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US and Russia agree on START nuclear treaty annexesWashington (AFP) April 30, 2010 The United States and Russia have concluded negotiations on three annexes to the protocol of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) that sets major cutbacks in their nuclear arsenals, the US State Department said Friday. "These Annexes contain the technical information and detailed procedures that will be used in implementing the New START Treaty verification regime," department spokesman Philip Crowley said in a statement. The text of the annexes, which were exchanged in Moscow on Frid ... read more |
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Beirut (AFP) May 1, 2010The chief of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement said on Saturday it had a "legal" right to own any weapon it wishes, but would not confirm or deny Israeli allegations it was stockpiling Scud missiles. "The Scud (issue) emerged a while ago... and it created a lot of fuss," Hassan Nasrallah said in his first public reaction to the controversy, according to a statement from Hezbollah's press o ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 1, 2010Government officials and business leaders from around the world are meeting in Texas this week to discuss what all agree is an area of common and growing concern: cybersecurity. The Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit, hosted by the EastWest Institute (EWI), opens in Dallas on Monday and will feature three days of discussions on ways to protect the world's digital infrastructure from electronic t ... more  
Beijing (AFP) April 30, 2010The Chinese capital Beijing has issued rules limiting families to one new apartment purchase as authorities try to rein in rampant property speculation and soaring prices, state media said Friday. "For the time being, one family can buy only one new home in the city," China News Service said, citing the municipal government. Beijing authorities also ordered banks to refuse home loans to ... more |
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US calls level of China copyright theft 'unacceptable'Washington (AFP) April 30, 2010 The US government said Friday that the level of theft of copyrights and patents in China "remains unacceptable" and kept Beijing on a "priority watch list" for intellectual property protection. An annual report by the US Trade Representative's office (USTR) said that China's enforcement regime "remains largely ineffective and non-deterrent" and that US copyright industries ranging from software and movies to publishing to footwear "report severe losses due to piracy in China. China will remain o ... read more |
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