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Philippine lawmakers speed birth control vote
Aug 6th, 2012
Philippine legislators on Monday voted to terminate heated debates on a controversial birth control law after President Benigno Aquino urged its speedy passage. (Source: AFP) -
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former President Joseph Estrada was declared the winner of Manila's mayoral election on Tuesday, his first ballot victory since his ouster in a 2001 anti-corruption revolt and a possible prelude to a return to higher office. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The phony tweet from the Associated Press' hacked Twitter account, which sparked a short-lived panic in the stock market a week ago by saying that President Barack Obama was injured in two explosions at the White House, underscored the need to look at regulating automated trading, the top U.S. derivatives regulator said ... [Full Article]
CANNES, France (AP) - Baz Luhrmann might never have gone on to direct "The Great Gatsby" - or anything else, for that matter - if not for the Cannes Film Festival. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Talks over the potential use of water cannon for the first time on London's streets are taking place with the Metropolitan police, the Home Office confirmed on Monday. London's police force argue that water cannon would be a "valuable option in rare situations" and press reports suggest that Home Office minist... [Full Article]
By Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion market. The rules will allow banks to continue to negotiate deals over the phone, a practice critics say... [Full Article]
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