Outcry over jumbo diplomatic gift
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A plan to gift an Indian elephant to Armenia is being opposed by animal rights activists, reports the BBC's Habib Beary.
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A recent series of acquisitions of Canadian corporations has prompted a growing public debate over foreign control.
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A 6-foot flower arrangement. Children's letters. A harp made of matchsticks. From inmates at prisons he has visited to diplomats from one of the few countries he hasn't, an ailing Pope John Paul II is being flooded with get-well gifts.
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The humble cotton sock has become the center of an international trade dispute.
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When analysts hand you gifts like these, it's hard to know what to say.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration's new emphasis on old-fashioned diplomacy appears to be bearing fruit.
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According to the India Times, eBay exerted &quot;tremendous diplomatic pressure&quot; on the authorities for the release of Bajaj -- an India-born American.
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Is it ever OK to pass along a gift that you're less than wild about?
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It's become a political parlor game in New Jersey &#151; speculating as to why magnificently rich Gov. Jon S. Corzine would lavish millions of dollars in parting gifts on his ex-girlfriend, a powerful union leader.
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Â· Critics' anger over internment plansÂ· PM briefed on 'extraordinary measure'
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Some laud moves with the two nations. Others are suspicious.
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Extending the hand of friendship to a man viewed as a paranoid recluse with extreme views may seem a puzzling move. It becomes even more inexplicable when to do so could earn you the disapproval of the US, a powerful enemy.
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Â· Conservative leader keen to avoid reigniting furore Â· Spokesman on Europe gets severe reprimand
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As Bobby Fischerâs death might remind us, abstract gifts can exact a terrible price.
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The gift of more than $10 million, from a yet unnamed corporation, is likely to stir some excitement in the art world.
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WASHINGTON -- Why is the subject of giving such a difficult thing to discuss? Some folks would rather ask someone for a kidney than for a donation to a charitable cause.
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[World News]: New Delhi, Oct 27 : French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier Wednesday pressed Indian leaders for an early conclusion to a deal on selling submarines to New Delhi as an embarrassing controversy continued on alleged kickbacks paid in the sale