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Church of England approves women bishops in historic vote
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» The Church of England overcame bitter divisions Monday to vote in favour of allowing female bishops for the first time in its nearly 500-year history.
Asian-led consortiums win Australian casino bids
AFP, Published on 27/05/2014
» A Hong Kong billionaire and a Chinese-Australian investment consortium won bids Tuesday to build multi-billion-dollar mega-casinos in Queensland after other contenders were ruled out by the state government.
EU ministers tweak bank closure plans
AFP, Published on 12/03/2014
» EU finance ministers agreed changes Tuesday to their scheme for closing down failing banks, aiming to strike a compromise deal with the European Parliament which bluntly opposed their original plans.
Geo-engineering no Holy Grail - study
AFP, Published on 26/02/2014
» Far from offering a simple fix, sci-fi solutions to global warming may in fact make the problem worse, a probe of "geo-engineering" options said on Tuesday.
Panama Canal upgrade remains at standstill amid $1.6 bn cash gap
AFP, Published on 09/02/2014
» Work on expanding the Panama Canal is unlikely to resume Saturday as local officials face negotiations with foreign builders after the project was halted in a dispute over cost overruns.
Obama's State of the Union challenges Congress on inequality
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» President Barack Obama vowed to reverse a tide of economic inequality threatening the American dream, seeking to outflank Republicans and revive a second term blighted by self-inflicted wounds and partisan warfare.
Mediators meet Machar in S. Sudan as fighting rages
AFP, Published on 12/01/2014
» Mediators pushed for a ceasefire in South Sudan as fighting raged Sunday for the last rebel-held town and the full extent of the destruction wrought began to emerge.
Israel security key in talks on peace, Iran: Kerry
AFP, Published on 05/12/2013
» US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Thursday that Israel's security is a top priority for Washington, both in nuclear talks with Iran and peace talks with the Palestinians.
Vast Antarctic sanctuary plans fail
AFP, Published on 01/11/2013
» Plans to create two vast ocean sanctuaries in Antarctica to protect the pristine wilderness failed Friday for a third time, with Russia and China blocking the bids, delegates at multi-nation talks said.
NSA spying 'virtually unchecked'
AFP, Published on 26/10/2013
» Revelations of America's industrial-scale surveillance have painted an alarming picture of the National Security Agency as a spy service operating virtually without limits since the 9/11 attacks, experts say.