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No country is free of “a woman’s problem,” be it full legal rights, maternity care, access to birth control, religious representation, political leadership, civil liberties, education opportunities, pay equality or protection from sexual violence.
Published Oct 28, 2009 by ■ Talia Carner in World
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Former Federal minister of state for foreign affairs Eduardo Faleiro’s entourage will dock in Oman for two days for the Global Goans convention in the first week of next month.
Published Oct 27, 2009 by ■ Armstrong Vaz in Lifestyle
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A 22-year-old female journalist from Saudi Arabia, who worked for a Lebanese TV channel which broadcast a show on which a Saudi man talked about his sex life, has been sentenced to 60 lashes by a court in Jeddah.
Published Oct 24, 2009 by ■ Chris Dade in Lifestyle
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Speaking at an annual meeting between the International Monterary Fund and the World Bank, United Nations Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Sha Zukang, on Tuesday called for a new reserve currency
Published Oct 6, 2009 by ■ Andrew Moran in Business
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Oil producing nations along with China, Russia, Japan, France and others have had meetings to plan an end to using the American dollar as the currency to buy and sell oil.
Published Oct 6, 2009 by ■ Kevin Jess in Business
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A new video has been posted on radical Islamist websites of al-Qaeda's No. 2 in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri. In the video he criticizes United States President Barack Obama and warns of future terrorist attacks.
Published Oct 6, 2009 by ■ Andrew Moran in World
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October 1, 2008. For avid fans of Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao in the New Jersey/NY area, who could ever forget the “Dream Match” press conference of the Pacquiao-De La Hoya tiff at the historic Statue of Liberty, the first of a multi-city press tour?
Published Sep 30, 2009 by ■ Oli Iglesias in Sports
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2009 could, in retrospect, be known as the year of the dust storms. With Australia being smothered with epic dust clouds after years of drought, the world is focusing its attention on the health effects of dust storms. What we are learning is not pretty.
Published Sep 27, 2009 by ■ Stephanie Dearing in Health
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A terrorist using explosives concealed inside his body blew up on receipt of a mobile phone signal. The terrorist passed through several checks undetected. The attack has security experts very worried that this method is likely to become a real threat.
Published Sep 26, 2009 by ■ Paul Wallis in Technology
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On the Ramadan holy month occasion - and with the Obama administration considering additional troops for Afghanistan - Osama bin Laden resurfaces with the promise of a 'present' for Muslims, delivered through a web site.
Published Sep 3, 2009 by ■ Michael Krebs in World
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