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Russia revives Soviet-era strategic bomber patrols
CHEBARKUL (Russia), Aug 17: Russia is to immediately resume the Soviet-era practice of sending strategic bombers on long-range flights well beyond its borders, President Vladimir Putin announced here on Friday.... 
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Suicides among US soldiers on the rise
WASHINGTON, Aug 17: Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have contributed to a record increase in the number of suicides among US soldiers, now at its highest level since the first Gulf War, says an official report....
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Political fallout of Indo-US nuclear deal turns severe
NEW DELHI: The United States-India nuclear cooperation agreement, tabled in India’s Parliament on Monday, has precipitated the worst-ever political crisis for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s United Progressive Alliance (UPS) government since it was formed a little over three years ago....
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Singh would have been shot in China: Fernandes
NEW DELHI, Aug 17: If Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was China’s head of government, he would have been shot for “bluffing” to the nation over the nuclear deal with the United States, a former Indian defence minister said on Friday....
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Cancun hotel mistakes Nobel laureate for beggar
MEXICO CITY, Aug 17: She was wearing a Mayan dress, the traditional attire of indigenous people in central America, and the hotel’s response was also traditional: throw her out....
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US considers putting Eritrea on terrorism list
WASHINGTON, Aug 17: The United States said on Friday it was considering putting Eritrea on its list of state sponsors of terrorism for allegedly funnelling weapons to insurgents fighting the Ethiopian-backed government in Somalia....
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Curfew imposed on Nigerian city
LAGOS, Aug 17: Authorities in southern Nigeria on Friday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Port Harcourt, the region’s oil capital, a day after dozens were killed as troops battled cult gangs, a senior official said....
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Riyadh lashes out at Damascus
RIYADH, Aug 17: In a rare public rebuttal to a recent statement by Syrian Vice President Farouq Al-Sharaa, Saudi Arabia has lashed out at Damascus, accusing its leaders of “spreading chaos and instability” in the Arab world....
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‘Hitler’s champagne’ sold at auction
LONDON, Aug 17: A bottle of champagne thought to have been taken from Adolf Hitler’s wine cellar was sold at auction in Britain on Friday. The bottle of 1937 Moet et...
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Russia delivers air defence system to Syria: report
MOSCOW, Aug 17: Russia has begun delivery of modern air defence units to Syria while rejecting speculation that some of the weapons could be forwarded secretly to Iran, a newspaper reported on Friday....
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The real verdict on Jose Padilla
WASHINGTON: The conclusion of Jose Padilla’s criminal trial in a federal court on Thursday shows that waging the “war on terror” does not require giving up our constitutional values or substituting military rule for the rule of law....
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Egyptian villages fight water war
CAIRO: The land of the Nile is seeing a rising tide of protests at a shortage of drinking water amid accusations the government would rather irrigate golf courses than slake the thirst of villages....
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Russian radar site doesn’t fit US missile shield needs: general
HUNTSVILLE (Alabama): A Russian radar site in Azerbaijan is too close to Iran to serve as a replacement for a planned US missile defence site in eastern Europe, the chief of the US missile defence agency said on Thursday....
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Self-cooling clothes may not catch on
TOKYO: Self-cooling clothes may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but for one Japanese company they are not only good business but a way to help the environment....
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Fresh UN sanctions debate on Iran soon
UNITED NATIONS: A third UN resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme could come as early as September, diplomats said as Washington raised the heat on the Islamic republic....
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Whole grains may control high blood pressure
NEW YORK: Women who get plenty of whole grains in their diet may lower their risk of developing high blood pressure, a large study suggests. Researchers found that middle-aged and older...
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