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| World Digest: Feb. 9, 2014 | World Digest: Feb. 9, 2014 |
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| The U.N. nuclear agency said on Sunday that Iran has agreed to take steps to address suspicions that it may have worked on designing an atomic weapon, a potential breakthrough in the long-stalled investigation. | The U.N. nuclear agency said on Sunday that Iran has agreed to take steps to address suspicions that it may have worked on designing an atomic weapon, a potential breakthrough in the long-stalled investigation. |
| The International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran will provide “information and explanations for the agency to assess Iran’s stated need or application for the development of Exploding Bridge Wire detonators.” Although such fast-functioning detonators have some nonnuclear uses, they can also help set off an atomic device. | The International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran will provide “information and explanations for the agency to assess Iran’s stated need or application for the development of Exploding Bridge Wire detonators.” Although such fast-functioning detonators have some nonnuclear uses, they can also help set off an atomic device. |
| The IAEA mentioned its concerns about detonator development three years ago as part of a list of activities it said could indicate that Tehran had secretly worked on nuclear weapons. | The IAEA mentioned its concerns about detonator development three years ago as part of a list of activities it said could indicate that Tehran had secretly worked on nuclear weapons. |
| The agreement — though limited — marks a step forward in an international push to settle a decade-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear program. The deal could also send a positive signal ahead of negotiations between Iran and six world powers that are due to start Feb. 18 in Vienna. | The agreement — though limited — marks a step forward in an international push to settle a decade-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear program. The deal could also send a positive signal ahead of negotiations between Iran and six world powers that are due to start Feb. 18 in Vienna. |
| — Reuters | — Reuters |
| Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed proposals to reintroduce immigration quotas with the European Union, Swiss television reported — a move that calls into question bilateral accords with the E.U. and that could irk multinational companies. Although Switzerland isn’t a member of the E.U., it enjoys close ties to the 28-nation bloc. | Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed proposals to reintroduce immigration quotas with the European Union, Swiss television reported — a move that calls into question bilateral accords with the E.U. and that could irk multinational companies. Although Switzerland isn’t a member of the E.U., it enjoys close ties to the 28-nation bloc. |
| Just 50.3 percent of voters backed the “stop mass migration” initiative, requiring the government to make it law in three years. | Just 50.3 percent of voters backed the “stop mass migration” initiative, requiring the government to make it law in three years. |
| “This has far-reaching consequences for Switzerland . . . and our relations with the European Union,” Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said after the vote. “It’s a shift away from the current system of free movement of people.” | “This has far-reaching consequences for Switzerland . . . and our relations with the European Union,” Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said after the vote. “It’s a shift away from the current system of free movement of people.” |
| The decision follows a successful last-minute campaign by nationalist groups that stoked fears of overpopulation and rising numbers of Muslims in the Alpine nation. Opinion polls before the vote put opponents of the plan in the lead, but as ballot day neared, the gap began to close. | The decision follows a successful last-minute campaign by nationalist groups that stoked fears of overpopulation and rising numbers of Muslims in the Alpine nation. Opinion polls before the vote put opponents of the plan in the lead, but as ballot day neared, the gap began to close. |
| — Associated Press | — Associated Press |
| Saying it needed to prevent inbreeding, the Copenhagen Zoo killed a 2-year-old giraffe Sunday and fed its remains to lions as visitors watched, ignoring a petition signed by thousands and offers from other zoos and a private individual to save the animal. | Saying it needed to prevent inbreeding, the Copenhagen Zoo killed a 2-year-old giraffe Sunday and fed its remains to lions as visitors watched, ignoring a petition signed by thousands and offers from other zoos and a private individual to save the animal. |
| Marius, a healthy male, was put down using a bolt pistol, said zoo spokesman Tobias Stenbaek Bro. The zoo, which has seven giraffes left, followed the recommendation of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria to put down Marius because there already were a lot of giraffes with similar genes in the organization’s breeding program, Bro said. Marius’s plight triggered a wave of online protests and renewed debate about the conditions of zoo animals. | Marius, a healthy male, was put down using a bolt pistol, said zoo spokesman Tobias Stenbaek Bro. The zoo, which has seven giraffes left, followed the recommendation of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria to put down Marius because there already were a lot of giraffes with similar genes in the organization’s breeding program, Bro said. Marius’s plight triggered a wave of online protests and renewed debate about the conditions of zoo animals. |
| — Associated Press | — Associated Press |
| Ukrainian authorities issue terrorism alert: Ukraine’s state security agency on Sunday put anti-terrorism units on alert in what it called a preventive step to stop possible attacks on sensitive installations. It said the new measures would apply to the blocking of approaches to state buildings and calls to seize installations where weapons are stored, a possible move against some protesters who have been in clashes with police. | Ukrainian authorities issue terrorism alert: Ukraine’s state security agency on Sunday put anti-terrorism units on alert in what it called a preventive step to stop possible attacks on sensitive installations. It said the new measures would apply to the blocking of approaches to state buildings and calls to seize installations where weapons are stored, a possible move against some protesters who have been in clashes with police. |
| Egypt says Muslim Brotherhood has formed ‘military wing’: Egyptian authorities accused the Muslim Brotherhood of forming a “military wing” to stage attacks on security forces in a southern province, as months-long street rallies by the group’s supporters wane but low-level violence steadily rises. The Brotherhood, which says it is opposed to violence, accuses authorities of orchestrating attacks to justify a crackdown that has intensified since the interim government labeled the Brotherhood a terrorist organization. | Egypt says Muslim Brotherhood has formed ‘military wing’: Egyptian authorities accused the Muslim Brotherhood of forming a “military wing” to stage attacks on security forces in a southern province, as months-long street rallies by the group’s supporters wane but low-level violence steadily rises. The Brotherhood, which says it is opposed to violence, accuses authorities of orchestrating attacks to justify a crackdown that has intensified since the interim government labeled the Brotherhood a terrorist organization. |
| — From news services | — From news services |