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New York Times

Doctors treating former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar believed he was poisoned, an aide said Thursday. Gaidar, 50, who served briefly as prime minister in the 1990's under President Boris Yeltsin and is one of the leaders of the liberal op

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AP

Africa, a continent usually synonymous with hunger, is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Ask Nodo Njobo, a plump hairdressing assistant. She is coy about her weight, but like man

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Irish Examiner

Tamil Tiger rebels attacked Sri Lankan troops with heavy artillery today, the military said, a day after the top Tamil Tiger leader declared a 2002 ceasefire "defunct," suggesting the insurgents would renew their violent struggle for an ind

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Financial Times

A leading bank transfer service breached European Union data privacy rules by giving US anti-terror investigators access to private financial information, EU monitors found. A growing clash between Brussels and Washington over the impact of anti-terr

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Washington Post

When African nations began urging the deployment of peacekeepers to Somalia in June to prop up its embattled government, an unlikely nation stepped forward to support their call for action: China, which had long been wary of such interventions

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The Guardian

Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who is suspected of having been poisoned by his country's security services, died, the hospital treating him said. The ex-KGB officer had been fighting for his life after suffering a heart attack overnight

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