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Israeli PM threatens to hit Hamas leaders
JERUSALEM, Feb 10: Israel threatened on Sunday to target Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip as pressure grew on the government to act after a boy hit by shrapnel in a rocket strike on southern Israel had a leg amputated.... 
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UAE starts work on zero-carbon city
ABU DHABI, Feb 10: The oil-rich United Arab Emirates has started work on Sunday on construction of the world’s first zero carbon emissions city, a spokesman for the project said....
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‘Russia not seeking confrontation with West’
MUNICH, Feb 10: Russia is not seeking confrontation with the West, but the resurgent country still intends to punch its weight on the world stage, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday....
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Obama secures three victories in a row
WASHINGTON, Feb 10: Barrack Obama, a freshman senator from Illinois, gave another major jolt to Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, winning three states in a row....
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Migrant workers on strike in Bahrain
MANAMA, Feb 10: Around 1,300 migrant workers helping to build a luxury coastal development in Bahrain have gone on strike to demand higher wages, a company official said on Sunday....
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10 killed in Indonesia’s rock concert stampede
JAKARTA, Feb 10: Ten young people were trampled or crushed to death as hundreds of music fans tried to force their way out of a rock concert in the Indonesian city of Bandung, police and hospital officials said on Sunday....
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Film festival begins in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Feb 10: The first Asian Film Festival, under diplomatic cover for obvious reasons, got off to a colourful start here in Jeddah on Saturday with the screening of the Bollywood film ‘Chak de India’....
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Kuwaiti MPs want ban on Valentine’s Day
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 10: Two Islamist MPs on Sunday called on the Kuwaiti government to ban Valentine’s Day celebrations, saying they flout...
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Norway shuts embassy in Kabul
OSLO, Feb 10: Norway’s embassy in Kabul was closed on Sunday after receiving a threat less than a month after Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere narrowly escaped an attack there, an official said....
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Time running out for Kenya peace deal, say experts
NAIROBI: A political deal is urgently needed in Kenya to prevent violence sparked by disputed elections from spiralling out of control and engulfing the once stable country, experts say....
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US campaign songs stir millions, deter some
WASHINGTON: Ever since 1789 when George Washington used a marching ditty about his military prowess as he bid to be the country’s first president, the campaign song has been part of the US presidential race....
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World’s biggest wheel to spin in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The world’s biggest observation wheel is ready to spin in Singapore on Monday night, with corporate clients paying thousands of dollars for the “inaugural flight”, the company said....
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New EU fingerprint scheme raises privacy concerns
BRUSSELS: An EU plan to fingerprint all foreigners visiting the European Union has sparked criticism that the 27-nation bloc is building up huge databases of personal information without a clear strategy or safeguards....
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Nepal peace partners on the warpath
KATHMANDU: Mounting tensions between the partners in Nepal’s peace deal are posing a serious challenge to its stability two months ahead of polls meant to transform the country into a republic, analysts say....
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