BitGou: Morning Digest: Sunnis, Kurds shun Iraq parliament

2014年7月2日星期三

Morning Digest: Sunnis, Kurds shun Iraq parliament

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07/2/2014

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Sunnis, Kurds shun Iraq parliament

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sunnis and Kurds walked out of the first session of Iraq's new parliament on Tuesday after Shi'ites failed to name a prime minister to replace Nuri al-Maliki, dimming any prospect of an early national unity government to save Iraq from collapse..

More fighting in Ukraine as ministers prepare Berlin meeting

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian government forces pressed on with a military drive against pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday as Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France prepared a meeting of foreign ministers to try to bring the crisis in Ukraine's east under control..

Europe markets buoyed by U.S., Asia gains, data in focus

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares rose on Wednesday after Asian shares hit a three-year peak, with investors looking to see if U.S. employment figures continue a run of upbeat data that has driven Wall Street to record highs..

'An Unmarried Woman' writer-director Paul Mazursky dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paul Mazursky, the writer and director behind such Oscar-nominated films as "An Unmarried Woman" and "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," has died in Los Angeles. He was 84..

Argentina, Belgium through after extra-time drama

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Argentina scored in the 118th minute to beat Switzerland and Belgium clung on to defeat the United States in another heart-stopping period of extra time to reach the World Cup quarter-finals amid more extraordinary drama on Tuesday..

U.S. privacy board says NSA Internet spying program is effective but worrying

(Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)'s data collection program has been an effective tool to enhance the country's security but some elements of the cyber-spying raises privacy concerns, a U.S. federal privacy watchdog said in a report..

Modi pitches India's frugal space prowess at rocket launch

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for India to be the world's low-cost space technology supplier after witnessing the launch of a rocket carrying five satellites from France, Singapore, Germany and Canada on Monday..

Houston zoo elephant on pregnancy weight loss program miscarries

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A pregnant Asian elephant named Tess that was part of a much-publicized weight loss program has miscarried twin calves halfway through her gestation, Houston Zoo officials said on Tuesday..