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Truck driver claims half of $390m jackpot
DALTON: A truck driver stepped forward to claim half of a $390 million jackpot, the richest lottery prize in US history.... 
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US violating human rights in Iraq, says China
BEIJING, March 8: China on Thursday blasted the United States for trampling on Iraq’s sovereignty, using its campaign against terrorism as an excuse to carry out torture and violate the rights of its citizens....
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Democrats push for withdrawal from Iraq by Aug 2008
WASHINGTON, March 8: Democrats in the US House of Representatives announced plans on Thursday to push for the withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq by the fall of 2008....
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Israel unveils its biggest drone
PALMACHIM AIR FORCE BASE (Israel), March 8: Resembling a huge bird with fixed wings and a mushroom sticking out of its head, Israel’s largest unmanned surveillance aircraft flew over a seaside...
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Sweden plans intelligence monitoring of emails
STOCKHOLM, March 8: Sweden’s government presented a contentious plan Thursday to allow a defence intelligence agency monitor e-mail traffic and phone calls crossing the nation’s borders without a court order....
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Abbas, Haniyeh agree on ‘unity government’
GAZA, March 8: A Palestinian unity government is ‘99 per cent’ agreed, but will not be announced until next week, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday after talks with his political rival, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas....
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Eight children killed in NY fire
NEW YORK, March 8: Eight children and one adult died in a fire that broke out in a small apartment building housing two African families in New York City’s Bronx borough, officials said on Thursday....
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Grozny’s airport reopens
GROZNY (Russia), March 8: The first passenger plane landed at Grozny’s airport on Thursday after a seven-year break imposed by the southern republic’s war for independence from Russia....
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Missing Iranian talking to western agents: paper
WASHINGTON, March 8: A former Iranian deputy defence minister who went missing in Turkey was giving Western intelligence agencies information on Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran’s ties to the group, the Washington Post reported....
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UK soldier dies in Afghanistan
LONDON, March 8: A British soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, the ministry of defence said. The unnamed member of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery was killed when a grenade was fired at a British base in Sangin, Helmand province....
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Machiavelli’s ‘Prince’ remembered
MADRID: On Sunday, Spain will hold a commemorative service for Cesare Borgia, the cruel and despotic offspring of Pope Alexander VI, 500 years after the former’s death, local authorities said on Wednesday....
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Baghdad meeting a rare opportunity for Tehran, Washington TEHRAN: Iran’s decision to attend a regional meeting in Iraq with US officials reflects a more conciliatory approach in its foreign policy and Tehran’s hope it might ease tensions in nuclear and other issues....
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Is Bush losing faith in Cheney?
WASHINGTON: Is the vice president losing his influence, or perhaps his mind? That question, even if it is phrased more delicately, is creeping through foreign ministries and presidential offices abroad and...
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Moscow’s man stamps authority on Chechnya
VEDENO (Russia): The former Chechen rebel bastion of Vedeno has surrendered after years of bitter conflict, and the stamp of authority of Moscow’s strongman Ramzan Kadyrov is now everywhere in this mountain town....
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Novelist tackles post-9/11 fears
LONDON: Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid traces the transition of a high-flying New York businessman to possibly murderous anti-American in his new novel aimed at addressing global anxieties in a post-9/11 world....
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Silicon used in devising useful tools: Science imitates nature PARIS: Mimicking nature, scientists have devised a way to convert the delicate, glass-like exoskeleton of a single-cell algae into silicon, the gold standard of electronics, according to a study released on Thursday....
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Libby guilty verdict likely to haunt Bush
WASHINGTON: A top White House aide’s guilty verdict in an investigation tied to the Iraq war is likely to haunt President George W. Bush for the rest of his term, experts say....
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Michael Jackson in Japan
TOKYO: A tired-looking Michael Jackson dispensed hugs and handshakes on Thursday to Japanese fans, who spent thousands of dollars and an hour in the cold for a few seconds with the reclusive former King of Pop....
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Political activities banned in BD
DHAKA: Bangladesh imposed a complete ban on political activity on Thursday as the outgoing prime minister''s son was remanded in custody after his arrest in an intensified anti-graft crackdown....
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Attack on AU troops sparks clash: 10 die
MOGADISHU: An attack on African Union peacekeepers and an ensuing gunbattle killed at least 10 civilians and wounded two peacekeepers in the Somali capital, witnesses and hospital officials said on Thursday....
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