GERMANY. September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / DEUTSCHE WELLE) — After a long life of religious dedication, more than 30 years of which he spent in the atheist German Democratic Republic, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s father has died. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s father died on Friday at the age of 85, government officials reported. Horst Kasner […]
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Chinese President Hu Jintao calls on artists to create more excellent works
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BEIJING, September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Xinhua) — Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday called on artists to create more excellent works to better serve the people, XINHUA reported. Hu made the remarks when meeting the cast and crew of modern drama “Guo Mingyi” in Beijing before he and some other senior officials watched it. […]
Read moreEU to give €45 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
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PALESTINE, September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / THE PALESTINE TELEGRAPH) —- The European Union has agreed to pay a further contribution worth €45 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), The Palestine Telegraph reported. EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton and Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Commissioner Štefan Füle signed on Thursday […]
Read moreChile air force plane disappears with 21 aboard
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CHILE, September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AFP) — A Chilean air force plane carrying 21 people disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on its way to the remote Juan Fernandez archipelago, officials said in a statement, as authorities said debris from the plane had been found, AFP reported. Juan Fernandez’s Mayor Leopoldo Gonzalez on Friday […]
Read moreHomeland Security: No ‘specific’ intel on 9/11 anniversary threat
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Washington DC, September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / LOS ANGELES TIMES) —-There is no “specific or credible intelligence” suggesting that Al Qaeda is plotting an attack to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday, LA Times reported. Nonetheless, the federal government is urging Americans to “remain vigilant” as the solemn milestone […]
Read moreKoreans to honor Sept. 11 victims with classical music
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WASHINGTON, September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Yonhap) — A group of Korean musicians in the United States plans to present a “peace concert” this month in commemoration of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and their families, as the tragic incident marks its 10th anniversary. The Washington Korean Symphony Orchestra, a charity organization, […]
Read moreJapan’s Noda forms Cabinet with younger allies to tackle challenges
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JAPAN, September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / KYODO NEWS AGENCY) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handpicked his allies in their 40s for key posts in the Cabinet he launched Friday to attain his goals of reconstructing areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and propping up the flagging economy amid budgetary […]
Read moreIran welcomes UN nuclear report
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TEHRAN, September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / CNA / AFP) — Iran on Friday welcomed as a “step forward” a UN report on its nuclear activities, saying it highlighted positive steps taken by Tehran towards “cooperation and transparency.” The report “repeated the very important message that no diversion in the nuclear activities has been seen,” Iran’s […]
Read morePoland: Walesa son injured in motorcycle accident
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WARSAW, Poland, September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — Jaroslaw Walesa, the son of former Polish President Lech Walesa and a member of the European Union parliament, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Friday, Polish media reported. Citing firefighters and police, the news agency PAP said the 34-year-old was on his motorcycle when he […]
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