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Israel, Hamas trade threats
JERUSALEM, May 27: Israel and Hamas traded threats on Sunday as an Israeli civilian died in a second deadly rocket strike from Gaza within a week and the Jewish state pursued its relentless pounding of militant targets.... 
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50,000 low-caste Hindus embrace Buddhism
MUMBAI, May 27: About 50,000 Indian low-caste Hindus and people from nomadic tribes converted to Buddhism before a vast crowd on Sunday in the hope of escaping the rigidity of the ancient Hindu caste system and finding a life of dignity....
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10 US troops killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, May 27: Ten US servicemen were killed across Iraq in a series of incidents that have kept May on course to be one of the bloodiest months of the war, the US military reported on Sunday....
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Chinese media blasts Pentagon report
BEIJING, May 27: Chinese state media on Sunday blasted a Pentagon report on Beijing''s defence plans as misleading and insulting, and said China had to pursue military modernisation to avoid falling further behind the United States....
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Big batch of breast cancer genes found
WASHINGTON, May 27: A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 per cent of US women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday....
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Malaysian wives wary of Chinese maids
KUALA LUMPUR: The women’s wing of one of Malaysia’s ruling parties has urged the government to rethink a plan to recruit domestic helpers from China, arguing they could seduce local married men, state press reported on Sunday....
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Japan''s film wins Grand Prix at Cannes
CANNES (France): A stirring Japanese film about death and grief, “The Mourning Forest,” claimed the Grand Prix at Cannes on Sunday, the runner-up prize for best picture at the world''s premiere filmfest....
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Suu Kyi’s prayer march blocked
YANGON: Police blocked a prayer march by more than 300 supporters of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar''s commercial capital Yangon on Sunday two days after the military junta extended her house arrest for another year....
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OIC to launch poverty fund
JEDDAH: The 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Sunday announced it will launch a 10-billion-dollar fund to fight poverty in the Islamic world....
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A chance to resolve Darfur crisis
LONDON: I have searched the cuttings libraries but couldn’t find what Jacques Chirac said to provoke the scorn of Bernard Kouchner. Maybe it was his declaration to Saddam Hussein that ‘you are my personal friend....
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Making history in Scotland
WASHINGTON: This is a historic week for Scotland. The country’s new first minister met Queen Elizabeth — Queen of England and Queen of Scots — at Holyrood Palace on Thursday....
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Food safety scares help organic market
BEIJING: Fish could give you cancer, snails meningitis and baby milk may kill your children – barely a day goes by without some new food horror story in China....
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US, Iran brace for direct meeting
WASHINGTON: Iran presents a difficult balancing act for those in power in the US — and those seeking it....
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Cheap laptops draw big competition
NEW YORK: A programme to provide millions of low-cost laptops to students in poor countries is set to start production in September even as commercial competitors prepare to offer even cheaper models....
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