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Mugabe defends land reforms, blames 'neocolonialist enemies' for economic collapse
The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 17, 8:22 AM
ROME - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe used the U.N. summit on world hunger Tuesday to lash out at the West and defend land reforms blamed for plunging his people into starvation.
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Evacuations underway as floods hit towns
AFP - Fri Nov 20, 6:20 AM

LONDON (AFP) - Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said.
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US rep apologizes for saying terrorist could take NYC mayor's daughter if trial there
The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 17, 5:35 PM
NEW YORK - A Republican congressman who believes it's a security risk to prosecute suspected Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists in Manhattan apologized Tuesday for suggesting New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's family could be in danger with such a high-profile case in town.
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MP apologizes for insulting rival on Twitter
Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 4:32 PM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian member of Parliament learned the hard way on Tuesday that insulting a rival legislator by Twitter is not a good idea, especially if you're sitting around the same table at the time.
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Rock star welcome at home for boxing king Pacquiao
AFP - Fri Nov 20, 2:21 AM

MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines rolled out the red carpet in a rock star reception on Friday for pound-for-pound king and newly crowned World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
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Peru accuses gang of killing to sell human fat
Reuters - Thu Nov 19, 6:13 PM
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
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Israeli army warns rabbis in bid to avert soldiers revolt
AFP - Wed Nov 18, 1:40 PM

JERUSALEM (AFP) - The Israeli army has warned a group of rabbis that political protests by their students while serving in the military would not be tolerated, the army said on Wednesday.
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6.6 earthquake hits off British Columbia coast
Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 10:50 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Queen Charlotte Islands region off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. local time (1530 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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Separated Bangladeshi twin wakes up
AFP - Wed Nov 18, 8:34 PM

MELBOURNE (AFP) - A Bangladeshi girl separated from her conjoined twin has woken up and looks "fantastic", just two days after the marathon and high-risk operation, hospital officials said on Thursday.
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In modern India, 600 million lack toilets
AFP - Thu Nov 19, 12:58 AM

MUMBAI (AFP) - No one would ever call Radha Jagarya fortunate. The 45-year-old widow and her four children live on the pavement in an upmarket south Mumbai suburb, scraping a living by selling flowers to passing motorists.
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