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Mly action against Iraq inadmissible, says Russia
MOSCOW, July 8: Russia denounced on Monday as “absolutely inadmissible” any military action against Iraq, in a direct warning to the United States.... 
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Israeli govt backs ‘land for Jews only’ bill
TEL AVIV, July 8: The Israeli cabinet sparked charges of racial discrimination on Monday after it approved a bill enabling state land to be reserved for Jews only “for security reasons”....
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China, India, Indonesia heading for disaster: AIDS conference paints grim picture
 BARCELONA, July 8: Denial, stigma and discrimination are three horsemen driving China, Indonesia and India towards a potential AIDS apocalypse, the world AIDS conference here was told on Monday....
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Biggest trial of vaccine set; new drug termed promising
BARCELONA, July 8: The world’s biggest trial of a vaccine aimed at preventing HIV infection was announced here on Monday, but AIDS campaigners remained in the dark about the outcome of...
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Desertions rock Ecevit government
ANKARA, July 8: Turkey’s ailing Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit saw his party and government fall apart on Monday as his top deputy led a wave of resignations by ministers atop a...
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Black IVF babies born to whites, says paper
LONDON, July 8: A historic legal battle was brewing in Britain as a newspaper reported on Monday that a white couple had had black twins as the result of a mistake...
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Malaysian state okays Islamic laws
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8: Malaysia’s eastern Terengganu state passed Shariat laws on Monday allowing amputation and death by stoning....
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Poor states delegates kept away, say activists
BARCELONA, July 8: Activists and officials united in calling for cheap, life-savings drugs to be made available to fight AIDS in poor countries, as the world’s biggest conference on the disease...
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Nizam relative gets share from sale of jewels
HYDERABAD (India), July 8: The direct descendant of the Nizam of Hyderabad has received 740 million rupees for his share from the sale of rare jewels....
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Afghanistan reaches another crossroads
LONDON: The past two decades of the violent history of Afghanistan shows that the mix of religion and ethnicity has played a major role in determining the course of events in...
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Life expectancy to drop in 51 countries: Ravages of AIDS
BARCELONA: The AIDS pandemic will cause a decline in life expectancy in 51 countries in the next two decades, a demographic effect essentially without precedent in modern times, according to a...
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Academics split over boycott of Israeli varsities
AL QUDS/LONDON: A pair of obscure journals run by a professor at Manchester University in Britain have become the focal point for an angry debate across the international academic community over...
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Two Koreas exchange threats, accusations
SEOUL: Bitter rivals North and South Korea traded threats and accusations on Monday, blaming each other for a naval battle that killed sailors on both sides and saying another clash could...
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‘November 17’ terrorist group disarmed
ATHENS: Greek authorities say the country’s notorious November 17 terrorist group has been effectively disarmed after the discovery, over the weekend, of a second safe-house brimming with weapons in the centre...
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Could AIDS create next Osama?
BARCELONA: Policymakers at the International AIDS Conference here said the disease’s relentless march is posing a major challenge to the nation-state system....
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France advises Arafat not to take part in elections
PARIS: In office only two months, France’s new foreign minister Dominique de Villepin has returned from his second trip to the Middle East — which last week took him to Lebanon,...
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