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EU blames Canada for slow progress on trade deal
Trade spokesman said EU has shown ‘pragmatism and flexibility,’ waiting for Canada to do the same
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Harper touts progress on Syria, says Putin made concessions
The G8 communique includes a lengthy statement on Syria including a call for both sides in the civil war to hold peace talks in Geneva on establishing ‘a transitional governing body with full executive powers, formed by mutual consent’
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Brazilian President backs massive protests, says demands are legitimate
The wave of protests began over a hike in bus prices, but it was also fed by images of Sao Paulo police beating demonstrators and firing rubber bullets during a march last week
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U.S. to begin peace meetings with Taliban in Doha
Senior Obama administration officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record, described the Taliban’s move to open a political office Tuesday in Doha as a stepping stone to full Taliban renouncement of al-Qaeda
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Northern Ireland leaders to G8: Sending arms to Syria bad idea
Northern Ireland has been held up during the G8 as an example to countries like Syria as to how a civil war can be resolved peacefully
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7-Eleven owners, managers charged in U.S. $180-million immigration jobs scam
Federal authorities seized 14 7-Eleven stores on Long Island, N.Y., and in Virginia, arresting nine owners and managers, and seized property, including five homes
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U.S. releases list of Guantanamo prisoners deemed too dangerous to free
Those on the list are prisoners who have been held without charge under the Authorized Use of Military Force act passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush in 2001
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98-year-old man indicted in Hungary for Nazi-era war crimes once a Montreal art dealer
Tuesday’s indictment by the Budapest Investigative Prosecutors’ Office says Laszlo Csatary was the chief of an internment camp for Jews in Kosice — a Slovak city then part of Hungary — in 1944, and that he beat them with his bare hands and a dog whip
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Karzai says Afghan forces have now taken lead for security
In another key announcement, President Hamid Karzai said he will soon send representatives to the Gulf state of Qatar to discuss peace with the Taliban
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Four score and 70 years later, Americans are still living the Battle of Gettysburg
In a nation still scarred by the Civil War and riven with an ongoing civil-rights struggle, the words and lessons of Gettysburg are part of daily life
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