OPPORTUNITY

Israel set for early vote as it ponders Iran challenge

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel's parliament convened on Monday to dissolve itself and set a September 4 election that opinion polls predict will renew Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership mandate as Israel confronts Iran's nuclear ambitions. The looming ballot has deepened doubts about the right-wing prime minister's threats to attack Iran and raised the question of whether...

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Japan warns France to stick to fiscal reform plans

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Japan on Tuesday warned French president-elect Francois Hollande to keep the nation's fiscal discipline in place amid worries the new leader will overspend in a bid to boost the economy. (read on…)

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Made in UAE exhibition to help boost trade, industry

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(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) The inaugural 'Made in UAE' exhibition will help boost trade and also increase industrial sector's share in the country's gross domestic product, or GDP, according to top … (read on…)

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Saudi Arabia and India can work together for global peace: Talmiz Ahmad

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(MENAFN – Arab News) Former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Talmiz Ahmad, 61, is an extraordinary diplomat. It was thanks largely to his role as India's ambassador to Riyadh that the Indo-Saudi … (read on…)

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India great opportunity for foreigners: Dibakar Banerjee

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Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Bollywood has seen a sudden surge of foreign beauties sizzle onscreen. Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee, who has roped in a British model for an item number in "Shanghai", feels the industry provides them with an opportunity which may be hard for them to get otherwise. (read on…)

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Clinton urges India to do without Iranian oil

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on India to reduce it's reliance on Iranian oil imports. She also took the opportunity to say that the US believed al Qaeda leaders were hiding out in Pakistan. (read on…)

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Hillary Clinton Urges Bangladesh To Exploit Its Strategic Location

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Saturday asked Bangladesh to exploit its strategic geo-location and said that its location between India and China, the two aggressively developing economies, gave it tremendous opportunity for development. (read on…)

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Japan now nuclear free

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TOKYO — Japanese environmental activists celebrated the closure of the country's last nuclear power plant. But others warned that the shutdown, combined with the government's failure to reassure the public over safety, has left the world's third-biggest economy susceptible to power shortages during what promises to be long, hot summer. read more (read on…)

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Video: Japan nuclear power down raises questions in Calif.

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Japan powered down its last operating nuclear reactor, leaving the country nuclear power free. And as Lee Cowan reports, Japan's situation is raising questions about the future of an idle nuclear plant near San Diego. (read on…)

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Japan's women are increasingly taking the future into their own hands

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Sara Blakely's story is inspirational. The 41-year-old Floridian began her working life as a door-to-door fax-machine salesperson. Then one day she looked in the mirror — but not at her face. She realized that she needed underwear that didn't show lines and held in her wobbly bits. This led to her investing a few...

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