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• Aljazeera: Qatar criticised for domestic workers' abuse
• ANSA: Petrolio: stabile a 101,77 dollari
• ANSA: Borsa: Tokyo chiude a +1,09%
• ANSA: Oro: in calo a 1.284,84 dollari
• ANSA: Cambi: euro in rialzo a 1,3835 dollari
• Financial Times: China to become top corn importer in 2020
• Aljazeera: Sherpa guides stage Everest base camp walkout
• Financial Times: VW bid for Scania suffers further blow
• Financial Times: Ukraine gas cut risks damaging Gazprom
• Huffington Post: Affirmative Action Isn't Oppressive, But The Roberts Court Wants To End It Anyway
• Huffington Post: Hamas, PLO Agree On Unity Pact
• Huffington Post: Guess Who This Smiley Stud Turned Into!
• Huffington Post: 'Enter The Mandala' Exhibit At The Asian Art Museum Dramatically Maps Out Buddhism (PHOTOS)
• Aljazeera: Lebanon parliament fails to elect president
• Financial Times: Latin rebels turn to pragmatism
• Aljazeera: Scores killed in DR Congo train crash

Aljazeera: Qatar criticised for domestic workers' abuse Posted: 22 Apr 2014 09:52 PM PDT Rights group condemns forced labour and exploitation, citing "shocking testimonies" in 2022 World Cup host nation.

ANSA: Petrolio: stabile a 101,77 dollari Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:13 PM PDT Brent a 109,41 dollari

ANSA: Borsa: Tokyo chiude a +1,09% Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:16 PM PDT Nikkei sale a 14.546,27 punti

ANSA: Oro: in calo a 1.284,84 dollari Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:28 PM PDT Settima seduta al ribasso

ANSA: Cambi: euro in rialzo a 1,3835 dollari Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:32 PM PDT Yen a 141,96

Financial Times: China to become top corn importer in 2020 Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:40 AM PDT Country's rising dominance as a buyer as well as its presence as a trader in grains will increase its influence in global agribusiness sector

Aljazeera: Sherpa guides stage Everest base camp walkout Posted: 23 Apr 2014 02:20 AM PDT Gesture to honour 16 colleagues killed last week threatens to throw Nepal's lucrative climbing season into disarray.

Financial Times: VW bid for Scania suffers further blow Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:52 AM PDT Rejection by Swedish truckmaker's third-biggest shareholder comes just ahead of Friday's end of the offer period, with VW needing 90% approval

Financial Times: Ukraine gas cut risks damaging Gazprom Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:10 AM PDT Putin knows cutting off supplies could hurt the Russian state and inject new vigour into EU attempts to reduce dependence on the country's pipelines

Huffington Post: Affirmative Action Isn't Oppressive, But The Roberts Court Wants To End It Anyway Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:41 AM PDT By upholding Michigan's ban on race as a factor in college admissions, the Supreme Court chips away at the idea that diversity is good for all and worth promoting via special treatment. Read More...

Huffington Post: Hamas, PLO Agree On Unity Pact Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:42 AM PDT GAZA, April 23 (Reuters) - The Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas's Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) agreed on Wednesday to implement a unity pact, both sides announced in a joint news conference. The move envisions forming a unity government within five weeks and holding national elections six months after a vote of confidence by the Palestinian parliament. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Writing by Noah Browning, Editing by Jeffrey Heller) Read More... More on Hamas

Huffington Post: Guess Who This Smiley Stud Turned Into! Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:42 AM PDT Before this grinning little guy was a Hollywood hunk he was just another cool kid growing up in Palo Alto, California. Can you guess who he is? Read More... More on Celebrities

Huffington Post: 'Enter The Mandala' Exhibit At The Asian Art Museum Dramatically Maps Out Buddhism (PHOTOS) Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:42 AM PDT "Enter the Mandala: Mental Maps and Cosmic Centers in Himalayan Buddhism," explores the intricate world of Himalayan Buddhist art in a unique format. Assistant Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum, Jeff Durham, provided HuffPost Religion with an introduction to the exhibit. This spring, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco has created a uniquely immersive experience for its visitors by configuring one of its galleries as a three-dimensional mandala. Read More... More on Buddhism

Aljazeera: Lebanon parliament fails to elect president Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:18 AM PDT No candidate received the necessary two-thirds majority to win the presidency in first parliamentary vote.

Financial Times: Latin rebels turn to pragmatism Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:25 AM PDT But take Venezuelan and Argentine reform with a large pinch of salt. Other countries in the region have cut poverty as much without distorting their economies

Aljazeera: Scores killed in DR Congo train crash Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:15 AM PDT A government spokesman says at least 57 people have died in a rail accident in the country's southeast.

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