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Chicago students excel at National History Day competition
Earlier this year, I told you about Chicago Academy High School sophomores, Le'Asia Williams, Summer Braxton and Hannah Modjeski, who were preparing a performance for the Chicago Metro History Fair. Their skit was based on the Idlewild resort, an...
Tags: Entertainment, History (tv network), Teaching and Learning, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Students
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Asia Private Equity Weekly News, June 17, 2013
ReutersHONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) - News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending June 14. JUNE 14 CERBERUS CAPITAL Management LP publicly questioned the management of Seibu Holdings, hoping to garner support for its...Tags: China, Thomson Corporation, Australia, Taiwan, Leveraged Buyouts
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FEATURE-Thailand's boom: To the northeast, the spoils
ReutersBy Paul Carsten and Pairat Temphairojana UDON THANI, Thailand, June 17(Reuters) - Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in...Tags: Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prices, Environmental Issues, Vietnam, Thailand
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Thailand's boom: To the northeast, the spoils
ReutersUDON THANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in the Thai economy beyond the bright lights of...Tags: Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prices, Environmental Issues, Vietnam, Thailand
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"Yes we can" to "Yes we scan", Obama returns to Berlin
Reuters* Obama to speak at Brandenburg Gate, meet Merkel * German leader to press president on cyber-snooping * After pivot to Asia, Obama focuses on EU trade deal By Noah Barkin BERLIN, June 14 (Reuters) - Cheered like a rockstar when he passed through...Tags: Francois Hollande, John F. Kennedy, George W. Bush, Wars and Interventions, Camp David
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REFILE-Maersk unveils world's biggest ship in weak freight market
Reuters(Adds dropped word "in" in first paragraph) * Naming ceremony held at shipyard in South Korea * First of 20 super-size ships being delivered * CEO hopes cost savings will help return it to profit * Container freight rates hit by overcapacity,...Tags: Denmark, China, Manufacturing and Engineering, Marketing, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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Maersk unveils world's biggest ship in weak freight market
Reuters* Naming ceremony held at shipyard in South Korea * First of 20 super-size ships being delivered * CEO hopes cost savings will help return it to profit * Container freight rates hit by overcapacity, competition By Ole Mikkelsen OKPO, South Korea,...Tags: Denmark, China, Manufacturing and Engineering, Marketing, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares recover after bruising selloff, sentiment still fragile
Reuters* MSCI Asia ex-Japan rises 1.4 pct, Nikkei jumps after sharp sell-off * Markets respond to upbeat US data, but sentiment still fragile ahead of Fed meeting * Dollar stays volatile vs yen as position unwinding continues By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 14...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Rains delay India corn exports, tighten Asia supplies
Reuters* Indian corn exports hit by wetter-than-normal weather * Delays 500,000 T of corn shipments to Southeast Asia * South America may sell more due to India hold ups By Naveen Thukral and Meenakshi Sharma SINGAPORE/MUMBAI, June 14 (Reuters) - Rains...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Brazil, Malaysia, Exports, Singapore
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Malaysia's $30 bln drive reverses oil decline, boosts gas
Reuters* Oil output to rise above 600,000 bpd as Gumusut-Kakap ramps up * Gas production headed for fresh high before 2020 -Wood Mackenzie * Malaysia ranked 4th in added oil, gas reserves in 2012 -Wood Mackenzie By Florence Tan KUALA LUMPUR, June 14...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Southeast Asia, Newfield Exploration Company, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Energy Resources
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Ganges, Nile and Amazon seen suffering more floods from warming
Reuters* Southeast Asia, central Africa, parts of Latin America to get more floods * Danube, now suffering, may flood less - Japanese-led study * Mississippi among few rivers that may have fewer floods By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, June...Tags: Rivers, Global Change, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Natural Disasters
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Analysis: India is Asia's weakest link in QE-driven rout
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - India is emerging Asia's canary in the 'hot money' mine. As financial markets sell off on concerns over rising U.S. rates, what happens in India, an economy with slowing growth and a heavy dependence on foreign money, could well...Tags: ING Group, Money and Monetary Policy, Trade Balance, Exports, Taiwan
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