CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's incoming conservative government promised to re-boot a stalled mining boom and revive an appetite for investment on Sunday after leader Tony Abbott swept into office on a platform to scrap a mining tax and run a stable administration. |
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By James Grubel CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's incoming conservative government promised to re-boot a stalled mining boom and revive an appetite for investment on Sunday after leader Tony Abbott swept into office on a platform to scrap a mining tax and run a stable administration. |
WASHINGTON/VILNIUS - President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to back him in launching an attack on Syria, as diplomatic pressure grew on the United States to wait for a U.N. report expected in a week's time before beginning military action. |
By Roberta Rampton and Justyna Pawlak. WASHINGTON/VILNIUS Sept 7 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to back him in launching an attack on Syria, as diplomatic pressure grew on the United States to wait for a U.N. report expected in a week's time before beginning military action. |
VATICAN CITY - Tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter's Square for a four-hour Syria peace vigil late yesterday (Sept 7), answering Pope Francis' call for a grassroots cry for peace that was echoed by Christians and non-Christians alike in Syria and in... |
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter's Square for a four-hour Syria peace vigil late Saturday, answering Pope Francis' call for a grassroots cry for peace that was echoed by Christians and non-Christians alike in Syria and in vigils around the world. |
Tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter's Square for a four-hour Syria peace vigil late Saturday, answering Pope Francis' call for a grassroots cry for peace that was echoed by Christians and non-Christians alike in Syria and in vigils around the world. |
Francis spent most of the vigil in silent prayer, but during his speech he issued a heartfelt plea for peace, denouncing those who are "captivated by the idols of dominion and power" and destroy God's creation through war. |
Tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter's Square for a four-hour Syria peace vigil late Saturday, answering Pope Francis' call for a grassroots cry for peace that was echoed by Christians and ... |
Officials stress that vigil is a religious event, and not political; Vatican estimates about 100,000 participants. |
The US President urged Americans back him in launching an attack on Syria, as diplomatic pressure grew on the United States to wait for a UN report. |
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