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| 18:37:30 GMT - 2008-08-20 |
| Canadian firm says 12 staff killed in car bombing in Algeria (AFP) |
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OTTAWA (AFP) -
Twelve Algerian employees of the Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin were killed and 15 others were wounded in a car bombing Wednesd... |
| 18:49:07 GMT - 2008-08-19 |
| Fire breaks out in Egypt's parliament (AP) |
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CAIRO, Egypt - Fire ravaged a 19th century palace used by the upper house of Egypt's parliament Tuesday, with flames bursting through windows as helic... |
| 18:43:50 GMT - 2008-08-19 |
| Zimbabwe parliament to convene next week: official (AFP) |
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HARARE (AFP) -
Zimbabwe's parliament will convene next week for the first time since President Robert Mugabe lost his majority in March elections... |
| 11:27:57 GMT - 2008-08-19 |
| Aboriginal children count without having words for numbers (AFP) |
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LONDON (AFP) -
Australian Aboriginal children can count even without having words for numbers, according to a study by British and Australian experts... |
| 18:43:21 GMT - 2008-08-17 |
| Deutsche Telekom to slash call centres: report (AFP) |
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BERLIN (AFP) -
Germany's Deutsche Telekom, the biggest telecoms group in Europe, intends to shut nearly half its call centres in Germany, accordi... |
| 18:55:10 GMT - 2008-08-16 |
| Rangers down 10-man Hearts (AFP) |
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GLASGOW (AFP) -
Rangers ran out 2-0 winners against ten-men Hearts at Ibrox in the Scottish Premier league on Saturday thanks to a last minute penalt... |
| 18:45:36 GMT - 2008-08-16 |
| Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term (AP) |
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - President Leonel Fernandez promised to boost agriculture production but warned of dire economic times as he was sw... |
| 18:19:43 GMT - 2008-08-16 |
| Bangladesh says major guerrilla force crushed (AFP) |
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DHAKA (AFP) -
Bangladesh said Saturday it has effectively crushed an Islamic guerrilla group blamed for 400 blasts across the country on a single day... |
| 17:15:19 GMT - 2008-08-16 |
| East Europe tries to protect itself from Russia (AP) |
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WARSAW, Poland - Poland strikes a deal on a U.S. missile defense base. Ukraine tries to limit the Russian navy's movement in its waters. The Czech Rep... |
| 19:03:08 GMT - 2008-08-15 |
| London's fabled Walthamstow greyhound track closes (AP) |
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LONDON - The finish line is looming for the greyhounds of Walthamstow Stadium, a London landmark frequented by everyone from Winston Churchill to Brad... |