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Ukraine stealing gas, says Russia: Kiev denies charges
MOSCOW, Jan 2: Russia on Friday accused Ukraine of ‘stealing’ gas bound for European customers and called for an emergency session of the European parliament to make its case in the latest energy crisis.... 
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Anti-Israel protests sweep Mideast
TEHRAN, Jan 2: Iran warned Israel on Friday not to launch a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip as protests against the Israeli bombardment of the Hamas-run Palestinian territory swept several Mideast capitals....
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US mystery writer Donald Westlake dies
WASHINGTON, Jan 2: Mystery writer Donald Westlake, one the most prolific figures in US literary history, has died after a career that spanned half a century, it was reported on Friday....
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Maoists replace Indian priests with Nepalese
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Riot police have been deployed at Nepal’s holiest Hindu temple to stop protests after the Maoist government tried to throw out Indian priests who have officiated there for generations....
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Rare 1937 car found in English garage
LONDON, Jan 2: An extremely rare 1937 Bugatti has been found in a garage in England and is expected to draw a record price when it is auctioned in Paris next month....
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Property deal for lifetime drink cancelled
ATHENS, Jan 2: A Greek appeal court has declared void a deal under which an alcoholic traded his apartment to a bar owner in return for free drink for the rest of his life, a newspaper reported on Friday....
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Australian researchers claim breakthrough on dengue fever
SYDNEY, Jan 2: Australian researchers on Friday claimed a breakthrough which could help in the fight against dengue fever by stopping the often deadly disease in its tracks....
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World’s oldest person dies at 115
LISBON, Jan 2: A woman who lived to see five of her great-great grandchildren born and was believed to have been the world’s oldest person living, has died in Portugal at the age of 115, officials said on Friday....
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Suicide bomber kills 23 at tribal meal in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Jan 2: A suicide bomber killed at least 23 people and wounded 72 on Friday at a gathering of Sunni Arab tribal leaders for a lunch in a town south...
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It’s time to let Cuba in from the cold
HAVANA: The Cuban revolution began 50 years ago just as I was starting my second term at university. As history students we were obsessed by the Spanish civil war, a conflict...
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What’s in a name? Quite a lot, where the military is concerned
I am bemused by the name of Israel’s latest military operation against Hamas (and the usual cull of toddlers) in Gaza. The Israeli military calls it Operation Cast Lead....
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Foundation turns rubbish into legs for Thailand’s needy
NAKHON PATHOM (Thailand): Twelve-year-old Matoha Dosare was born with no right leg, but thanks to recycled soft drink cans and some old stockings, he now has a new limb and new-found independence....
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The campaigner who held aloft the anti-racism banner
Long years seem to have passed since Helen Suzman, who has died aged 91, single-handedly carried the banner of anti-racism in South Africa’s apartheid parliament, her star the brightest in the liberal firmament....
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