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Twin Cities Thursday 20th October, 2011
Cargill thought it was hiring a biotech specialist in 2008 for one of its Twin Cities research labs. Instead, it unknowingly hired a Chinese spy. The U.S. Justice Department revealed Tuesday that Kexue Huang, a Chinese national, has pleaded guilty of stealing secret information from Cargill and from a second U.S. agribusiness, Dow AgroSciences. In...
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Philippine Islands region Saturday night, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre had a depth of 8.50 km, reports Xinhua.
Should tax havens be forced to lift their shroud of secrecy?
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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