovered the bodies of most of the seven Marines and four soldiers on board, authorities and local media said on Thursday.



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U.S. Army helicopter crash off Florida kills 11; most bodies recovered

Obama Discusses Ferguson With Kimmel

President Obama on Thursday said that the people who shot at police officers in Ferguson, Mo., this week are “criminals” and should be arrested, but added that their actions should not detract from the civil rights issues that have been raised.


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Obama Discusses Ferguson With Kimmel

Review: ‘Like Sunday, Like Rain,’ a Sentimental Intersection of Two Lives

In Frank Whaley’s film, a young New Yorker (Leighton Meester) ends up as an unlikely companion to a 13-year-old prodigy.


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Review: ‘Like Sunday, Like Rain,’ a Sentimental Intersection of Two Lives

China envoy urges Japan to stick to apology script - China Daily

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will question Japan’s commitment to peace if it adopts an ambiguous or defiant stance regarding its wartime actions, Beijing’s ambassador to Tokyo told the English-language China Daily newspaper in an interview published on Friday.



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China envoy urges Japan to stick to apology script - China Daily

Review: ‘The Lovers’ Portrays Romances Intertwined Across Time

In this film from Roland Joffé, the fortunes of two rings in 1778 India have a ripple effect on a diving mission hundreds of years later.


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Review: ‘The Lovers’ Portrays Romances Intertwined Across Time

Genetics study seeks South Asian health clues in East London

LONDON (Reuters) – Pakistani and Bangladeshi people in London’s least healthy boroughs are being asked to provide spit samples and health records to researchers hoping to find genetic clues to why they are disproportionately affected by certain diseases.



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Genetics study seeks South Asian health clues in East London

Review: ‘Walter’ Is Obsessed With Fate

An obsessive-compulsive in his early 20s believes himself to be a son of God, required to decide the final destination — heaven or hell — of every individual he sees.


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Review: ‘Walter’ Is Obsessed With Fate

Rosberg heads Hamilton in practice

Nico Rosberg narrowly beats team-mate Lewis Hamilton to fastest time as Mercedes dominated first practice in Australia. - Source      



Rosberg heads Hamilton in practice

Review: ‘The Wrecking Crew’ Hails the Music Behind the Faces

This sentimental documentary revolves around a cabal of versatile Los Angeles session musicians fluent in rock, soul, country and getting out of the way.


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Review: ‘The Wrecking Crew’ Hails the Music Behind the Faces