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Cambodia Water Festival turns tragic with deadly stampede
Christian Science Monitor
At least 339 people died in the stampede, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen, who called it a terrible tragedy. The Water Festival has seen troubles in past years. An injured Cambodian is carried by police and other visitors after a stampede onto a ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Gas levels still too toxic for mine rescue
New Zealand Herald
By Susie Nordqvist, Paul Harper and Jarrod Booker The level of toxic gas in the Pike River mine remains too high after last Friday's blast for rescue teams to be sent in to find 29 trapped miners, authorities said this morning. ...
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Osborne vows not to push for Irish tax reform
BBC News
The government does not intend to ask Ireland to raise its 12.5% corporation tax rate in return for Britain's support for a bail-out of the Irish economy, Chancellor George Osborne has told MPs. In a Commons statement on 22 November 2010, ...
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US Calls North Korea's Nuclear Revelation a 'Publicity Stunt'
ABC News
By KIRIT RADIA The United States today called North Korea's decision to unveil a new uranium enrichment program to a group of visiting American scientists a "publicity stunt" and said it will take some time to consult with allies about how to proceed. ...
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Obama committed to a Lebanon free of 'terrorism'
AFP
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama, in a markedly personal statement, said Monday he was committed to keeping Lebanon free of "terrorism" as tensions and fears of violence rose sharply in Beirut. Obama marked Lebanon's Independence Day by firmly ...
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Pope seeks to start debate on condoms and AIDS
The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI sought to "kick-start a debate" when he said some condom use may be justified, Vatican insiders say, raising hopes the church may be starting to back away from a complete ban and allow condoms to play a role in the ...
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Ukraine Leader Pushes Triangular Partnership
New York Times
By STEPHEN CASTLE BRUSSELS — In a strong defense of his rapprochement with Moscow, Ukraine's president, Viktor F. Yanukovich, said Monday that his policy had bolstered Europe's security, improved all-round cooperation with Russia and consigned to ...
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The new Nato pact
Financial Times
The cold war is over – for the moment, at least. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, formed to counter the Soviet Union's post-war expansion, this weekend made a pact with Russia to share its missile defence. The 28-member alliance, whose obituary ...
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Cancun Climate Talks Can Yield 'Significant' Accords, UN Says
Bloomberg
By Bill Varner - Mon Nov 22 19:35:34 GMT 2010 The next round of climate-change talks, beginning Nov. 29 in Cancun, Mexico, can produce “significant” progress on forest protection, aid for developing nations and technology sharing, a senior United ...
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Pike River mine crisis: Five things you need to know
New Zealand Herald
Greymouth. This drizzly weather from Sunday has cleared and the forecast is good for the next few days. Photo / Mark Mitchell 1. So exactly where is the rescue operation at now? Police say the drilling operation to complete a 162-metre bore-hole is ...
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Europe greets Pope Benedict's condom remarks as 'evolution, not revolution'
Christian Science Monitor
Pope Benedict's view that there might be rare cases where condom use is acceptable comes at a time when the Catholic church's image in Europe has been battered by child abuse scandals. Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to celebrate a mass in Saint ...
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Christian Science Monitor

Saudi King's Travel to US for Medical Treatment Raises Succession Issue
Bloomberg
By Glen Carey - Mon Nov 22 17:36:49 GMT 2010 Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz left for the US today for medical treatment, raising the issue of succession in the world's largest oil exporter. King Abdullah delegated the management of the ...
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Hundreds killed as crowd stampede at Cambodia water festival
The Guardian
More then 180 people have died in a stampede at a water festival in Phnom Penh tonight, according to Cambodia's prime minister. Hundreds more were hurt at the event on a small island, as the crowd panicked and pushed over a bridge to the mainland. ...
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The Guardian

High-seas piracy drama plays out in U.S. courtroom
Los Angeles Times
Five Somalis accused of attacking a Navy ship await their fate in the first such trial in almost 200 years. Reporting from Norfolk, Va. — The moon was bright, the sea was calm, and the pirates easily spotted their prey — a large gray ship plodding ...
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Los Angeles Times

