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Israel rejects calls for reopening Gaza crossings
GAZA, Jan 23: Israel on Friday dismissed international calls for a full reopening of border crossings with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, leaving a shaky ceasefire and post-war reconstruction in doubt.... 
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Classical music at Obama inauguration was recorded
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: In freezing temperatures with gusts of wind blasting Washington, four renowned musicians withstood the elements as they played an uplifting piece of classical music for the inauguration of Barack Obama....
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Italian first lady calls Obama handsome
ROME, Jan 23: Barack Obama is good looking, Silvio Berlusconi’s wife was quoted on Friday as saying, three months after the outspoken Italian premier sparked controversy by describing the US president as ‘tanned’....
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Kim Jong-il for making Korean peninsula nuclear-free
BEIJING / SEOUL, Jan 23: North Korea is committed to removing nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula and wants to co-exist peacefully, leader Kim Jong-il said on Friday in his first...
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Nigerian police detain goat over robbery
LAGOS, Jan 23: Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery....
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Saudi prince says ties at risk unless US changes tack
LONDON, Jan 23: A member of Saudi Arabia’s royal family warned US President Barack Obama on Friday the Middle East peace process and US-Saudi ties were at risk unless Washington changed tack on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
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US, India agree to strengthen ‘excellent’ ties
NEW DELHI, Jan 23: The new US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and India’s Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee agreed on Friday to build on an “excellent bilateral relationship” between the two countries, a statement said....
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India bans Chinese toy imports
NEW DELHI, Jan 23: India banned imports of toys from China on Friday in an apparent bid to shield domestic manufacturers from cheap imports....
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Plots, sense and nonsense: the view from the postbag
Mail that you don’t see in the Letters to the Editor column. First, here’s reader Jack Hyde tipping me off about a possible (real) reason behind Israel’s bloodletting in Gaza....
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Scientists to find out if Galileo could really see stars
ROME: When he was buried – at the insistence of the Catholic church in unconsecrated ground – Galileo Galilei left behind at least two conundrums: how could a man with impaired...
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How long will Obama’s honeymoon last?
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama starts out with a honeymoon of monumental proportions, buoyed by big poll numbers, friendly news coverage and so far getting his way with a US Congress dominated by his own party....
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Iran bolstered by survival of Hamas allies in Gaza
BEIRUT: Iran can be fairly content with the outcome of Israel’s devastating assault on the Gaza Strip....
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Breakthrough on Zimbabwe unlikely next week
JOHANNESBURG (South Africa): Zimbabwe’s rival political leaders failed again this week to break their deadlock over power-sharing, and hopes are dim that an emergency regional summit on the crisis will do any better....
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Soothsayers see no bull run in Year of Ox
SINGAPORE: By heeding the advice of his feng shui master, Freddie Low saved his share portfolio from getting burned last year in the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s....
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