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Uranium exploration firms flock to Niger desert NIAMEY (Niger), May 12: Niger has granted a wave of permits to British, Canadian and Indian mining firms allowing them to explore for uranium in its desert north, the West African country''s government said on Saturday.... 
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Russia clinches gas pipeline deal
TURKMENBASHI, May 12: The leaders of Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan agreed on Saturday to build a new natural gas pipeline around the Caspian Sea, a move that maintains Russia''s dominant role as regional gas broker....
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89 killed in custody in Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 12: As many as 89 people were killed in custody and 1,75,435 were arrested across the country during the anti-crime and anti-corruption drives in the first four months of...
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Sri Lanka seeks clarification from India
COLOMBO, May 12: The Sri Lankan government is seeking clarification from India on Indian Defence Minister AK Antony''s statement in parliament blaming the Sri Lankan Navy for the death of 77 Indian fishermen....
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Iraq loses oil worth billions due to corruption
NEW YORK, May 12: Billions of dollars worth of Iraq oil was siphoned off through corruption or smuggling in last four years, a US government report obtained by the New York Times said on Saturday....
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Muslim-Christian clashes: 59 held in Egypt
CAIRO, May 12: Egyptian police have arrested 59 people, all Muslims, after clashes broke out in a village as Muslims opposed the extension of a local church, security sources said on Saturday....
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Vendors attack Reliance stores in India
RANCHI (India), May 12: Thousands of street vendors attacked stores set up by Indian giant Reliance Industries in eastern India, saying the new nationwide chain threatens their livelihoods....
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Car number plate sold for $6.8m
ABU DHABI, May 12: A single-digit car registration plate was auctioned off for more than $6.8 million in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, beating the previous world record by more than 10 times....
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Cheney in Saudi Arabia
TABUK, May 12: US Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to seek its help in Iraq, two months after close ally King Abdullah slammed the “illegitimate foreign occupation” of that war-torn land....
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US-Russia ties got sour under Bush
WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush may have liked what he saw when he first peered into Vladimir Putin’s soul nearly six years ago. Yet while Bush was looking away, the sunnier horizon he sought with Russia turned cloudy....
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Denmark builds largest offshore wind park
ESBJERG (Denmark): Denmark, a world leader in wind energy production and consumption, has built the world’s largest offshore wind park in the North Sea as it aims to generate 75 per cent of its electricity needs with wind power by 2025....
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Politicians learn a lesson from Katrina
WASHINGTON: An act of God levels an American city, and political leaders squabble. Why does this sorry piece of history need to repeat itself?...
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Mother’s Day rituals are getting stale
LOS ANGELES: I love being a mother, but I hate Mother’s Day. It is the most cooked-up holiday on the books....
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Congo lake’s deadly gas could be a blessing
LAKE KIVU (Congo): The blue-green waters of Congo’s Lake Kivu conceal a deadly invisible mixture that could trigger a fiery disaster or be a blessing in disguise for the two million people who live around its shores....
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Star’s birth dates back to nearly the dawn of time
PARIS: Astronomers have used a unique process to determine that a star in our galaxy is nearly as old as the universe itself....
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