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Egypt and Hamas discuss truce with Israel
CAIRO, Jan 25: A Hamas team met Egypt’s intelligence chief Omar Suleiman on Sunday in a bid to clinch a lasting truce in the war-battered Gaza Strip, days after an Israeli negotiator held similar talks in Cairo.... 
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10 climbers killed in Turkey
ISTANBUL, Jan 25: An avalanche that swept down a mountain near a small winter resort killed 10 climbers in northeast Turkey on Sunday, but seven of their companions survived the crush, a government minister said....
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China welcomes Year of the Ox
BEIJING, Jan 25: Chinese welcomed the arrival of the Year of the Ox with raucous celebrations on Sunday, despite gloom about the economy, setting off firecrackers in the streets and sending fireworks into the sky....
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Boy stabbed to death in UK
LONDON, Jan 25: A 15-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in London, police said on Saturday, the first violent teenage death in the capital this year after a spate of such killings last year....
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Guantanamo case files in disarray
WASHINGTON: President Obama’s plans to expeditiously determine the fate of about 245 terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and quickly close the military prison there were set back last week...
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Weakness in the face of suffering
LONDON: It is easy to criticise the BBC, but that does not mean that it is always wrong to do so. The corporation’s refusal to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal for aid to Gaza was a mistake....
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Mali attempts to modernise ancient libraries
TIMBUKTU (Mali): South Africa and Mali opened a high-tech library in the Malian desert town of Timbuktu on Saturday, boosting efforts to preserve thousands of ancient manuscripts documenting Africa’s academic past....
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If Google succeeds PCs will be history
LONDON: Google is to launch a service that would enable users to access their personal computer from any internet connection, according to industry reports. But campaigners warn that it would give the online behemoth unprecedented control over individuals’ personal data....
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Boat people tragedy exposes Thai PM’s debt to army
BANGKOK: In his one month in office, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has made much of the need for human rights and the rule of law at the heart of government....
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