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Russia signals softer stand on US missiles
MOSCOW, Nov 11: Moscow sent a strong signal to Washington on Tuesday that it would not rush to deploy its tactical missiles near the Polish border if its former Cold War... 
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Over 100 Afghans awaiting execution
KABUL, Nov 11: More than 100 convicted murderers, rapists and kidnappers were on death row in Afghanistan awaiting President Hamid Karzai to sign the orders for their execution, a senior judge said on Tuesday....
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Taiwan’s former president faces graft probe
TAIPEI, Nov 11: Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian was back in court early on Wednesday as prosecutors sought to detain him in connection with a long-running corruption probe, officials said....
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UK to cut immigration from outside Europe
LONDON, Nov 11: Britain on Tuesday published a list of industry sectors open to workers from outside Europe, which the government says will reduce by 200,000 the number of jobs open to migrants from outside Europe....
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Nuclear waste arrives at German dump
BERLIN, Nov 11: A radioactive waste shipment arrived at a German dump on Tuesday after the biggest anti-nuclear protests in years, pointing up the fierce opposition to reversing Berlin’s phase-out of atomic energy....
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Pyramid built for ancient queen found
SAQQARA (Egypt), Nov 11: Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a pyramid buried in the desert and thought to belong to the mother of a pharaoh who ruled over 4,000 years ago, Egypt’s antiquities chief said on Tuesday....
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Nepal’s ‘Buddha Boy’ is back
KATHMANDU, Nov 11: A young Nepalese boy reputed to have Buddha-like powers has reappeared in the south of the country to preach to thousands of supporters, witnesses said on Tuesday....
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‘Intelligent pill’ developed
AMSTERDAM, Nov 11: Dutch group Philips has developed an “intelligent pill” that contains a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a drug reservoir to release medication in a specific area in the body....
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Maldives’ new president sworn in
MALE, Nov 11: A former political prisoner who unseated Asia’s longest-serving leader as president of the Maldives was sworn into office on Tuesday, taking charge of a nation he fears could soon disappear....
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2008 set to be 10th warmest year: expert
OSLO, Nov 11: This year is on track to be about the 10th warmest globally since records began in 1850, but gaps in Arctic data mean the world may be slightly underestimating global warming, a leading scientist said on Tuesday....
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WW1 generals chose to kill sons not policies
LONDON: Like most people of my generation, I grew up with a mystery. I felt I understood the Second World War. The attempt to dominate and destroy, to eliminate the people...
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Is Turkey’s EU membership dream vanishing?
ANKARA: Turkey risks seeing its dream of European Union membership vanish unless it urgently pushes reforms, but to rebuild trust between the two sides EU members must send a clear message that Ankara’s bid is not doomed.An...
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Chinese emperor’s lavish quarters restored
BEIJING: In between dispatching armies to secure the empire and building China into the richest country in the world, the Qianlong Emperor commissioned a retirement home for himself in the Forbidden City palace....
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