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• US, Japanese Stocks Soar in 2013
• Rising Real Estate Prices Remake New York’s Chinatown
• Most Americans Oppose War in Afghanistan
• US Moves to Allow More Drone Use
• Some Current, Former Smokers Should Get Annual Lung Scans
• Egyptian Security Forces Arrest Brotherhood Leader’s Son
• Burma Releases More Political Prisoners
• Slovakia to Take in Three More Guantanamo Detainees
• Across the Globe, New Laws Taking Effect as 2014 Dawns
• Thousands Block CAR Flights in Plea for Help
• US, Japanese Stocks Soar in 2013
• DRC Says Over 100 Killed in Monday Attacks
• New Year’s Celebrations Ringing in 2014
• South Sudan Government, Rebels to Talks: Fighting Continues
• US Power Consumption Drops to 2001 Level
• East Asia Celebrates the New Year
• Schumacher ‘Slightly Better’ after Second Operation
• S. Sudan Negotiators Arrive in Ethiopia
• Death Toll Rises in Russia Blasts
• Iran Cites Progress in Talks to Implement Nuclear Deal

US, Japanese Stocks Soar in 2013 Posted: 31 Dec 2013 12:45 PM PST U. S. and Japanese stock markets posted strong gains in 2013 as investors were encouraged by central bank efforts to make it easier to buy homes, equipment and other goods by pushing down interest rates and promising to keep them there for a while. Japan’s Nikkei was up 57 percent in 2013, the best performance […]

Rising Real Estate Prices Remake New York’s Chinatown Posted: 31 Dec 2013 12:44 PM PST NEW YORK — New York’s soaring real estate prices have had a dramatic impact on scores of neighborhoods, including the city’s famed Chinatown. The area in lower Manhattan has long been a critical base for Chinese immigrants and their families, making it one of the largest concentrations of ethnic Chinese in the West.   But now […]

Most Americans Oppose War in Afghanistan Posted: 31 Dec 2013 12:43 PM PST A new poll shows that the war in Afghanistan is even more unpopular among Americans than the war in Vietnam was more than 40 years ago. The survey by CNN television and ORC International says just 17 percent of the American public support the Afghan war, while 82 percent oppose it. This is drastically lower […]

US Moves to Allow More Drone Use Posted: 31 Dec 2013 12:43 PM PST The U.S. government has taken a step toward opening the skies for commercial drone use. Officials on Monday announced six sites where unmanned aircraft can be tested for a variety of purposes, including for use by businesses, researchers and farmers. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration already has approved a limited use of drones in the […]

Some Current, Former Smokers Should Get Annual Lung Scans Posted: 31 Dec 2013 12:43 PM PST CHICAGO — Heavy smokers and former heavy smokers should get annual lung cancer screening tests, according to final guidelines issued on Monday by an influential U.S. panel. The final recommendations, issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, apply to people aged 55 to 80 whose smoking […]

Egyptian Security Forces Arrest Brotherhood Leader’s Son Posted: 31 Dec 2013 12:10 PM PST CAIRO — Egyptian security forces have arrested the son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader on charges of inciting violence, the Interior Ministry said, in the latest move in a crackdown against the group now branded a terrorist organization. Anas Beltagi was arrested on Monday with two others in an apartment in Nasr City, the same […]

Burma Releases More Political Prisoners Posted: 31 Dec 2013 12:09 PM PST BANGKOK — Freed dissidents began emerging from Burmese jails Tuesday, the last day for the government to fulfill a promise to release all political prisoners by year’s end. At least 12 political prisoners have been released so far. President Thein Sein vowed to release all remaining political prisoners by the end of the year, but […]

Slovakia to Take in Three More Guantanamo Detainees Posted: 31 Dec 2013 12:08 PM PST New laws are taking effect across the globe on New Year’s Day 2014, with some affecting entire countries and others just the communities that enacted them. Latvia is becoming the 18th nation in Europe’s eurozone on Wednesday, as Riga continues to distance itself from its past as a Cold War-era Soviet satellite. Latvians will be […]

