Different contractors have been hired for different parts of the airport. They’ve all been fired after their job was done. This lead observers to believe that it was a strategy to make sure nobody had the full scope of the project.
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The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday signed off on a sweeping, first-of-its-kind treaty to regulate the international arms trade, brushing aside worries from U.S. gun rights advocates that the pact could lead to a national firearms registry and disrupt the American gun market.
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The head of the agency in Russia, Sergei Nikitin, told The New York Times by telephone from Moscow Kremlin officials arrived at the agency’s office unexpectedly. They demanded a list of documents that were already on file with the government.
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Today is the first ever “International Day of Happiness”, as declared by the United Nations. The aim of the day is to acknowledge the importance of happiness as a universal objective, as the UN put it:. “The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal”. According to their report, all 193 of their members voted in favour of the day.
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“This year we hope to cover North Africa and South America,” one of Femen’s leaders, Anna Gutsol, said. (I can appreciate a nice pair of breasts as much as the next guy, but these random protests are becoming insane!)
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The Institute of International Finance, Inc. (IIF) is the world’s only global association of financial institutions.
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New report details the murky channels of rendition after 9/11, and the many countries who had their hand in it
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Anglo Irish bank went belly up in the financial crisis. Instead of the major EU banks taking a loss from this bankruptcy the Irish people are now force to pay 3 billion dollars to them annually for a long time to come.
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French and African leaders have called on other world powers to provide funding and logistical support in the battle for Mali.
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The Netherlands is keen to see the speedy establishment of a European training mission for Malian government soldiers, foreign minister Frans Timmermans said in a briefing to parliament.
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