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Violence claims 44 lives in Iraq
BAGHDAD, March 11: At least 44 people were killed in violence across Iraq on Tuesday, including 16 in a bomb attack on a bus, as US and Iraqi officials began talks on the US military’s future role in the country.... 
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US takes China off ‘worst offenders’ list: HR report whacks Russia
WASHINGTON, March 11: The United States took aim at Russia on Tuesday in its annual report on human rights, accusing the government of corruption and electoral abuses, but seemed to ease criticism of China ahead of the Olympic Games....
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Disasters killed 20,000 in 2007
ZURICH, March 11: Natural and man-made disasters killed 20,000 people in 2007 and cost the world economy more than $70 billion, reinsurer Swiss Re said on Tuesday....
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Putin meets opposition liberal leader
MOSCOW, March 11: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday held a surprise meeting in the Kremlin with a leader of Russia’s beleaguered liberal opposition, Grigory Yavlinsky, state television showed....
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Tomorrow belongs to roachbot
PARIS, March 11: Robots of the future may be able to climb up and down walls and zigzag across ceilings — and the cockroach will be the one we should thank....
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Magnesium-rich foods ward off stroke: study
CHICAGO, March 11: Diets rich in magnesium, found in whole grains and vegetables, could help reduce stroke risk in smokers, researchers reported on Monday....
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Sanctions against Iran opposed
NEW YORK, March 11: Support for tough measures against Iran’s nuclear programme has fallen in 13 out of 21 countries, says a survey released on Tuesday....
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Better-educated live longer, healthier
WASHINGTON, March 11: If you have been contemplating going back to school to get a degree, this might convince you: a study by the Harvard School of Medicine has shown people with a better education live longer....
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‘Obama shines because he is black’
WASHINGTON, March 11: The first female US vice presidential candidate and a fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton has suggested Democrat Barack Obama only achieved his status in the presidential campaign because he is black....
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Hasina advised treatment in US
DHAKA, March 11: Doctors treating detained former Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed advised on Tuesday she be taken to the United States for treatment on an ear problem which they say could leave her deaf....
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Choreographer crossing continents with new show
LONDON: With dancers from China, a Bengali title and a score of Asian electronica, choreographer Akram Khan’s new show focuses on cultural identity at its European premiere in culture capital Liverpool....
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Iraq, Afghan situation helped Iran’s rise
TEHRAN: Five years on, Iran can thank the United States for unwittingly aiding its drive for regional power by ousting Saddam Hussein, one of Tehran’s deadliest foes....
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Weak dollar helps US artists paint the world
SAN FRANCISCO: In the coming weeks, San Francisco artists Charley Brown and Mark Evans will be rolling up hundreds of large paintings into tall tubes and shipping them to Dubai, where...
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UN visit shows momentum slipping on Myanmar
BANGKOK: UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari’s seeming failure to press the Myanmar junta toward reform has underlined the loss in diplomatic momentum since last year’s bloody crackdown on protests, analysts say....
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Study supports chemical theories: Gulf war syndrome
LOS ANGELES: A review of medical studies on Gulf War syndrome supports the theory that the still-hazy disorder was caused by a group of related chemicals found in pesticides used around...
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