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US gives $1bn bird flu vaccine contracts to 5 firms
WASHINGTON, May 4: The United States stepped up its guard against a bird flu pandemic on Thursday by awarding one billion dollars worth of contracts to five drug companies to develop an influenza vaccine.... 
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Ayub’s gift to Kennedy up for auction
CHICAGO, May 4: A rocking chair that US President John F. Kennedy kept in his White House apartment could sell for more than 100,000 dollars, a Texas auction house said on Wednesday....
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US slams Russia’s stand on Iran
WASHINGTON, May 4: The United States voiced growing frustration on Wednesday over Russia’s ties with Iran, saying Moscow needed to stop planned arms sales to Tehran and take a tougher line on Tehran’s nuclear plans....
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China, Russia to oppose resolution
UNITED NATIONS, May 4: China and Russia said on Wednesday evening that they would oppose the American-backed resolution calling upon Iran to halt nuclear research and development activities and stop construction...
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Contractors making big money for bad work: Watchdog’s report on Afghanistan
NEW YORK, May 4: Contractors in Afghanistan are making big money for bad work, says a new report from CorpWatch written by an Afghan-American journalist who returned to her native country to examine the progress of reconstruction....
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Maoists agree to hold peace talks
KATHMANDU, May 4: Nepal’s Maoists agreed on Thursday to hold talks on ending their decade-long insurgency, clearing the way for the release of hundreds of jailed fighters....
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EU to get briefing on CIA flight charges
VIENNA, May 4: European Union representatives are to travel to the United States ‘shortly’ to be briefed in answer to European charges that the CIA secretly flew prisoners through Europe, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said on Thursday....
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Israeli politician calls for execution of Arab MPs
TEL AVIV, May 4: The leader of the Jewish ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party raised an uproar on Thursday after calling for the execution of Israeli Arab MPs who have been in contact with members of Hamas....
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Israel ready to redraw borders on its own terms: PM
TEL AVIV, May 4: Incoming Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned on Thursday that Israel was prepared to rewrite the map of the Middle East on its own terms as he sought backing for his new governing coalition from parliament....
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Canada on alert for terror attack
OTTAWA, May 4: Secret Canadian intelligence documents warn of possible attacks on domestic targets by ‘homegrown Islamic extremists’, the National Post reported on Thursday....
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US working for united front
WASHINGTON, May 4: The United States is trying to put together a united front of likeminded nations to force Iran to abandon its nuclear programme as it became apparent that China...
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Moussaoui to stay in ‘Alcatraz of the Rockies’
WASHINGTON, May 4: Zacarias Moussaoui, formally sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday over his role in the Sept 11, 2001, attacks, will almost certainly live out his days in a soundproofed cell, seldom having direct contact with other human beings....
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Tutu to assist UN adviser on genocide
UNITED NATIONS, May 4: The United Nations announced on Wednesday the appointment of Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu of South Africa among seven diverse experts to support the UN’s special adviser...
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Pope condemns China over appointments
VATICAN CITY, May 4: Pope Benedict said on Thursday China’s appointment of two Catholic bishops without his blessing was a ‘grave violation of religious freedom’ as a standoff with Beijing over control of church posts escalated....
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Seven LTTE men shot dead
COLOMBO, May 4: Seven suspected Tamil Tiger guerillas were killed on Thursday in Jaffna when the Sri Lankan army opened fire at a group of men who were trying to throw grenades at soldiers manning a checkpoint....
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Taiwan leader cancels Alaska stopover
TAIPEI, May 4: Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian unexpectedly dropped plans to stop in the United States en route to Latin America on Thursday, angered by a US decision not to allow a higher-profile visit....
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‘Breathing space’ needed in Iraq
WASHINGTON: On Monday to mark the third anniversary of President Bush’s appearance on the USS Lincoln to announce that “major combat operations in Iraq have ended,” Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid...
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Israel-Jordan pact is a haven for ‘servitude’
WASHINGTON: Major US companies, including Wal-Mart, Gloria Vanderbilt, Target, Kohl’s, Victoria’s Secret and L.L. Bean, are buying apparel from sweatshops in Jordan under a three-way trade deal that binds the Arab...
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Press left to fend for itself in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: It speaks for the state of press freedom in this strife-torn country that even as journalists were holding a candlelight vigil for dozens of colleagues killed in two decades of...
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Gaza taxi-drivers turn to cooking gas
GAZA: Facing sky-high petrol prices and fewer passengers, Palestinian taxi driver Abdel-Hakim Yassin now powers his shabby cab with cooking gas canisters as a financial crisis deepens in the Gaza Strip....
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