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Canada to skirt global turbulence, record healthy growth this year: RBC
OTTAWA – A new outlook from the Royal Bank predicts Canada’s economy will skirt the global economic turbulence and rebound strongly from a slow start to the year.
Thousands flock to anti-Putin protest as opposition figures face interrogation
MOSCOW – Thousands of Russians are gathering Tuesday for the first massive protest against President Vladimir Putin’s rule since his inauguration as investigators summoned several key opposition figures for questioning in an apparent bid to disrupt the rally.
Pakistan probe says ex-envoy to US wrote ‘treasonous’ memo to Washington
ISLAMABAD – A controversial Pakistani judicial investigation has found that the country’s former ambassador to the U.S. did indeed write a letter to American officials requesting their help in reining in the powerful army last year, a lawyer and the state media said Tuesday. The finding could lead to treason charges against the envoy and add to pressures on President Asif Ali Zardari.
Yemen: Troops regain control over al-Qaida stronghold in the south
SANAA, Yemen – Yemen’s state-run news agency says the military in a surprise dawn attack has regained control of one of al-Qaida’s key strongholds in the south, which the militant group has held for more than a year.
Proposals for new Internet suffixes to be released, bids include ‘.lol,’ ‘.doctor,’ ‘.secure’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – If Google has its way, people won’t need “Google.com” to do searches. They can simply go to “.Google.”
Stage to be set today for marathon vote in the Commons over Tory budget bill
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament will spend today getting their affairs in order before they hunker down for a voting marathon on the government’s budget implementation bill.
Survey shows world peace improved in 2011; Canada at 4th place
LONDON – Canada jumped three notches to the fourth place on the Global Peace Index in 2011, an international think-tank said Tuesday. Only Iceland, Denmark and New Zealand were more peaceful.
Sectarian violence continues in western Myanmar city despite state of emergency
SITTWE, Myanmar – Gunshots rang out and residents fled blazing homes in western Myanmar Tuesday as security forces struggled to contain deadly ethnic and religious violence that has killed at least a dozen people and displaced thousands more.
Survey shows world peace improved in 2011; Canada at 4th place
LONDON, England United Kingdom – Canada has jumped three notches to fourth place on the Global Peace Index, with only Iceland, Denmark and New Zealand judged to be more peaceful.
The creator of Boardwalk Empire is hoping the show gets a six year run
BANFF, Alta. – Terence Winter has always had criminal leanings but fortunately the creator of the critically acclaimed Boardwalk Empire channelled his lifelong obsession into something good.
New documentary shows how Grammy producers, performers responded to Whitney Houston’s death
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – When Grammy Awards producers learned of Whitney Houston’s death less than 24 hours before the live telecast, they scrapped parts of the script, added performances and puzzled over how best to honour the Grammy-winning singer who died unexpectedly at age 48.
Jurors set to hear closing arguments and begin deliberations in Clemens case
WASHINGTON – After eight weeks, jurors are finally getting to hear closing arguments in the Roger Clemens perjury trial Tuesday, and they are expected to begin deliberations later in the day.
AKB48, whose singers are chosen by fans, becomes hit in Japan; founder trying formula abroad
TOKYO – AKB48 is not exactly a band. It’s an army of girls-next-door, ranked by its fans, and after taking Japan by storm it’s getting ready to go global.
Employers relatively optimistic about hiring intentions in third quarter:survey
TORONTO – A new survey of Canadian employers suggests businesses expect the hiring climate in the third quarter to be relatively positive, but worse than it was during the same period of 2011.
Lawyers for maid suing Strauss-Kahn ask NY judge to issue subpoenas to prosecutors, police
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Attorneys representing a hotel housekeeper suing former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in civil court have asked a judge to issue subpoenas to prosecutors and police.