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Russia begins delivery of air defence system: Iranian MP
TEHRAN, Dec 21: Russia has begun delivering S-300 air defence systems to Iran which could help repel any Israeli and US air strikes on its nuclear sites, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday.... 
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Five civilians among 25 killed in Mali clashes
BAMAKO, Dec 21: Malian troops clashed at the weekend with Tuareg rebels, leaving at least 25 people dead, including five civilians, according to disputed tolls Sunday from both sides and an aid worker....
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58 injured as airliner veers off Denver runway
LOS ANGELES, Dec 21: Fifty-eight people were injured when a Continental Airlines plane taking off from Denver, Colorado, veered off the runway and caught fire, officials said on Sunday....
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Spain bank chief warns of ‘total’ fiscal meltdown
MADRID, Dec 21: The governor of the Bank of Spain issued on Sunday a bleak assessment of the economic crisis, warning that the world faced a ‘total’ financial meltdown unseen since the Great Depression....
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Iranian exiles must leave: Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec 21: The Iraqi government told nearly 3,500 opposition Iranians living in exile in Iraq on Sunday that it planned to close their camp and they had to leave the country....
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Snow, freezing weather sweep northern China
BEIJING, Dec 21: Snow and freezing weather have swept large parts of northern China causing travel chaos for thousands, state media and the meteorological department said on Sunday....
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Asylum-seekers occupy Zurich church
GENEVA, Dec 21: Over 100 asylum-seekers have occupied a church in the old town of Switzerland’s financial capital Zurich to protest about delays in processing their papers, activists said on Sunday....
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Maoists attack Nepal newspaper office
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Dozens of Maoists attacked offices of a prominent newspaper and magazine publisher and injured 12 staff on Sunday over critical coverage, an editor said....
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Obama’s ‘new deal’ sparks fresh debate on 1930s
WASHINGTON: The vast public works spending plan proposed by President-elect Barack Obama has stirred fresh debate on the 1930s New Deal and whether such Great Depression programmes would be useful today....
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The end of India’s love affair with facial hair
NEW DELHI: The extravagant beards and moustaches proudly sported by generations of Indian men are under threat, according to a new book that celebrates the country’s finest facial hair....
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Rubbish dumps left for Palestinians’ food
LONDON: Impoverished Palestinians on the Gaza Strip are being forced to scavenge for food on rubbish dumps to survive as Israel’s economic blockade risks causing irreversible damage, according to international observers....
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US scientists recreate nerve disease for study
CHICAGO: US scientists have created the first human model for studying a devastating nerve disease, which allows them to watch how the disease develops and could help researchers find a way to treat it....
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