US: NKorean uranium disclosure is 'not a crisis'
Washington Post
By MATTHEW LEE AP WASHINGTON -- The State Department says North Korea's claim of a new uranium enrichment facility is a matter of concern but "not a crisis." Department spokesman PJ Crowley says if the claim is true it would violate Pyongyang's ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio on Delta Plane That Made Emergency JFK Landing
Fox News
AP "Titanic" actor Leonardo DiCaprio was a passenger aboard the Delta flight bound for Moscow that was forced to return to New York's JFK airport after engine failure, Us Weekly reported Monday. DiCaprio "wishes to commend the actions of the pilot and ...
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Afghans: Divided Over NATO's New 2014 Target
TIME
By Jason Motlagh / Ghazni Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 US Soldiers take their position on the roof during the foot patrol as an elderly Afghan man, foreground, looks on in West Now Ruzi village in the district Panjwai, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. ...
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Death toll from cholera rises to 1250 in Haiti
Fox News
Port-au-Prince – The death toll from the cholera epidemic in Haiti has risen to 1250, with a total of 52715 people being treated at medical facilities in the Caribbean nation, the Public Health Ministry said in its latest bulletin. ...
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Why India offers tepid response to Burma's release of Suu Kyi
Christian Science Monitor
In its relationship with Burma (Myanmar), India is caught between its commitment to principles of democracy and its desire to counter China's rising power in the region. Burma(Myanmar)'s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves her National League ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Wall Street Falls After Ireland Receives a Bailout
New York Times
By DAVID JOLLY and CHRISTINE HAUSER Wall Street indexes fell on Monday, following the lead of European exchanges, as enthusiasm over a plan to bailout Ireland started to wane and traders began to worry about the problem spreading. ...
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Pope: bullish on agriculture
Christian Science Monitor
Pope Benedict XVI delivers his message from his studio window, overlooking the Vatican's St. Peter's Square, Nov. 14, Italy's Thanksgiving Day. He addressed modern agriculture and its growing popularity. Alessandra Tarantino / AP By Joshua M. Brown, ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Historic Somali piracy trial in US wrapping up as German one opens
Christian Science Monitor
The Somali piracy trials, the first in centuries, have shed light on counterpiracy efforts. But some say the trials will not deter pirates, who have hijacked 37 ships in 2010 alone. In this courtroom sketch, five suspected Somali pirates listen to the ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Factbox: Key players in the ruling Saudi family
Reuters
JEDDAH (Reuters) - Concerns over succession and distribution of key government positions in Saudi Arabia are rising with octogenarian ruler King Abdullah leaving Monday for medical treatment in the United States. His deputy, Crown Prince Sultan, ...
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Good news for trapped Chinese miners
ABC Online
MARK COLVIN: And in China, where mine disasters happen very regularly, they've just managed to save all the miners trapped in an underground flood. Coincidentally, the number of men trapped was the same as in New Zealand; 29. ...
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Suu Kyi's Son Allowed a Visit
Wall Street Journal
AP YANGON, Myanmar—Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to see her son for the first time in 10 years after the country's ruling junta granted him a visa, her lawyer said Monday. Kim Aris, 33 years old, lives in Britain and has ...
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Battered Haiti attempts elections in time of cholera
Reuters
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Impoverished Haiti, long afflicted by political turmoil and natural disasters, will hold presidential and legislative elections on Sunday under the scourge of a deadly cholera epidemic. With dozens of cholera victims dying ...
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Germany Closes Reichstag Dome to Tourists Amid Heightened Terrorism Alert
Bloomberg
By Patrick Donahue - Mon Nov 22 13:37:03 GMT 2010 Germany's Reichstag dome, which contains a spiral walkway from which tourists have a panoramic view of the German capital, will be closed until further notice, parliament said in a statement. ...
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Japan's justice minister resigns over joke
Financial Times
By Mure Dickie in Tokyo Japan's justice minister has resigned after making an unwise joke, giving opposition parties the last laugh in a political sideshow that has highlighted the slumping popularity of the ruling Democratic party-led government. ...
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Argentina Shipping Report Q1 2011

Argentina´s maritime sector is one of several industries whose immediate future will depend to a large extent on the outcome of the country´s general elections, which are scheduled for the end of the year.

