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Star Wars In IraqAccording to official Pentagon sources, military vehicles equipped with this laser device have been used in Afghanistan to explode mines. According to two reliable military information sites – Defense Tech and Defence Industry Daily - at least three such vehicles are being used in Iraq as well ...
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Report on India mosque destruction threatens Hindu-Muslim ties - Yahoo! NewsA new report on the 1992 destruction of a centuries-old mosque has sparked fights in the country's Parliament and threatens to inflame relations between Hindus and Muslims. The study, which took 17 years to complete, accuses leaders of India's Hindu nationalist party of planning one of the most ...
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The Group of 77* Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Magid Yousif, Minister Plenipotentiary, Republic of Sudan, on agenda item 132: Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 64th session of the General Assembly (New ...
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Group of 77 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis article needs additional citations for verification . It has been suggested that Group of 24 be merged into this article or section. ( Discuss ) Former members New Zealand signed the original "Joint Declaration of the Developing Countries" in October 1963, but pulled out of the ...
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60 Years Later, Everyone's Still Loving the AK-47 | Like It or Not | Fast Company"Does this AK make my ass look big? As if!" Designed for soldiers wearing gloves in arctic cold, 60 years later the AK-47 is the brand of choice in deserts, the tropics, and urban jungles, too. It's one of the best tools ever manufactured, a masterpiece of the Industrial Age. My nephew, just ...
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Brazil's President Lula: 'Father of the Poor' Has Triggered Economic MiracleBrazil's President Lula 'Father of the Poor' Has Triggered Economic Miracle Brazil is seen as an economic success story and its people revere President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva like a star. He is on a mission to turn the country into one of the world's five biggest economies through ...
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Australian PM urges parliament to approve carbon cuts - Yahoo! NewsAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged parliament Tuesday to approve legislation aiming to slash carbon pollution by up to 25 percent by 2020 ahead of next month's global talks on climate change. Rudd said Australia had to get "real" about climate change by introducing the cap-and-trade ...
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Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate - Yahoo! NewsHumanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday. As it is, humanity each year uses resources equivalent to nearly one-and-a-half Earths to meet its needs, said the report by Global Footprint ...
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Climate science update: from bad to worse - Yahoo! NewsThe planet could warm by seven degrees Celsius (10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) this century, a figure that lies at the farthest range of expert predictions made only two years ago, scientists said on Tuesday. The study is the biggest overview on global warming since the UN Intergovernmental Panel on ...
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Italy arrests four men accused of funding Mumbai terror attacks - Yahoo! NewsOn Saturday night, Italian police arrested two Pakistani nationals, Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son Aamar, on charges they helped pay for the attack. The two own "Madina Trading," a money transfer agency, which made it easy for them to send large amounts of currency abroad without attracting ...
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