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Japan to boost Haiti aid to $100 mln: report
AFP Asian Edition
Japan will boost its aid to quake-hit Haiti to 100 million dollars, a report said Friday as the country's foreign minister prepared to visit the impoverished Caribbean nation this weekend. Japan, which has already pledged 70 million dollars in emergency aid and for long-term reconstruction, will raise the total ...
Taliban arrests thwart Afghan talks: ex-U.N. envoy
Reuters US Online Report World News
LONDON (Reuters) - The arrests of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan have stopped most talks between the insurgents and U.N. representatives, the former head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said in a BBC interview. Norwegian Kai Eide, who stepped down this month, said talks dried up several ...
US bemoans 'setback' for tuna
AFP American Edition
The United States on Thursday lamented the rejection of a trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, calling it a "setback" to conservation efforts and urging others to do more to preserve the species. With sushi-loving Japan leading the opposition, nations at a UN-led conference in Qatar soundly defeated a proposed ...
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