International tourism rebounding from global economic crisis, UN World Tourism Organisation says
In spite of lingering economic instability because of the global financial crisis, international tourism increased robustly over the past year
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US senate confirms John Kerry as secretary of state
The U.S. Senate has voted 94 to 3 to confirm one of its own, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, as secretary
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Russia Watch: Obama II downgrades relations with Russia’s Kremlin?
Scenes from three weeks of watching US-Russia relations in New York, Washington and Moscow: Kate, an old high school
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Nato says missiles operational on Turkey-Syria border
Nato says the first of six missile defense batteries sent to Turkey to intercept possible rockets fired from Syria is
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Davos World Economic Forum summit ends with new warnings on global economy
International financial leaders have wrapped up the World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland with warnings that much remains to be
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Honour for rescuers of Jews as International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2013 marked – but concern at anti-Semitism in Europe
Those who risked their lives to save Jews and others from mass extermination in World War 2 are inspiration for
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Ukraine signs $10 billion shale gas deal with Shell
Ukraine has signed a $10 billion shale gas exploration deal with Royal Dutch Shell — a major step in weaning
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Eastern Europe: Memory recent and distant
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on January 27 2013, will find recently-opened Holocaust museums in Central and Eastern Europe, with another
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Betelgeuse hurtles toward massive collision
A new photo of the star Betelgeuse reveals dramatic events unfolding a mere 643 light years away from Earth. The
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