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    First Chile miner back on surface after 10-week ordeal

    Wild celebrations erupted on Wednesday as the first of 33 men trapped underground for 10 weeks in a collapsed Chile mine triumphantly returned to the surface in a landmark rescue operation. A powerful light danced across the twilight sky when 31-year-old Florencio Avalos stepped out of a special steel rescue cage and breathed in the […]

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    British author Howard Jacobson wins Booker Prize

    British author Howard Jacobson has won the prestigious Booker Prize for his comic novel ‘The Finkler Question’, beating five others including two-time winner Peter Carey and the bookies’ favourite Tom McCarthy. It is the first time in the awards 42-year history that a comic novel has been voted winner of the 50,000 pounds prize last […]

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    Nepali Congress not to withdraw Poudyal’s candidature

    Despite failing to get its candidate Ramchandra Poudyal elected as the country’s Prime Minister for 12 times, Nepali Congress Tuesday said he will not withdraw from the race without reaching an agreement on the conclusion of the peace process. Party General Secretary Prakash Man Singh said Poudyal will not withdraw from the Prime Minister’s race […]

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    Suu Kyi will refuse to vote in Myanmar election: lawyer

    Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will refuse to vote in Myanmar’s widely criticised election, the first in the military-ruled country in 20 years, her lawyer said Tuesday. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been informed by the authorities that she has the right to cast a ballot on 7th November. “If so, she […]

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    Battle for Security Council Seat

    Germany led furious last-minute lobbying to get one of five seats on the UN Security Council to be decided in a vote on Tuesday. Germany, Portugal and Canada are battling for the only seat not decided in advance. A victory for Germany would boost its new campaign to become one of the permanent nations on […]

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    Half of Flights in Paris to be Canceled in Strike

    Nearly half of civil fights in Paris airports will be canceled due to impact of general strike on Tuesday, the French Civil Aviation Authorities said Monday in a statement. Some 30 percent of flights in Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport will be affected whereas 50 percent in Paris Orly airport would be canceled, the authority said. […]

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    Obama Calls British PM over Death of Aid Worker

    U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday called British Prime Minister David Cameron, offering his ” deepest condolences” for the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove in Afghanistan. “The president and prime minister agreed that the rescue operation was necessary given the grave danger to Linda’s life, and that U.S. forces had shown great courage,” […]

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    Brazil’s Ruling Party Candidate Accuses the Opposition

    Brazil’s ruling Workers’ Party candidate Dilma Rousseff said Monday the opposition candidate, former Sao Paulo governor Jose Serra, underestimates her and regards himself as superior. “My generation remembers the Vietnam War a lot, and do you know why? There was a complete underestimation of Vietnam’s ability to resist the biggest power, the United States. My […]

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    Israel endorses bill for referendum on territorial concessions

    In a decision that could potentially hamper the Middle East peace process, the Israeli govt has endorsed a bill requiring a national referendum prior to any territorial concessions on occupied areas like Golan Heights and east Jerusalem. The bill outlines how the referendum would be carried out and how the votes will be tallied, and […]

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    Racist emails “unhelpful” for Australia’s image

    Australian High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese has said that the racist e-mail scandal involving Victorian police officers was “unhelpful” for the country’s image and will distract from steps being taken to improve the safety of foreign students. “It returns the issue to the front pages in a way that is very unhelpful and it […]

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