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Bulgaria Regulator Holds Hearing on CEZ License April 16 – Bloomberg
The Guardian Bulgaria Regulator Holds Hearing on CEZ License April 16BloombergBulgaria started a license revocation procedure against CEZ AS, the largest Czech utility and gave it two months to fix violations as the government resigned amid protests over high energy … Continue reading
Fewer Afghan Civilians Killed in Airstrikes Last Year: UN – Bloomberg
The Guardian Fewer Afghan Civilians Killed in Airstrikes Last Year: UNBloombergThe number of Afghan civilians killed in airstrikes fell by nearly a half last year, the United Nations said, a day after President Hamid Karzai barred local forces from calling … Continue reading
Venezuela Celebrates Chavez Return as Measures Readied – Bloomberg
Globe and Mail Venezuela Celebrates Chavez Return as Measures ReadiedBloombergVenezuelans prayed and set off fireworks yesterday after President Hugo Chavez returned to Caracas after two months of cancer treatment in Cuba. Vice President Nicolas Maduro and government ministers held hands … Continue reading
Pakistan Shiite Leaders Demand Army Operation as Bomb Kills 84 – Bloomberg
Brisbane Times Pakistan Shiite Leaders Demand Army Operation as Bomb Kills 84BloombergLeaders of the Shiite Muslim minority in the Pakistani city of Quetta demanded the deployment of the country's army after the latest in a wave of militant attacks that … Continue reading
Correa Re-Elected in Ecuador on Vow to Spend Amid Record Deficit – Bloomberg
BBC News Correa Re-Elected in Ecuador on Vow to Spend Amid Record DeficitBloombergRafael Correa, Ecuador's first president re-elected since 1968, won the South American country's elections yesterday after pledging to boost spending on the poor amid the country's worst budget … Continue reading
States Act on Minimum Wage as Republicans Toss Obama Plan – Bloomberg
ABC News States Act on Minimum Wage as Republicans Toss Obama PlanBloombergPresident Barack Obama's proposal to increase the U.S. minimum wage by 24 percent faces long odds in Congress, where Republicans took aim at it minutes after the State of … Continue reading
North Korea Nuclear Test Forces Park to Amend Engagement – Bloomberg
Toronto Star North Korea Nuclear Test Forces Park to Amend EngagementBloombergNorth Korea's third nuclear test is forcing incoming South Korean President Park Geun Hye to reconsider pledges of engagement with a hostile neighbor that is improving its atomic weapons technology. … Continue reading
Tunisia’s Islamists Seek Compromise on Political Crisis – Bloomberg
The Guardian Tunisia's Islamists Seek Compromise on Political CrisisBloombergTunisia's most powerful Islamist party said it's talking with partners to find a solution for the political crisis that has worsened since the Feb. 6 killing of a senior opposition figure. Ennahda … Continue reading
Airlines Suspend New York Service as Storm Scrubs Flights – Bloomberg
San Francisco Chronicle Airlines Suspend New York Service as Storm Scrubs FlightsBloombergAirlines are suspending New York and Boston service after scrubbing about 4,000 flights because of a winter storm threatening the northeastern U.S. with heavy snowfall and high winds. Carriers … Continue reading