Drug Squad Incinerates Marijuana and Cocaine in Paraguay

ASUNCION - Paraguay''s National Anti-Drug Secretariat burned Monday more than four thousand kilograms of marijuana and 50 capsules of cocaine seized in procedures performed from 2009 to 2010.
The drugs were burned in the furnaces of Aceros de Paraguay, in the town of Villa Hayes, 34 miles north of Asuncion, and officials of the Public Ministry attended, National Anti-Drug Secretariat said in a statement.
The 4.6 tons of marijuana were seized in an operation in the city of Pilar, 382 kilometers south of Asuncion, and cocaine capsules in the Silvio Pettirossi international airport, the agency IPParaguay said.
The approximate value of the drugs incinerated is close to 200 thousand dollars, according to the source.

News focus: Brazil's quantiQ to grow profits by 20%/year

Brazilian chemicals distributor quantiQ believes that, with support from parent company Braskem, it can increase its profits by 20%/year. Last year, Braskem decided to keep quantiQ in its portfolio, and made it a strategic business in the first quarter of this year, said Fernando Abrantes, quantiQ's president.

Venezuela: Opposition and Government Regional Leaders Meet to Discuss Budget | venezuelanalysis.com

During its first annual ple­nary session held last Monday, the Venezuelan gov­ernment’s Federal Governing Council (CFG) met to discuss the methods and the manner in which national financial re­sources will be disbursed to the country’s distinct localities over the course of 2011.

Shakira 'Favorite Latin Artist' at AMA


Colombia news - Shakira
Colombian singer Shakira on Sunday received the "Favorite Latin Artist Award" at the annual American Music Awards ceremony.
The Colombian pop idol beat Puerto Rican reggaeton star Daddy Yankee and Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias, who were nominated for the same award.
In her 20-year long career, Shakira previously won three American Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, two Grammies and 12 Premios MTV Latinoamerica.

Six countries confirm attendance to chess championship in Bolivia - People's Daily Online

The Bolivian Chess Federation (FBA) said on Sunday that six countries have confirmed their attendance to the 7th South American Festival of Chess Youth, to be hosted from Dec. 1 to 6 in Sucre's Olympic Village in Bolivia.

Ecuador: 2 foreign oil companies could leave - MarketWatch

QUITO (MarketWatch) -- President Rafael Correa said on Saturday that two foreign oil private companies could leave Ecuador due to disagreements with the government on changing its oil-sharing deals to services contracts.

Chile's First Energy Efficiency Expo Begins Friday

On Friday and Saturday, Chile will host Latin America's first Efficient Energy Expo, which will showcase seminars, speakers, competitions and other activities to promote energy efficiency and sustainable development in the country.

Extinct Toromiro Tree To Be Cloned, Restored To Chile’s Easter Island

The Toromiro - a small tree once endemic to Easter Island but declared extinct in 1978 – may soon be “reborn,” with more than 5,000 trees to be planted on the island in 2011.
The last time the tree was seen on Easter Island was in 1962 in the Ranu Kao crater, when the last remaining exmple of the species on the island was cut for firewood.

Hundreds Across Chile Protest HidroAysen Project

Defying a morning rainstorm and a government that appears dead set in green-lighting the controversial HidroAysen dam project, more than 500 people and 50 vehicles paraded through the streets of Coyhaique on Saturday morning to show their rejection of the proposed energy project that would put build five dams in Chile’s pristine Patagonia region.

Chile Experiencing ‘Baby Boom’ Nine Months After February Earthquake

This week will mark nine months since the 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile on Feb. 27. And, according to officials, central Chile can expect a baby boom in the coming months.

“We have found a marked increase in obstetric consultations in the areas most damaged by the earthquake," said Health Minister Jaime Mañalich.

Can Chile Get Back Into The Antarctica Tourism Market?


Photo courtesy of IAATOTwenty years ago, Punta Arenas in southern Chile was the primary departure point for expeditions to Antarctica. But Ushuaia, the capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, has developed and surpassed Punta Arenas to where it now controls 99 percent of tourism travel to Antarctica.

