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5:47pm UK, Friday January 30, 2009 The World Health Organisation is calling for drastic action to tackle Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic, after the number of victims passed the organisation’s ‘worst case’ threshold of 60,000. [...]
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Rex Features Jessica Simpson has slammed recent press coverage of her new fuller figure. In the first public appearance since the pictures were published, the singer claimed that media stories about her weight gain were “pointless”. Dressed in skin-tight leather pants, Simpson took to the stage in Virginia and thanked fans for their support. “Stay [...]
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan walked off the stage after an angry exchange with the Israeli president, Shimon Peres, during a panel discussion on Gaza at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, and vowed never to return to the annual gathering. Read full story from www.panarmenian.net Read more
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THE SUN Posted: 11:10 amJanuary 30, 2009 Spooked staff at Derby’s new Royal Hospital claimed a black-clad figure wearing a cloak was stalking wards and corridors. Now chiefs at the £334million NHS site are to summon a local priest to see off [...]
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As we discussed in Thursday’s story, liberals are targeting Rush Limbaugh as their new bogeyman. On Friday, they’re intensifying that effort with radio ads targeting GOP senators in three states — Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nevada — with a pointed question: Are you with Rush or with Obama? Read more
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A text message conveniently alerts Iraqis each month to their mobile phone bill.As a non-Arabic speaker using an Iraqi phone, I too receive this message but am unable to understand anything other than the all-important amount, which is in numbers rather than Arabic script. Over the past fortnight, however, I have grown increasingly anxious that [...]
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LONDON T he BBC, the world’s largest news organization, just can’t seem to keep itself out of trouble these days. Read more
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BEIJING — Liu Yongquan thought he was well prepared for China’s job market, with his degree in electromechanical engineering. But a long internship had provided no help in the way of connections, nor any real job experience. So after graduating in 2007, he headed for rural Laozhuanghu village in Xiji town, on the outskirts of [...]
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KIGALI, Rwanda, Jan. 23 — The arrest of renegade Congolese Gen. Laurent Nkunda by his former Rwandan allies portends a dramatic shift in a complex conflict that has raged and simmered across the region since 1994, when the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide spilled across the border into eastern Congo. Read more
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 29 — Gunmen assassinated three Sunni Muslim political candidates in separate incidents Thursday, two days before Iraq holds its first elections in four years. Read more
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 29 — Shahbandar Cafe still stands, a testament to the resilience of the country and its capital, Baghdad, even if so much here has changed. Read more
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan received a hero’s welcome on his return to Istanbul on Friday after he stormed out of a heated debate on Israel’s Gaza offensive at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Read more
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was removed from office on Thursday after the state Senate unanimously convicted him on impeachment charges, including an accusation he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Read more
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Rod Blagojevich has been ousted as Illinois governor after being convicted of abusing his powers. Read more
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AP – In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, an actor portraying ‘The Pink Panther’ joins Larry … Slideshow: Stock Markets Play Video Wall Street Video: President Obama Gives Wall Street An Earful CBS 2 New York Related Quotes Symbol Price Change SNE 20.27 -0.66 ^GSPC 845.14 -28.95 ^IXIC 1,507.84 -50.50 BANGKOK, Thailand – Asian [...]
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AP – In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo, South Korean marine soldiers watch North Korean territory at the Baekryong … Play Video North Korea Video: No enlightenment from son of Kim Reuters Play Video North Korea Video: Kim meets Chinese dignitary: report Reuters SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea declared all military and political agreements with South [...]
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Pope Benedict expressed his “full and unquestionable solidarity” with Jews yesterday, after outraging many by rehabilitating a bishop who denies the Holocaust. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Jan. 29) — A former CIA station chief in Algeria is under investigation by the State and Justice departments after being accused of raping at least two women while he held the post, a source confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Read more
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Ex-love quizzed over ‘poison’ meal that left cleaner dead and his fiancée fighting for life By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:58 PM on 29th January 2009 Add to My Stories A man died and his young fiancée was left fighting for her life after a suspected poison attack by the man’s ex-lover. Lakhvinder [...]
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A military judge at Guantanamo yesterday rejected a White House request to suspend a hearing for the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole bombing, creating an unexpected challenge for the administration as it reviews how America puts suspected terrorists on trial. Read more