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Landslide engulfs many in China

At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 missing after landslides and mud-rock flows hit southwest China's Yunnan province on Sunday.The disasters hit

[World] UN to send electoral team to Bangladesh

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Sunday that the UN will soon be sending an electoral team to Bangladesh ahead of next month's parliamentary polls, which ...

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[World] Obama goes negative while McCain says he's back in the race

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have appealed for supporters in the key industrial states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.On the final Sunday before the ...

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[World] Rupiah Banda sworn in as president of Zambia

(Scott Bobb )In Zambia, Rupiah Banda has been sworn in as president after being declared the winner in Thursday's presidential election.Officials say Mr. Banda defeated ...

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[World] Strikes break out throughout Germany

Strikes have broken out in Germany's metal and electrical engineering industries.Among the companies affected is car manufacturer Audi, with some 4000 employees downing tools.The IG ...

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[World] Indian airline companies change commission rules

Airlines operating in India have scrapped the five percent agent's commission on tickets and replaced it with a transaction fee for all tickets, irrespective of ...

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[World] Nearly 1,000 reporters apply to cover Taiwan-China dialogue

(IANS)Nearly 1,000 Taiwanese, Chinese and foreign reporters have applied to cover the upcoming Taiwan-China dialogue - their most important contact in half a century - ...

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[World] 220,000 Indians make US their home illegally

(IANS)An estimated 220,000 Indians have made the United States their home illegally with a whopping 81 percent increase in their number in last seven years, ...

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[World] US newspapers, magazines to slash thousands of jobs

(IANS)New York, Nov 2 (Xinhua) Gannett Company Inc., the largest US newspaper chain, has announced that it will lay off about 10 percent of its ...

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[World] Obama, McCain battle into last weekend before polls

(IANS)Leaving nothing to chance and taking no vote for granted, the two US presidential candidates kept up a frenetic pace Saturday as they plunged into ...

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