Today News

Ireland Is Second Euro Nation to Seek Aid as Banks Wobble
Bloomberg
By Joe Brennan and Dara Doyle - Mon Nov 22 11:48:22 GMT 2010 Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Michala Marcussen, head of strategy at Societe Generale Asset Management, talks about Ireland's bailout and the outlook for euro-zone economies. ...
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Bishops say Pope still anti-condoms for HIV
The Australian
Catholic leaders in Australia have rushed to quell speculation of a sudden U-turn by the church over its policy on condoms. Commenting on reports in a book published today that the Pope had endorsed their use against HIV, the head of the Australian ...
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29 escape flooded Chinese coal mine after rescuers pump out water
Toronto Star
Chinese rescuers assist a coal miner who was resuced from a flooded mine in Neijiang, southwest China's Sichuan province on November 22, 2010. Rescuers pulled 29 people trapped in a flooded mine to safety on Monday. Associated Press BEIJING ...
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Medvedev suggests Europe missile defence plan
AFP
MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed to NATO leaders that Europe be divided into sectors of military responsibility to better protect the continent from missile attack, reports said Monday. Medvedev did not go into details over the ...
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Suu Kyi's son granted Burma visa
BBC News
The younger son of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been granted a visa to visit his mother after her release from house arrest. Kim Aris, 33, who lives in the UK, travelled to Thailand before his mother was freed on 13 November. ...
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Japan Minister Quits In Setback to Premier
Wall Street Journal
By WILLIAM SPOSATO TOKYO—Japan's justice minister announced his resignation Monday following a weeklong furor over comments he made disparaging his job—the latest in a series of scandals undermining the government of Prime Minister Naoto Kan. ...
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Haiti's cholera epidemic caused by weather, say scientists
The Guardian
Weather conditions — not UN soldiers — may have triggered Haiti's cholera epidemic, which has killed more than 1000 people in less than a month, three leading researchers have told SciDevNet. A coincidence of several catastrophic events — from climatic ...
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The Guardian
Roadside bomb kills 4 Afghan civilians on tractor
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Homemade bombs killed four Afghan civilians, including two children, riding on a tractor Monday in eastern Afghanistan, while two NATO coalition service members were killed in the south, officials said. ...
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Germany closes off access to part of parliament building
CNN International
Police patrol near the Reichstag in Berlin in this file photograph -- access to the building by the public was restricted on Monday. Berlin, Germany (CNN) -- Germany has indefinitely closed off access to the general public to the cupola and the rooftop ...
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Should airplanes look like birds?

The modern airplane design works well, but from a fuel efficiency standpoint, could planes be designed more aerodynamically -- to lower drag and increase lift? (Credit: RJ Huyssen/NU,RSA)
ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2010) — Airplanes do not look much like birds -- unless you were to imagine a really weird bird or a very strange plane -- but

Multicolor quantum dots aid in cancer biopsy diagnosis

ScienceDaily (July 7, 2010) — The tunable fluorescent nanoparticles known as quantum dots make ideal tools for distinguishing and identifying rare cancer cells in tissue biopsies, Emory and Georgia Tech scientists have demonstrated.
An article to be featured on the cover of the July 15 issue of Analytical Chemistry describes how multicolor quantum dots linked to antibodies can distinguish the Reed-Sternberg cells that are characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
"Our multicolor quantum dot staining method provides rapid detection and identification of rare malignant cells from heterogenous tissue specimens," says senior author Shuming Nie, PhD, the Wallace H. Coulter distinguished professor in ...

New path for colon cancer drug discovery


Ethan Lee, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues are using frog egg extracts to study a signaling pathway that is important in early development and cancer. (Credit: photo by Joe Howell)

Process leading to protein diversity in cells important for proper neuron firing

Neuronal connections. Dendrites, which branch from the cell body (pink) of the neuron, play a key role in the communication between cells of the nervous system. Green dendrites contain the STREX form of the BKCa channels. (Credit: John Eberwine, PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)

WISE image reveals strange specimen in starry sea: Dying star surrounded by fluorescing gas, unusual rings

ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2010) — A new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows what looks like a glowing jellyfish floating at the bottom of a dark, speckled sea. In reality, this critter belongs to the cosmos -- it's a dying star surrounded by fluorescing gas and two very unusual rings.

