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Top 5 bull markets since 1929
The bull market that started in 2009 is currently the fifth most spectacular rise in stock prices since at least 1929. Can you guess which bull markets have been even more impressive?
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5 big losers in press freedom: Mali and ... Japan?
The annual World Press Freedom Index released today shows gains for Myanmar and others. Japan tumbled due to an informal ban placed on independent coverage of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. Here are five of the notable winners and losers on this year’s list.
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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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3 compelling photo books for gifting this winter
These photo books capture the world in images that are by turns amusing and heartbreaking.
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23 of the best new and upcoming cookbooks/food books for the holidays
A list of the best new and upcoming cookbooks to diversify your own culinary repertoire or offer as holiday gifts.
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Prisoners released in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi visits Washington
Myanmar pardoned more than 500 prisoners on Monday, the opposition party is hopeful the amnesty included the country's 424 remaining political prisoners, a step that could strengthen the former military state's growing bonds with Washington.
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Could Myanmar's economic reform bring business to war-torn ethnic regions?
Myanmar has passed a new foreign direct investment law. Now a cease-fire in the country's war-torn Karen state has some entrepreneurs hoping to attract foreign investment.
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Opinion: Obama speech: Despite foreign policy successes, a need for the big view (+video)
In his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, President Obama pointed to foreign policy successes, such as killing Osama bin Laden. But he and GOP nominee Mitt Romney still need to lay out a vision for a changing world. US influence depends on its competitiveness.
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Myanmar removes names from blacklist. What does it mean for reform?
Myanmar’s government has trimmed 2,082 names from its notorious blacklist, but ambiguity over the list and fighting in remote ethnic minority borderlands make some worried about the direction of reform.
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In wake of mass panic, India blames Pakistan-backed cyber attack
India charges that websites in Pakistan engaged in cyber warfare because they promoted rumors that caused thousands of ethnic minorities to flee the southern Indian city of Bangalore.
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Myanmar ends censorship on media publications
Before this latest reform, every news report, book, song, cartoon and piece of art required approval by teams of censors in the country rooting out political messages and criticism of the government. Sill, questions of press freedom in Myanmar will remain, experts say.
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Julia Child was a spy. Was she any good at it? (+video)
People remember Julia Child for her wit, charm, and cheer. But before Wednesday's Google Doodle, before her TV shows, and before she moved to Paris, Julia Child worked as an intelligence officer.
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Pakistan's extremists whip up frenzy over Burma's Muslims
The exaggerated version of truth about violence in Myanmar propagated by religious groups in Pakistan to recruit and fund their own agendas.
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Consumer Energy Report Beijing flexes some muscle to protect energy interests
Beijing has boosted its military presence in the energy-rich South China Sea, despite disputed claims by Vietnam.
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UN envoy visits Myanmar as ethnic clashes test reforms
UN envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana is visiting Myanmar in the wake of recent fighting between Buddhist Rakhines and minority Muslims. Some accuse the government of fanning tensions.
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World's biggest blackout: 620 million people without power in India
World's biggest blackout: More than half of India's population was without electricity Tuesday. The blackout hit 20 of India's 28 states as the power failure cascaded across the grids.
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Religious freedom report: World is sliding backwards, Clinton says
Marking the State Department release of its annual report on religious freedom, Secretary Clinton says the US will be closely monitoring countries in political transition, such as Egypt.
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Opinion: People in Myanmar (Burma) must learn to 'think freedom'
Whatever the military's motivation for allowing reforms in Burma (Myanmar), the people – led by Aung San Suu Kyi – are cautiously beginning to exercise their newfound freedom. But transitional democracies are notoriously unstable. People must learn how to think and act democratically.
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At last, scientists provide photographic evidence of sneezing monkeys
The discovery of sneezing monkeys, a rare, snub-nosed monkey species first spotted just two years ago, highlights the need to improve wildlife management in China.
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India riots: Illegal immigration is behind deadly clashes in Assam
At least 45 people have been killed in ethnic clashes between tribesmen and Muslims that started over the weekend in Assam State in northeast India, according to police.
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Indian soldiers patrol Assam state following deadly riots
Over 30 people have been killed in ethnic clashes between tribesmen and Muslims that started over the weekend in the northeast part of the country.
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The Daily Reckoning A crisis veiled in public spectacle
Over the course of three odd decades, billions of dollars were lent to people who shouldn’t have been allowed to borrow lunch money. And now, there are losses in the trillions. The real question is, will the market finally be allowed to correct itself?
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Global News Blog Clinton to Myanmar: Keep up the reforms
Though media laws have been relaxed in Myanmar, reporting on politics or sensitive subjects like ethnic unrest are still subject to censorship.
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Myanmar open for US business, but is it a safe bet?
Analysts are warning US businesses to 'do their homework' on the crony-linked businesses and rights abuses that allegedly comprise Myanmar's resource industry.
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Global News Blog US eases sanctions on Myanmar in rare difference with Aung San Suu Kyi
Last month, Aung San Suu Kyi advised foreign companies not to invest in the state-run Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise until it became more accountable and open.
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US eases sanctions, allows companies to do business with Myanmar
After 15 years of sanctions, the US will allow investment in Myanmar again. The move was the latest in a three-year push to normalize diplomatic relations with Myanmar.
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The road to freedom
A Christian Science perspective: For many people in the United States, the Fourth of July inspires celebrating freedom. The quest for freedom, regardless of one's national origin, runs deep in the human heart.
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Global News Blog After Aung San Suu Kyi, girl band symbolizes a changing Myanmar?
Since Myanmar ended military rule, getting an interview with Aung San Suu Kyi has been a of rite-of-passage for foreign journalists. But with reforms come new items on journalist's checklist.
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Opinion: Sen. Collins: Republicans and Democrats can agree on Myanmar (Burma)
In Myanmar (Burma) the tide of democracy is growing. But Aung San Suu Kyi rightly cautions foreign investors that the country still has no ‘rule of law.’ The US must continue to support those working to further human rights and civil society while carefully watching Burma's generals.
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Change Agent Forgive but don't forget, Myanmar comedian-turned-activist says
Zarganar, a comedian who is now a political activist, focuses on ways to ensue the atrocities of Myanmar's past are recorded and not forgotten by future generations.
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