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Israel lifts economic blockade
RAMALLAH, July 1: Israel lifted its 17-month economic boycott of the Palestinian Authority on Sunday for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, while vowing no let up in strikes against “terrorists.”... 
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Maoists kill 8 in eastern India
PATNA, July 1: Suspected Maoist rebels killed eight people, including six police officers, in eastern India in attacks on two police stations, officials said Sunday....
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Putin hopes for friendly talks with Bush
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hoped for “good... friendly” talks with US counterpart George W. Bush at a meeting on Sunday in the United States....
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US raises terror alert
NEW YORK, July 1: Following Saturday’s attack on Glasgow airport, the United States is increasing its security at airports and other ports of entry which will include more air marshals on...
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Obama still being vilified by right wing media
NEW YORK, July 1: The right wing radio talk show hosts here continue to vilify, Senator Barrack Obama one of the contender for democratic party''s nomination for the next President of...
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Marwan had links with Mossad: paper
LONDON, July 1: Did President Gamal Nasser’s son-in-law Ashraf Marwan, spy for Israel and had alerted Mossad well in time about what is called the 1973 war?...
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March for democracy in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Tens of thousands took part in a protest march in Hong Kong on Sunday to call for universal suffrage as the territory marked the first 10 years of Chinese rule....
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Anti-coup protest in Bangkok
BANGKOK: More than 10,000 anti-coup protesters, organised by allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, marched through central Bangkok on Sunday to demand that the junta step down, police said....
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Security high for Diana concert
LONDON: Police were on high alert on Sunday as a huge concert in memory of Princess Diana got under way at London''s Wembley stadium, a day after Britain raised its security threat level to maximum....
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37,000 died on China roads
BEIJING: A total of 37,000 people were killed on China''s roads, among the world''s most dangerous, in the first six months of the year, state media reported Sunday....
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How far should US let Iraqi fire burn?
WASHINGTON: “Sometimes you just have to let a fire burn.” George Shultz, a former secretary of state who was trained as an industrial economist, is said to have made that remark about labour negotiations that have reached an impasse....
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Kremlin’s move to promote Russian
MOSCOW: Russia has launched a campaign to promote the national language after almost two decades of retreat — to match the country’s increasing economic and political confidence....
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Keep your friends close but enemies closer
WASHINGTON: Vladimir Putin’s Russia pursues power and treasure by constantly calling attention to its ability to disrupt US goals abroad. Hu Jintao’s China works to soften the effects of its accelerating...
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Bangladesh ‘begums’ under pressure
DHAKA: The leaders of Bangladesh’s two main political parties, Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina Wajed, are under pressure again with the prospect of being ousted by party rebels, analysts said....
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Immigrants race against time
DUBAI: Hundreds of thousands of Asians, often working in pitiless heat and now facing the threat of prison, are racing against time to “get legal” — find work permits or leave the UAE within a three-month government deadline....
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