Brian Marsden, 1937 - 2010

Brian Marsden
Astronomer Brian Marsden died today. He is being mourned around the world by those who knew him and his work, particularly his leadership of the Minor Planet Center, where he was a towering figure in the realm of asteroid and comet discovery and science.
The Planetary Society has a special reason to remember him. Our thriving and productive Gene Shoemaker NEO grant program was born in a conversation with Brian Marsden. Way back when, Lou Friedman tasked me with dreaming up a new something the Society could do about near-Earth objects, and I knew the way to start my work was by calling Brian.

NASA - Profiling the Largest Solar Explosions


Solar flares – they're big and they're fast. They can knock out a satellite or create a beautiful aurora. And the jury is still out on what causes these explosions. Flares, and the related coronal mass ejection, shoot energy, radiation, and magnetic fields out into space that can harm satellites or humans in space. Current observations aren't precise enough to determine whether the eruptions are driven by energy surging through the sun's surface, or by the sudden release of energy that has slowly accumulated in the atmosphere. Aurora over Valkeakoski, Finland Sept. 15, 2000 as a  result from the corresponding Sept. 12 coronal mass ejection. This aurora over Valkeakoski, Finland on September 15, 2000 resulted from the September 12 coronal mass ejection featured in the video above. Credit: Tom Eklund Now, a new way of looking at old data has changed all that, but the results have created more mystery: There isn't enough energy passing through the surface during the eruption to drive the explosion.

Hubble Captures New 'Life' in an Ancient Galaxy

Elliptical galaxies were once thought to be aging star cities whose star-making heyday was billions of years ago.
But new observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are helping to show that elliptical galaxies still have some youthful vigor left, thanks to encounters with smaller galaxies.

NASA Spacecraft Sees Cosmic Snow Storm During Comet Encounter

PASADENA, Calif. -- The EPOXI mission's recent encounter with comet Hartley 2 provided the first images clear enough for scientists to link jets of dust and gas with specific surface features. NASA and other scientists have begun to analyze the images.

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US says open to North Korea talks despite nuclear advances
Reuters
Stephen Bosworth, US special envoy to North Korea, speaks to the media in Beijing, in this September 16, 2010 file photo. By Jeremy Laurence SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and its allies accused North Korea of being a danger to the region after it ...
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Nato: Two Taliban leaders killed
The Press Association
A Taliban leader has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, Nato has said - part of the coalition's stepped-up campaign to capture and kill mid-level insurgent leaders and disrupt their supply lines. The coalition said in a statement that a joint Afghan ...
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Test shaft nears New Zealand mine
BBC News
Rescuers are close to completing the drilling of a borehole into a mine in New Zealand where 29 men have been missing since an explosion on Friday. The 15cm (6in) wide shaft had reached a depth of 135m (443ft) by 1700 (0400 GMT), 27m short of the area ...
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Japan justice minister resigns after 'easy' remarks
Telegraph.co.uk
Japan's justice minister has resigned after joking that his job was "too easy" because he could fob off parliament inquiries with just a few stock phrases. By Julian Ryall in Tokyo 9:13AM GMT 22 Nov 2010 Minoru Yanagida stepped down eight days after ...
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Suu Kyi's Son Granted Myanmar Visa To Visit Mother - Lawyer
Wall Street Journal
YANGON (AFP)--Military-ruled Myanmar has granted a visa to democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's youngest son so he can visit his mother following her release from house arrest, her lawyer said Monday. Kim Aris, 33, arrived in Bangkok in anticipation ...
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Suspended Sentences, Demotions To Israeli Soldiers
RTT News
(RTTNews) - A military court in Israel Sunday handed down suspended sentences and demotions to two Israeli soldiers Sunday, after convicting them of having used a nine-year-old Palestinian boy as a human shield during the 2008-09 Gaza war. ...
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SARAH PALIN IS A ROBOT! | Weekly World News
By JB Smitts
Weekly World News photographers were there to capture the moment: This is not the first time the Palin-bot has short-circuited in public. Republican officials have recently admitted that several of Palin's embarrassing moments, ...
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Euro, Asian Stocks Rise After Ireland Seeks Bank Bailout; Bond Risk DropsBloomberg
By Shiyin Chen - Mon Nov 22 03:50:08 GMT 2010 The euro climbed against the dollar and yen amid optimism an agreement to rescue Ireland's banks will prevent contagion across European debt markets. Photographer: John Guillemin /Bloomberg The euro ...
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Diplomat Consultations Underway About Reported North Korean Uranium EnrichmentVoice of America
Photo: AP US nuclear envoy Stephen Bosworth, back, and his South Korean counterpart Wi Sung-lac arrive for their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. An eight-person team of US diplomats, intelligence officers and other officials has ...
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China Rescues All Miners Trapped in Sichuan Mine, CCTV SaysBloomberg
By Bloomberg News - Mon Nov 22 05:58:11 GMT 2010 All the 29 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in China's southwestern province of Sichuan have been taken to safety, ending a daylong rescue mission, China Central Television reported. ...
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Church urged to take Pope's lead on reproductive health billInquirer.net
By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez MANILA, Philippines—The Catholic hierarchy in the country should take cue from the statement of Pope Benedict XVI, who said he doesn't oppose the use of condom to prevent AIDS, and begin to open its mind about a reproductive ...
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Putin Calls Meeting on Tiger ThreatsNew York Times
Vladimir Putin (L), assisted by Russian scientist Vyacheslav Razhanov, fixing a satellite transmitter onto a tiger. By LESLIE KAUFMAN Ministers from several countries gathered Sunday in St. Petersburg at the invitation of Prime Minister Vladimir V. ...
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New York Times

