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BEIJING/FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) –
Asian powers Japan, China and South Korea put aside decades of animosity on Saturday and agreed to work together to tackle the global financial crisis battering their economies.
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AP – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates shakes hands with Gen. Ray Odierno, […]
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The Vatican has denounced artificial fertility treatments and the morning-after pill as immoral but backed stem cell experiments using adult cells.
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LOS ANGELES (Dec. 13) - A nude model resembling the Virgin Mary on the cover of the Mexican edition of Playboy magazine, published only days before a major Mexican festival dedicated to the mother of Jesus, prompted the company’s U.S. headquarters on Friday to apologize.
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A cancer victim who had only months to live was beaten to death as he prepared to spend his last Christmas with his family.
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It projects an image of idyllic beaches, whitewashed churches and quaint fishing villages, but Greece has been plunged into its worst crisis in decades this week after a policeman shot dead a 15-year-old schoolboy.
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Definition: Derived from the Afrikaans word for “apartness,” apartheid is a term that came into usage in the 1930s and signified the political policy under which the races in South Africa were subject to “separate development.” For the purpose of implementing these policies, apartheid recognized four races: Bantu, or black African; Coloured, or mixed race; […]
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My wife thinks I’m crazy, but I find something bracingly portentous about a month that begins on a Monday, particularly a Monday that follows a long holiday weekend; particularly a month as variously busy as December.
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1:22pm UK, Saturday December 13, 2008
Authorities in Florida think they have found the remains of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, whose mother has been charged with her murder.
Casey Anthony has been accused of murdering her daughter
Caylee, who would have turned three in August, was last seen in June but was not reported missing for more than […]
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An anonymous man dressed as Batman is helping the needy in Sheffield by performing good deeds.
The mystery donor has handed out more than £10,000 of his own cash and volunteered his services at charity shops and soup kitchens in the city.
“My message is that you donÂ’t need to be a superhero, or super wealthy, […]
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Zimbabwe’s central bank is introducing a $500 million note - the highest current denomination - as the once-prosperous southern African nation battles against spiraling hyperinflation.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last week introduced a new set of denominations, including a $100 million note, but that has not helped to clear long lines for cash at […]
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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican hardened its opposition yesterday to using embryos for stem-cell research, cloning and in-vitro fertilization. But in a major new document on bioethics, it showed flexibility on some forms of gene therapy and left open questions surrounding embryo adoption.
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Did you catch Sen. John McCain — remember him? — on Letterman Thursday night? Very funny riff on Blago’s foul-mouth tirades that have now been captured for posterity by our federally-funded recording team.
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About the riots that have erupted for almost a week in Greece after the recent shooting, by police, of a 15-year-old boy, the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet notes: “As the street protests over the death of a teen in a police shooting rage [on] in Greece, governments are concerned the violence could spread across Europe. Hundreds […]
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So how are you enjoying Mega Monday? You’ve almost certainly heard already that today is the day when pre-Christmas online shoppng peaks, when as The Times put it this morning, “millions express their seasonal spirit of generosity without having to see another human being, while allowing good time for delivery”.
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The power of the presidential jawbone atrophied under his two immediate predecessors. But Barack Obama has shown that he will employ subtle threats, brazen promises and words at large as his ambassadors in pursuit of personal and national goals.
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BRUSSELS, Dec. 12 — European leaders adopted what they described as a historic pact to combat global warming Friday and challenged President-elect Barack Obama to join in their commitment to drastically reduce greenhouse gases despite the global economic crisis.
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North Korea’s orchestras are eager to travel to the United States and replicate the New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s bravura performance in February in the North Korean capital. The negotiations for such a visit that are underway between North Korean officials and American music leaders indicate that informal cultural diplomacy is advancing beyond government-sponsored efforts to […]
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Many of the world’s poorest countries have for decades routinely exaggerated the number of children being immunized against disease, apparently driven by political pressure and, more recently, financial incentives.
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 11 — A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a popular restaurant just north of Kirkuk on Thursday, killing 57 people and wounding scores more during a meeting of Arab leaders and Kurdish officials attempting to reduce ethnic tensions in the oil-rich city.
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