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WTO: Global trade will slow down in 2012
Cross-border trading will slow down this year as global economies deal with a rash of aftershocks from the European debt crisis, natural disasters in Japan and Thailand, fluctuating exchange rates, the Arab Spring protests and more, the WTO said Thursday....
Tags: Politics, Arab Spring, European Union, International Organizations, Petroleum Industry
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Italy can't afford to host Olympics, won't bid
World NowHosting the Olympics in 2020 is a luxury that Italy simply cannot afford in a times of economic uncertainty, Prime Minister Mario Monti announced Tuesday, a day before bids were to be formally tendered to the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne,... -
Dempsey: Egyptians now see harm caused by charging Americans
World NowThe top U.S. military officer told a Senate committee Tuesday that Egyptian leaders may have underestimated how much harm their prosecution of American democracy-building workers could cause to long-standing ties with Washington.... -
Rirkrit Tiravanija comes to town for 'Murder and Mayhem'
Culture MonsterHe has wallpapered the downstairs space with images from his ongoing series of demonstration drawings (based on newspaper images of protests across the world) and carpeted the floors in orange (what gallery owner Brian Butler calls “a Buddhist... -
Art review: Gardar Eide Einarsson at Honor Fraser
Culture MonsterAt least since the French Revolution, the barricade has been a symbol of last-ditch resistance to oppressive, authoritarian forces, a visual and physical act of sheer negation. Gardar Eide Einarsson is no stranger to the trappings of government... -
EGYPT: U.S. Embassy to begin voluntary evacuation flights Monday
Babylon & BeyondThe U.S. Embassy in Cairo plans to begin flying Americans out of Egypt on chartered planes Monday, according to a Sunday statement. The announcement came hours after the embassy advised Americans in Egypt to consider leaving as soon as possible....... -
Thai troops, protesters clash in Bangkok
Thai troops in full combat gear cracked down against anti-government protesters early today, using gunfire and tear gas to disperse a crowd blocking Bangkok's busiest intersection. The demonstrators, wearing red shirts, returned fire with their own...Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), National or Ethnic Minorities, Crimes, Politics, Riots
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Thailand Elects First Female Prime Minister
ReutersTHAILAND (REUTERS) - Thailand's opposition won a landslide election victory on Sunday, led by the sister of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a triumph for red-shirt protesters who clashed with the army last year. Exit polls showed...Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), Wages and Pensions, Politics, Disasters, Abhisit Vejjajiva
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World watch
CanadaIn a time-honored scam, a group of well-dressed thieves in Vancouver is using ketchup and mustard to rob unsuspecting tourists. The thief surreptitiously slops some of the condiments on the victim's jacket, alerts him or her to the mess and offers...Tags: Crimes, Bangkok (Thailand), Kuwait, Murder, Theft
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Residents from Red Bud, Illinois are stranded in Thailand because of protests.
About a dozen residents from Red Bud, Illinois are trying to get home tonight. After being stranded in Bangkok, Thailand. anti-government protesters, Demanding Thailand's Prime Minister step down, have shut down the airports. More than 300,000 passengers...Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), Thailand, Demonstration, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Valley Family Manages To Get Home During Protests In Thailand
December 3rd, 2008 By Jamie McGriff, WHNT NewsChannel 19 Reporter: E-mail: jamie.mcgriff@whnt.com Joe Oliver is glad to be back in the Rocket City. Tension in Thailand escalated so much that protesters took control of the major airports while he was...Tags: Thailand, Demonstration, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Bangkok's dangers
Julian Austin Tovar, of Newport Beach, traveled to Thailand as part of a team of Westerners planning to make a documentary on Paw Lu Lu, a Burmese exile who was co-nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.
On May 20, when Tovar and company arrived at...Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), Thailand, Riots, Documentary (genre), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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