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Empowerment of women a must: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28: "There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women," Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Monday, quoting various studies. ... 
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Scientists to unearth graves in Iraq
LULWORTH: Surrounded by the tiny skulls and bones of children, Iraqi scientist Iyad labours under armed guard to unearth the grim truth from a mass grave. ...
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Blast spreads a new unease in Middle East
TEL AVIV: For now it is just the recriminations that have resumed flying back and forth between Israelis and Palestinians, not yet the bombs, missiles and bullets in the same numbers as during the height of the Intifadah. ...
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EU chief clueless to issues at hand
BRUSSELS: After 100 days in the hot seat as European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso is still searching for a political compass and a coherent message, colleagues and critics say. ...
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It's time to give up nukes
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament enjoys a special place in modern history. No other recent protest movement has been proved so conclusively - diametrically, demonstrably - wrong. ...
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Karachi on Global Flyer's route
SALINA, Feb 28: After weeks of weather delays, all systems are go for a takeoff of the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer, the experimental plane seeking to make the first solo, non-stop, non-refuelled flight around the world, organizers said on Sunday. ...
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'Million Dollar Baby' knocks out 'Aviator': Eastwood's film grabs four Oscars
HOLLYWOOD, Feb 28: Clint Eastwood's boxing drama, "Million Dollar Baby", on Sunday dealt a knockout blow to Martin Scorsese's lavish biopic, "The Aviator", snatching the coveted best picture and best director Oscars. ...
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Black winners highlight change in Hollywood
The Oscar triumphs by black actors Jamie Foxx and Morgan Freeman indicate that Hollywood's decades-old race barrier could finally be crumbling. ...
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Brothel film may not be shown in India
The story of the children of sex workers in Kolkata's red light district won an Oscar for directors Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, but it may never be shown in India. ...
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Scorsese lives up to Oscar jinx
Ever the Oscars bridesmaid but never the bride, legendary US filmmaker Martin Scorsese has proven that his Academy Awards jinx is as powerful as ever. ...
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Pope's health improving, says Vatican
VATICAN CITY, Feb 28: Pope John Paul's health "continues to be good", he is eating regularly and has begun rehabilitation exercises for his breathing and speech following his throat operation ...
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Asians cash in on US business programme
WASHINGTON: When American businessman Steve Mariotti was assaulted by a student gang for a paltry 10 dollars, he did not go to the police. He threw his job and started a business training scheme to help students from low income communities make money the right way. ...
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