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ASEAN ministers pledge further cooperation on defense, security
Southeast Asian defense ministers are expected to hold fresh talks on territorial disputes as they meet with their counterparts from elsewhere in ...Wed gay couples win U.S. marriage tax benefits nationwide
All married, same-sex couples in the U.S. will receive federal tax benefits previously given to just heterosexual couples, the Obama administration said ...U.S. economy grew faster than initially estimated in Q2
The US economy grew much faster than originally estimated in the second quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday, boosting the case for ...Global Fund appoints Jason Clark as head of controlling and program finance
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has appointed Jason Clark, an executive with broad experience in the finance and ...Stocks slide, oil up as Syria tensions escalate
Fears of an escalating conflict in Syria rippled across financial markets on Tuesday, sinking stocks, lifting gold and pushing the price of ...Sri Lanka to test all milk powder for chemical in Fonterra scare
A Sri Lanka state institute said it would test all milk powder in the market after finding a toxic chemical in products ...Versace to open Macau luxury hotel
Italian fashion house Versace says it has signed a deal to build a luxury hotel at a casino-resort in Macau, the world\'s ...Nasdaq halts trading due to a technical issue
Trading in one Nasdaq Stock Market NDAQ -3.33% -listed security had resumed Thursday afternoon and officials said others would follow at 3:25 ...Facebook aims to get the world online
Facebook wants to get more of the world\'s 7 billion people online through a partnership with Samsung, Nokia, Qualcomm and Ericsson and ...Eurozone climbs out of longest ever recession
Europe\'s economy is showing signs of recovery for the first time since 2011, ending for now the Eurozone\'s longest recorded recession, according ...




