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Bomb attacks claim 50 lives in Iraq
BAGHDAD, July 25: Gunfire erupted across Baghdad and Iraqis danced in the streets on Wednesday after their soccer team''s historic Asian Cup win, but two suicide car bombs marred the war-ravaged nation''s rare moment of unity.... 
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US House votes to bar permanent Iraq bases
WASHINGTON, July 25: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to bar permanent military bases in Iraq, in the latest bid by Democrats to trim White House options on the war....
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Taliban kill S. Korean hostage
KANDAHAR, July 25: Taliban rebels in Afghanistan killed one of their 23 South Korean hostages on Wednesday, officials said, and set a “final deadline” for the government to meet demands for a prisoner swap....
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American students fear end of racial diversity
LOUISVILLE (US), July 25: Seventeen-year-old Quantae Williams doesn’t understand why the United States Supreme Court struck down his school district’s racial diversity programme....
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UK battles power cuts, water crisis
OXFORD, July 25: Further water surges were expected in southern England on Wednesday as Britain’s worst floods in 60 years saw evacuations, the threat of power cuts and a lack of freshwater for thousands....
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Arab FMs in Israel to push peace plan
JERUSALEM, July 25: The first Arab League delegation to visit Israel was on Wednesday locked in ‘historic’ talks with Israeli leaders in west Jerusalem to promote a newly revived Middle East peace plan....
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Patil gets cautious welcome
NEW DELHI: India’s first female president was meant to be a boost for women in a country where they often face rampant discrimination. But Pratibha Patil, who was inaugurated on Wednesday,...
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Child soldier issue slows peace process in Nepal
KATHMANDU: A senior journalist recently likened Nepal’s fragile peace process to an overcrowded bus lurching uncertainly on this country’s mountainous roads, yet moving forward to its destination....
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Retailers find Indian rural market profitable
LATHI DHANAURA (India): Lush green fields all around. The distant roar of tractors. The gurgle of piped-in irrigation water. And in the middle of this pastoral setting: an imposing store selling a variety to products including cosmetics fertilisers, seeds and toys....
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‘Great land grab’ rattles India
MUNDHA KHERA (India): It’s a hot, humid Sunday morning in northern India, but the oppressive heat does not deter a group of about 15 farmers from trudging door-to-door, offering advice and sometimes warnings....
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Rooting for the country of their roots
LONDON: Sitting in the stands at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, Jaiminie Purohit was enjoying a Test match between the country of her birth and what she calls the nation of her ‘roots’....
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Outbreak of bird flu in India
NEW DELHI: India confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in poultry on Wednesday, the first this year, but officials said it was apparently an isolated case and were yet to verify if it was the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain....
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Situation grim in Gaza: UN official
UNITED NATIONS: The top United Nations humanitarian official on Tuesday painted a grim scenario of the situation in occupied Gaza territory where Hamas led government is in majority saying the continued closure of crossing points continued to exacerbate the economic crisis....
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Funds for charity in Pakistan
SAN FRANCISCO: Keith Ellison, the first Muslim in the United States Congress, says that Pakistan is an important country and what happens there has its impact here....
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Hundreds mourn victims of Stalin
MOSCOW: Hundreds of relatives of victims of purges launched by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gathered in Moscow on Wednesday to commemorate their loved ones and demand compensation from Russian authorities....
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Opal’s iridescence inspires anti-counterfeit cash
PARIS: The next generation of banknotes may incorporate an iridescent shimmer inspired by the opal that changes colour when you turn or twist the note, New Scientist reports in next Saturday''s issue....
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Indian grandmother dumped in garbage dies
CHENNAI: A sick 75-year-old grandmother who was thrown in garbage by her relatives last week has died, officials said on Wednesday. Chinnammal Palaniappan died on Sunday in a home for elderly...
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Storm flattens homes in Bangladesh
DHAKA: A powerful storm flattened hundreds of homes in eastern Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring 500 people, police said. Three crew were missing after a Bangladeshi ship carrying...
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