Mired in Crises, Haiti Struggles to Focus on ElectionNew York Times
People waited outside an office in Port-au-Prince for a chance to pick up national ID cards, which are required for voting in Sunday's presidential election. More Photos » By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and DAMIEN CAVE PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Crushed buildings ...
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Taliban scorns plan giving NATO option to linger in AfghanistanLos Angeles Times
The day after the alliance wrapped the Lisbon summit, the Islamist movement ridicules the agreement and the Karzai government. Also, NATO says an airstrike Saturday killed 10 insurgents. By Laura King, Los Angeles Times The Taliban on Sunday scoffed at ...
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Hamlin falls short, looks forward to next year – Nascar | The ...By admin
Fox News Hamlin falls short, looks forward to next year Nascar HOMESTEAD, Fla. - - He arrived in South Florida with a slim 15-point lead in the Chase standings, hoping to bring an end to the unprecedented championship run of Jimmie ...
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With new facility, N. Korea's nuke capabilities acceleratedUSA Today
By John Fritze, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Administration and congressional leaders warned Sunday that an "astonishingly modern" uranium enrichment facility discovered in North Korea by an American scientist is a troubling development with the potential to ...
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NATO's 2014 Afghanistan departure date laden with ambiguityGlobe and Mail
After all the handshakes, pledges, tough talk and edgy good will, the message that emerged from the latest NATO gathering about Afghanistan came with a disclaimer. Foreign combat troops will leave by the end of 2014 but that target date comes with a ...
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Futures rise after news of Irish bailoutReuters
Traders gather around the General Motors trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 18, 2010. By Chris Sanders NEW YORK (Reuters) - S&P 500 stock index futures rose at the start of trade on Sunday after the EU and IMF agreed help ...
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Pike River miners: Behind the namesNew Zealand Herald
By NZ Herald staff nzherald.co.nz profiles the men trapped in the Pike River coal mine on the West Coast. Almost three days after an explosion ripped through the Pike River Mine on the South Island's West Coast, details are emerging of the 29 men that ...
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New Zealand Herald

International Tiger Forum opens in Russia Xinhua
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The International Tiger Conservation Forum on Sunday opened in Russia's second largest city St. Petersburg, and the 13 participating tiger range countries called for joint efforts on tiger conservation. ...
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PNA slams Israel for "soft" verdict on soldiers Xinhua
RAMALLAH, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Sunday slammed Israel for handing down "soft" sentences against two soldiers accused of using a child as a human shield during the Gaza war. "Israel deliberately go easy with its ...
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Haiti death toll climbs above 1200 Telegraph.co.uk
Health officials on Sunday reported 64 new deaths in Haiti's worsening cholera epidemic, which has now claimed 1250 lives and seen more than 20000 people treated in hospital. The new health ministry figures, the latest since Friday, come one month ...
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