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Putin warns Nato against border build-up
MOSCOW, Nov 20: President Vladimir Putin warned Nato against “muscle-flexing” on Russia’s border on Tuesday and ordered top generals to raise the combat readiness of the country’s nuclear missiles.... 
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Southeast Asian leaders sign landmark charter SINGAPORE, Nov 20: Southeast Asian leaders on Tuesday signed a long-awaited charter aimed at transforming their bloc and committing the region’s disparate nations to promoting human rights and democratic ideals....
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British govt misplaces data on 25m people
LONDON, Nov 20: The personal details of half of Britain have been mislaid by the government, finance minister Alistair Darling said on Tuesday in another major blow to an administration reeling from the Northern Rock banking debacle....
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Pakistanis in Moscow demonstrate against emergency
LAHORE, Nov 20: A small of group of Pakistanis staged a peaceful demonstration against the imposition of emergency, large-scale arrests, restrictions on judiciary and curbs on media in their country, according...
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Scientists transform human skin cells into stem cells
CHICAGO, Nov 20: Two groups of scientists have successfully transformed human skin cells into stem cells, potentially granting unlimited access to the foundation cells which can replace diseased or damaged tissues and organs, it was announced on Tuesday....
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Death toll in Saudi pipeline fire rises to 40
RIYADH, Nov 20: A total of 40 people died when fire broke out on a gas pipeline in Saudi Arabia on Sunday in one of the deadliest such incidents to hit the oil-rich kingdom, state oil giant Saudi Aramco said....
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Chavez blasts Bush for WW-3 comment
PARIS, Nov 20: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday that US President George Bush belonged in a mental asylum for referring to the possibility of World War Three if Tehran developed nuclear weapons....
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Last Rhodesian PM Ian Smith dies in SA
HARARE, Nov 20: Ian Smith, Rhodesia’s last white prime minister whose attempts to resist black rule dragged the country now known as Zimbabwe into isolation and civil war, has died, according to a family friend....
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Suharto ‘stole millions from charity’
JAKARTA, Nov 20: Former Indonesian dictator Suharto skimmed millions of dollars of state money from a charitable foundation he chaired, a witness told a court here on Tuesday....
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Japan fingerprinting foreigners
TOKYO, Nov 20: Japan began fingerprinting and photographing foreigners entering the country on Tuesday in an effort to tighten security, despite concerns by rights groups and business leaders....
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Indian PM asks Asean to be ‘reasonable’ on trade
SINGAPORE, Nov 20: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the Southeast Asian bloc on Tuesday to be “more reasonable” on sensitive farm products that have stalled free-trade talks, a news agency reported....
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UN cuts AIDS infection estimate by 7m
GENEVA, Nov 20: The United Nations on Tuesday sharply reduced by about seven million its estimate for the number of people worldwide infected with the AIDS virus, citing a major reassessment of HIV prevalence in India....
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Germany, France in rare ME initiative
BERLIN/PARIS: Germany and France, wielding credibility in the Arab world the United States lacks, have launched a diplomatic drive to help ensure a US-led Middle East peace conference later this month is a success....
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French take to the streets, but do not want radical change
PARIS: Since the French Revolution, taking to the streets has been an essential aspect of French democracy and one that shows no sign of abating under President Nicolas Sarkozy....
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Bike-sharing travels from Europe to US
WASHINGTON: American cities, eager for greener solutions to urban congestion, are rushing to set up bicycle-sharing programmes similar to those launched in Europe in recent years....
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Asian voters may bring down Australian PM
SYDNEY: A swing by disgruntled Asian voters could help throw Australian Prime Minister John Howard out of his own parliamentary seat in elections this week, community leaders and analysts say....
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Critics dismiss Rice record as uninspiring
WASHINGTON: The pope politely declined to meet with her, saying he was on vacation. When she travels overseas, the local papers do not do big photo spreads anymore....
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Heart disease deaths rising among the young
ATLANTA: For decades, heart disease death rates have been falling. But a new study shows a troubling turn — more women under 45 are dying of heart disease due to clogged...
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