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Hamas makes vitriolic attack on Abbas
GAZA CITY, July 19: Hamas on Thursday launched a vitriolic attack on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, accusing him of conspiring with Israel and warning it would scupper the early elections he favours.... 
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US, India step up efforts for nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, July 19: The US-India nuclear talks extended to an unscheduled third day on Thursday to try and bridge differences over a deal that could open the door to American nuclear technology to India....
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One dies, 30 hurt in NY pipe explosion
NEW YORK, July 19: A steam pipe explosion beneath a street near the Grand Central Terminal, one of New York’s transport hubs, on Wednesday resulted in the death of one person and injuries to more than 30 people....
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Two US soldiers charged with murdering Iraqi
BAGHDAD, July 19: The US military said on Thursday it had charged two soldiers with the premeditated murder of an Iraqi in yet another scandal to rock the American forces in Iraq since the invasion to oust Saddam Hussein....
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NYT review of last Potter book angers Rowling
LONDON/NEW YORK, July 19: The New York Times and the Baltimore Sun published reviews of the final Harry Potter book today before it went on sale, drawing a stinging response from author J....
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Blair’s bedroom was bugged in India: book
NEW DELHI, July 19: After he was forced by former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee not to visit Pakistan without coming also to India in October 2001, bugs were detected...
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Calls mount for airport shutdown
SAO PAULO, July 19: Calls mounted on Thursday for Sao Paulo''s Congonhas airport to be shut down amid anger over safety conditions following Brazil''s deadliest air disaster that killed about 200 people....
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Sanctions move may undermine US diplomacy on Iran
WASHINGTON: As the United States and its United Nations allies plan to push for stiffer economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to halt its nuclear programme, an Iran sanctions bill...
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Myanmar junta promises constitution in two months
BANGKOK: Myanmar’s military rulers had a surprise in store for the over 1,000 delegates who had gathered for the latest session to draft the country’s new constitution....
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New book directs spotlight on girl killings in India
NEW DELHI: India’s unwanted baby girls have been drowned in milk, burned alive in sealed mud pots or fed milk laced with poisonous seeds, but these days it is much easier to kill them in the womb....
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Consequences of Iraq war range from bad to catastrophic
LOS ANGELES: Iraq is over. Iraq has not yet begun. These are two conclusions from the American debate about Iraq. Iraq is over insofar as the American public has decided that most US troops should leave....
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Computerised prediction of human nature is risky
LONDON: Can a statistical model reliably predict that you will buy the latest Harry Potter book, or add organic brie to your virtual shopping trolley this week? What about whether you...
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