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NEW DELHI – The Dalai Lama was taken to a hospital in India’s capital for medical tests Monday after experiencing minor pain in his arms that was later diagnosed as a pinched nerve, his spokesman said. Read more
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Funny how a guy who wrote tax law for everyone else on the Senate Finance Committee didn’t know he had to declare the limo and driver he got from a big Democratic contributor as income. Apparently he was clueless because he always had a limo and driver as Senate majority leader. Read more
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Everyone loves a snowman. With their comical, carrot noses and floppy hats, these chubby-looking children of winter are an all-too rare companion at a time when Britain has become accustomed to warm, wet weather. Rejoice, then, that today’s big dump has given kids big and small the chance to build their own new set of frost-bitten friends. [...]
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LONDON, Feb. 2 — A beautiful yet crippling blanket of snow fell across much of England on Monday, causing transportation nightmares but giving rise to thousands of cheery snowmen in a nation barely equipped for heavy winter weather. Read more
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BEIJING, Feb. 2 — A Chinese court on Monday postponed a trial set to begin Tuesday charging a rights activist with the illegal possession of state secrets after he helped parents of children killed in last year’s Sichuan earthquake, his wife said. Read more
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The Somali transitional parliament is slated in coming weeks to elect a new president. The new government will have to contend with an array of characters and interests in a country that maintains a strong system of clan organization but has failed to establish a central government since 1991. The players: Read more
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MOSUL, Iraq, Feb. 2 — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki appeared to strengthen his standing in several key areas of the country, while an Arab party edged toward control of a contested northern province, according to party officials reviewing preliminary results from Saturday’s Iraq elections. Read more
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — It is common for lawyers everywhere to cover their office walls with diplomas. The Mexican criminal defense attorney Salvador Urbina is making a different statement. His walls are hung with swords — a hundred sabers, daggers, cutlasses and Japanese katanas, the blades ke… Read more
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GAZA (Reuters) – Israel carried out air strikes and Palestinians launched mortar bomb attacks Monday despite a ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, but Israel’s defense minister said a wider offensive was not imminent. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing opposition from Republican lawmakers to parts of his economic recovery plan, President Barack Obama called Democratic Congressional leaders to a meeting on Monday to drive home his message of urgency. Read more
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Nine people have been killed by shells which hit a hospital in a rebel-held area of north-east Sri Lanka, the Red Cross says. Read more
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LONDON (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday there was “light at the end of the tunnel” but called for strong and effective stimulus plans to boost economies hit by the global financial crisis. Read more
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Play Video Reuters  – Israel vows harsh reply to rockets Slideshow: Israeli troops invade Gaza Play Video Video: Israeli jets bomb Gaza tunnels AFP Play Video Video: UN launches Gaza aid plea Reuters AP – A Palestinian boy leads his donkey as they pass destroyed buildings in the area of east Jebaliya, northern … GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – [...]
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A Christian nurse was suspended after offering to pray for the recovery of an elderly patient, it emerged yesterday. Read more
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JERUSALEM (Feb. 1) – Israel threatened “harsh and disproportionate” retaliation after Gaza militants fired at least 10 rockets and mortar shells across the border Sunday and warplanes later bombed the area where Hamas smuggles in weapons from Egypt through tunnels. The flare-up raised the risk of growing violence in the days leading up to Israel’s [...]
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Britain’s transport network ground to a standstill last night as planes, cars and trains were paralysed by heavy snowfall. Read more
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Australian house prices continue to fall New 2:09PM Monday Feb 02, 2009 CANBERRA – Australian house prices on average fell again in the final three months of 2008, a third straight quarterly decline, new data shows. Despite cheaper mortgages and greater incentives for first home buyers, prices of established homes on [...]
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Answer: In Persian, the suffix “stan” means “place of.” In Russian — remembering that Kazakhstan borders Russia, and five ‘stans used to be part of the Soviet Union — the word “stan” means “settlement.” So we have seven countries in Central Asia that share the “stan” suffix: Afghanistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan The [...]
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12:04am UK, Monday February 02, 2009 Israeli aircraft have bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group said. A rocket fired from Gaza during the 22-day war [...]
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Chris Martin has revealed that he has been banned from the recording studio while Coldplay start work on their fifth album. Read more