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Oil and food divide France, Germany as EU meets
BRUSSELS, July 8: Germany dismissed French calls for a cap on fuel tax as EU finance ministers met on Tuesday, and said there was little governments or the European Central Bank could do to rein in runaway crude oil prices.... 
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Russia threatens to react ‘militarily’ against US missile
MOSCOW, July 8: Russia has threatened to react with “military resources” if a US anti-missile shield is set up near its borders, according to a foreign ministry statement....
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Saudi Arabia urged to end ‘sponsorship’ system: Violation of workers’ rights
RIYADH, July 8: Saudi Arabia needs to improve labour law protections and end its “sponsorship” system to prevent domestic workers being treated like slaves, New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday....
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Bomb found on bus transporting Indian workers
HERAT, July 8: A bomb was found on a bus transporting 12 Indian road workers in Afghanistan on Tuesday, a day after a suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul killed 41 people...
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Labour faces tough fight for Scottish seat
LONDON, July 8: Gordon Brown’s Labour Party launched its campaign on Tuesday to retain an inner city Scottish parliamentary seat in an election that could be pivotal for the British prime minister’s future....
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Only fraction of people recycle old mobile phones: study
HELSINKI, July 8: Only three per cent of mobile phone users recycle their old handsets and 74 per cent have never even considered doing so, a study published today by the world’s leading cell phone maker Nokia showed....
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Police to quiz Olmert again
JERUSALEM, July 8: Israeli police said on Tuesday they will question Prime Minister Ehud Olmert again this week over a corruption scandal that has rocked his government and which could lead to early elections....
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Thai court opens Thaksin graft trial
BANGKOK, July 8: Thailand’s Supreme Court opened corruption proceedings on Tuesday against ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, in his first criminal trial since a coup nearly two years ago....
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BD govt ready to free Khaleda
DHAKA, July 8: Bangladesh’s military-backed government is ready to free former prime minister Khaleda Zia so she can get medical treatment abroad, the country’s interim leader said in comments published on Tuesday....
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Bribe-takers found in BD’s anti-corruption commission
DHAKA, July 8: Bangladesh’s top anti-corruption body admitted on Tuesday that it has discovered several of its own officials taking bribes while enforcing a nationwide crackdown on the practice....
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UK police launch drive against metal thieves
LONDON, July 8: British police on Tuesday began a crackdown on metal thieves eager to cash in on the soaring price of such materials on the world markets by stealing lead off church roofs and even war memorial plaques....
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White House apologises to Berlusconi
WASHINGTON, July 8: The White House offered embarrassed apologies to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday after it issued an unflattering portrait of the premier and his country’s politics....
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Antibiotics can harm tendons
WASHINGTON, July 8: Use of antibiotic drugs such as Bayer AG’s Cipro can lead to tendinitis and ruptured tendons, US health regulators said on Tuesday, calling for new strong warnings on the products....
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Israel trying to isolate Iran through diplomacy
JERUSALEM: A flurry of indirect talks between Israel and its closest enemies Syria, Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas may not bring peace, but it could help the Israelis contain a future war with arch-foe Iran....
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Technology, cooking, medicine inspire American diction
WASHINGTON: Are you a wing nut pretexting as a netroots advocate on webinars and thought you could blend in anonymously? Or a soju-, prosecco- and edamame-loving pescatarian but not part of...
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New Hunter Thompson film focuses on writings
NEW YORK: When Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney began filming the story of drug-addled US journalist Hunter S. Thompson at the late author’s funeral, he says it was one of his “greatest failures” in making the documentary....
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Britain, Russia both responsible for bitter relations
LONDON: There is a view, enthusiastically peddled in certain British circles, according to which Russia is generally spiky, malevolent and anti-social. Every country in the world, the argument goes, has a...
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Woman overpowers thief with sympathy
TOKYO: A Japanese woman and her six-month-old baby escaped unhurt from a knife-wielding thief this week after the mother calmed him down with a cup of tea and a chat....
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Treating blood pressure may help prevent dementia
CHICAGO: Treating high blood pressure in the very elderly may help reduce their risk of developing dementia, researchers have said....
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