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Israel launches new incursion into Gaza
JERUSALEM, March 4: Israel launched a new incursion into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday overshadowing a new peace push by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who was holding Jerusalem talks with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the time.... 
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UN urges EU to help developing world join climate deal
BRUSSELS, March 4: UN climate chief Yvo de Boer urged EU nations on Monday to offer financial support to developing nations such as China and India over climate change policy to help secure a global deal next year....
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Turnout large for crucial Texas, Ohio primaries
WASHINGTON, March 4: Voters turned out in large numbers in Texas and Ohio on Tuesday for Democratic primaries that may make Barack Obama the first ever non-White presidential nominee for a major US party....
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Singapore best place for Asians, says survey
SINGAPORE, March 4: Singapore is the best city in the world for Asian expatriates to live in due mainly to its quality of life and low crime rate, a survey released today by ECA International showed....
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Teenagers killed man over sweet wrapper
LONDON, March 4: Two teenage boys face jail sentences after admitting killing a man in a row over a sweet wrapper....
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Killer nurse Colin Norris jailed for life
LONDON, March 4: Nurse Colin Norris was jailed for life on Tuesday after being found guilty of murdering four elderly patients with lethal doses of the diabetes drug insulin....
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Representation of women in parliaments
GENEVA, March 4: Nearly one in five parliamentarians worldwide is now a woman, a survey showed today — but far fewer are making it to the top government posts....
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Hollywood divided over Cotillard’s 9/11 comments
LOS ANGELES, March 4: Hollywood insiders are scratching their heads over comments by French Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, with some asking whether her questioning of the events of Sept 11 will damage her international career....
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Court orders closure of Bangkok night bazaar
BANGKOK, March 4: A Thai court has ordered shopowners at Bangkok’s Suan Lum Night Bazaar to pack up and leave one of the city’s most popular tourist spots....
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Colombia’s neighbours cut ties as crisis aggravates
BOGOTA: Ecuador has severed diplomatic ties with Colombia and Venezuela expelled all Colombian diplomats in an escalating regional crisis sparked by a cross-border raid against Marxist rebels....
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Tanzanian leader emerges as regional power broker
NAIROBI: The involvement of Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete in sealing a deal to end Kenya’s crisis has raised hopes he can push forward east African economic and political integration as a strong regional power broker....
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Nato has an eye on Balkan stability
BRUSSELS: Nato foreign ministers on Thursday discuss possible membership invitations to Croatia, Albania and Macedonia as part of alliance efforts to nurture stability in the Balkans after Kosovo’s secession from Serbia....
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Beijing to raise defence budget by 17.6 per cent
BEIJING, March 4: China announced on Tuesday its defence spending would rise 17.6 per cent this year but insisted the increase was moderate, after the United States expressed concerns about Beijing’s expanding military power....
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