Across the Globe, New Laws Taking Effect as 2014 Dawns Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:29 AM PST New laws are taking effect across the globe on New Year’s Day 2014, with some affecting entire countries and others just the communities that enacted them. Latvia is becoming the 18th nation in Europe’s eurozone on Wednesday, as Riga continues to distance itself from its past as a Cold War-era Soviet satellite. Latvians will be […]

Thousands Block CAR Flights in Plea for Help Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:29 AM PST BANGUI — Thousands of people caught up in fighting in Central African Republic blocked the runway of its international airport on Tuesday, demanding more aid and the resignation of the president. Families and other refugees chanted anti-government slogans near a makeshift camp where they have taken shelter since clashes erupted between mostly Muslim Seleka fighters […]

US, Japanese Stocks Soar in 2013 Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:28 AM PST U. S. and Japanese stock markets posted strong gains in 2013 as investors were encouraged by central bank efforts to make it easier to buy homes, equipment and other goods by pushing down interest rates and promising to keep them there for a while. Japan’s Nikkei was up 57 percent in 2013, the best performance […]

DRC Says Over 100 Killed in Monday Attacks Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:27 AM PST The D.R. Congo’s government has more than doubled the death toll from a series of Monday attacks, saying 103 people were killed. The new figures were given by government spokesman Lambert Mende, who said eight security officers were among those killed when rebels launched their attacks. Mende said security forces have captured more than 150 […]

New Year’s Celebrations Ringing in 2014 Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:26 AM PST Fireworks crackled through the night skies in New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong as they started the worldwide celebration of the first moments of 2014. Crowds gathered in public spaces in major cities across the Asia-Pacific region to ring in the new year with music, fireworks and revelry. Fireworks erupted from Auckland’s Sky Tower as […]

South Sudan Government, Rebels to Talks: Fighting Continues Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:26 AM PST Representatives for South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have arrived in Ethiopia for talks on ending deadly civil unrest, but violence continues in a key city in South Sudan. Mr. Kiir and former vice president Machar sent delegates to Addis Ababa on Tuesday to begin negotiations on ending the violence that […]

US Power Consumption Drops to 2001 Level Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:25 AM PST Beginning January 1, U.S. businesses will no longer be allowed to manufacture or import 60 and 40 watt incandescent light bulbs, whose glowing metal filament is notoriously inefficient, using only 5 percent of power for producing light while wasting the rest as heat. Because of tougher regulations adopted in early 2000s, the use of electricity […]

East Asia Celebrates the New Year Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:21 AM PST Fireworks crackled through the night skies in New Zealand and Australia as the two countries started the worldwide celebration of the first moments of 2014. Crowds gathered in public spaces in major cities across the Asia-Pacific region to ring in the new year with music, fireworks and revelry. Fireworks erupted from Auckland’s Sky Tower as […]

Schumacher ‘Slightly Better’ after Second Operation Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:20 AM PST GENOBLE, — French doctors treating Michael Schumacher for brain injuries sustained in a ski fall said the seven-times Formula One world champion was in slightly better condition on Tuesday after an overnight operation, but that he remained fragile. The 44-year-old German is battling for his life after slamming his head against a rock while skiing […]

S. Sudan Negotiators Arrive in Ethiopia Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:16 AM PST Representatives for South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have arrived in Ethiopia for talks on ending deadly civil unrest, but violence continues in a key city in South Sudan. Kiir and former Vice President Machar sent delegates to Addis Ababa on Tuesday to begin negotiations on ending the violence that began […]

Death Toll Rises in Russia Blasts Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:12 AM PST Russian officials say three more people have died as a result of the two suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgograd Sunday and Monday, bringing the death toll to 34 with dozens more injured. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks. Russian authorities have increased security in and around Volgograd in the […]

Iran Cites Progress in Talks to Implement Nuclear Deal Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:12 AM PST A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said Iran and world powers have made “good progress” in talks on how to implement an agreement regarding the country’s nuclear program. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tuesday that “some issues remain” after experts from both sides met in Geneva. He told state media that those issues will be […]

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