Since on Mavericks, cannot open a second window on safari (e.g. via cmd N)

Since I upgraded my MacBook Pro with Mavericks, I can well open a Safari window, but never a second one at the same time (eg via cmd n)
Same if a website want to open a second window in pop-up window, nothing happens then
Very annoying
Help please

I just noticed that this is only happening with Terminal - so another app is frontmost but the mouse cursor is over a Terminal window, cmd-N operates on Terminal, NOT the frontmost app.

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