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Disease may double death toll: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28: Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, which has claimed 60,000 lives and counting, UN Officials said on Tuesday. ... 
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Quake made Earth wobble, changed map: experts
PARIS, Dec 28: The gigantic Asian sea quake, the most dramatic seismic shock in more than 40 years, made the Earth wobble on its axis and permanently changed the geology of the surrounding area, scientists said on Tuesday. ...
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Andaman islands bear brunt of disaster
NEW DELHI: The lush green Andaman islands, where at least 3,000 people died and as many were missing after killer tsunamis struck, is a tropical paradise which India has just begun opening up to the outside world. ...
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Iraq polls will not end violence: Powell
WASHINGTON, Dec 28: Iraq's deadly insurgency will rage on, no matter what the outcome of next month's elections may be, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday, amid new questions about the polls after a boycott call by the main Sunni Muslim party. ...
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CIA aircraft spirits suspects to torturing countries: WP
WASHINGTON, Dec 28: A US jet registered to a ghost company whisks terror suspects to countries that use torture, The Washington Post reported on Monday, based on its own investigation. ...
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US refused entry to most Pakistani medical graduates: Statistics released
WASHINGTON, Dec 28: Recently released statistics show that last year only 26 per cent of Pakistani medical graduates sponsored for training in the US were able to arrive in time to join their residencies. ...
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Couple speak of 'triple escape'
LONDON, Dec 28: A British couple narrowly escaped death three times as massive tidal waves slammed into their Thai holiday resort, they related in a newspaper account on Tuesday. ...
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Mideast needs Washington's imagination, engagement
WASHINGTON: Shortly after the US Embassy in Tehran was seized on Nov 4, 1979, several of the 52 American hostages were herded into a room festooned with skeletons, witches, ghosts and goblins. ...
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'Islamic satellite' to be launched in 2006
RIYADH, Dec 28: The first "Islamic satellite", to be used for crescent sighting, is planned for launching in the first half of 2006. ...
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Muralitharan 'lucky to be alive'
SYDNEY, Dec 28: Sri Lankan spinning great Muttiah Muralitharan declared himself "lucky to be alive" after narrowly missing one of the tsunamis that killed 11,000 people in his home country ...
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Baby reunited with relatives after tsunami
PHUKET, Dec 28: A Swedish toddler who was feared orphaned after giant waves struck southern Thailand was reunited with some of his relatives on Tuesday. ...
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Tsunamis leave painful lessons on preparedness: UN expert calls for early warning system
GENEVA: The tsunamis that claimed at least 23,000 lives in eight countries on the Indian Ocean Sunday left behind a crucial lesson on the need for an early warning system to reduce the risks ...
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