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| N Korea 'violated nuclear pact' |
The US has said that North Korea has pushed international disarmament efforts a "step backward" in violating its commitment by suspending disablement work on its nuclear reactor,Pyongyang blames Washington for failing to deliver on a promise to remove it from a US list of terrorism sponsors despite submitting a declaration of its nuclear activities following months of negotiations,The latest disagreement threatens a six-nation pact to disarm North Korea in return for energy aid and political concessions.
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| Sudan jet hijackers free passengers |
Hijackers of a Sudanese passenger jet at a Libyan airport have released all passengers aboard, a Libyan official has said,The two hijackers of the Sun Air Boeing 737 freed all the passengers at a remote airbase in the Libyan desert on Wednesday but continued to hold seven crew members, the official said,"All of the passengers have left the plane," the official said on condition of anonymity
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| Morocco earns 'Honorable Mention' of UNESCO International Reading Association Literacy Prize |
Paris, Morocco was awarded the "Honorable Mention" of the Unesco International Reading Association Literacy Prize, MAP Paris learnt from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Tuesday,According to information disclosed by the UNESCO, this distinction was granted to the Moroccan association "Integration" for its outstanding work with the visually impaired and blind,Its program "Reading Access for the Visually Impaired in Marrakech" is an exceptional contribution to the efforts of universalizing literacy, the UN body added.
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| Commodities push down Asia stocks |
Asian stocks have fallen to their lowest level in more than a year as shares in resource companies were hit by a slump in oil and metal prices,Oil neared a three-month low of around $120 a barrel on Tuesday amid signs of slowing US demand,The declines in resource firms, combined with the concerns over the global economy, brought the MSCI index of Asian stocks outside Japan at one point to its lowest level since March 2007, before it pared some of the losses ,The index was down 1,8 per cent as of 06:00 GMT,US crude futures were down $1,23 at $120,18 at 0600 GMT on Tuesday after as the monthly US commerce department survey showed consumer spending, which fuels two-thirds of output, had cooled in June while inflationary pressures accelerated,The US is the world's biggest energy user and any signs of slowing consumer spending usually weigh on global oil demand projections,A Reuters survey on Monday showed oil supply from the Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries had increased for a third
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| Kuwait ends violent workers strike |
Hundreds of Asian migrant workers in Kuwait have ended a three-day strike after the government said it would protect their rights, but also warned rioters would be deported,The agreement was reached on Monday the workers staged a violent protest, destroying six vehicles and injuring five officials, according to The Arab Times, a Kuwait newspaper,Police responded to the protests with tear gas and batons ,Shahriar Kader Siddiky, labour counsellor of the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait told The Daily Star, a Bangladeshi newspaper: "I have received reports that special forces of Kuwaiti police have made some arrests",Siddiky did not give a number of how many workers were arrested.
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