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Snow falls in Baghdad for first time in memory BAGHDAD, Jan 11: Two words that probably never graced the same sentence, now do: It snowed in Baghdad on Friday....
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Kenya opposition set for new showdown
NAIROBI, Jan 11: Kenya''s opposition on Friday said it would restart nationwide protests next week, setting up a new showdown with police after international mediation failed to broker a deal with the government....
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Protests mark 6th anniversary of Guantanamo
LONDON, Jan 11: Protesters on Friday marked the sixth anniversary of the opening of the US-run detention camp for suspected extremists at Guantanamo Bay on Cuba with demonstrations around the world....
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UN nuclear chief in Iran for talks
TEHRAN, Jan 11: UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei was holding talks in Tehran on Friday, seeking answers over Iran''s contested nuclear drive in his first visit to the country in over one-and-a-half years....
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Rules revised to protect developing states: Unwanted waste
LONDON, Jan 11: International rules have been revised to better protect developing countries against receiving unwanted waste from wealthier nations....
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Nasreen describes ‘slow death’ of life in hiding PARIS, Jan 11: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, under Indian government protection from Islamist death threats, described her life in hiding as a “slow and lingering death” in a text released in France on Friday....
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Daunting road ahead for ME to meet peace goal
JERUSALEM, Jan 11: With a history dogged by failures, Israel and the Palestinians face a daunting task to resolve their decades-old conflict and fulfil US President George Bush''s prediction of a peace treaty within a year....
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Bush in Kuwait to seek backing against Iran
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 11: US President George Bush arrived in Kuwait on Friday to rally the support of Arab allies against what he calls the Iranian “threat,” after making a bold prediction for Middle East peace....
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Bush waited too long to get started, say critics: ME settlement
WASHINGTON: He will be back, the White House promises, as President George W. Bush digs into trying to settle the Arab-Israeli conflict more than seven years into his presidency....
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Stressed teachers favour expulsion
LOS ANGELES: Preschool teachers who are highly stressed because of classroom conditions, depression or other factors are far more likely than their colleagues to recommend expulsion for children with behavioural problems, according to a study....
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Hillary’s comeback could yet crown McCain
LONDON: He was talking about moviemaking, but William Goldman’s adage now officially holds true for American politics too: no-one knows anything. It’s not just the pollsters and pundits who believed Hillary...
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US shield will be a change of strategy
WARSAW: If a US missile shield goes ahead in Europe as planned it will be a major shift towards a defensive strategy of deterrence in a new era of nuclear proliferation and rogue regimes, analysts said....
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Antarctic adventure of Everest climber
PARIS: Best known for his ascent of Everest, New Zealand explorer Sir Edmund Hillary also led an extraordinary trek to the South Pole as part of an expedition that had lasting scientific and political benefits....
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Cellphone obsession leads Japanese children into a scary world
TOKYO: Young Japanese people are evolving a new lifestyle for the 21st century based on the cellphones that few are now able to live without....
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Diagnostic guidelines can save infants
PARIS: A simple checklist of symptoms for severe illness could save tens of thousands of newborns in poor countries, according to a study....
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