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Hezbollah chief vows to continue fighting in Syria

Hezbollah chief vows to continue fighting in Syria

Nov 14, – The public appearance of Hassan Nasrallah — his second in as many days — came as tens of thousands of Shiites and Hezbollah supporters marched in their southern Beirut stronghold for the Ashoura, one of the Shiite sect’s most important religious occasions. The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group showed up at […]

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Swiss chocolate maker opens factory in Japan

Swiss chocolate maker opens factory in Japan

Nov 14, – Zurich-based cocoa and chocolates maker Barry Callebaut spent 18.5 million Swiss francs ($20 million) to build the factory, which opened Thursday on the site of a former brewery in Takasaki, smack in the middle of the country. The company aims to help sate the Japanese appetite for chocolate: about 2 kilograms (4 […]

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Will Sachin Tendulkar’s records last forever?

Will Sachin Tendulkar’s records last forever?

Nov 13, – India will lose its greatest cricketer when Sachin Tendulkar retires but the ‘Little Master’ leaves behind records that will not only be tough to beat, but may never be broken. Tendulkar, 40, has played more matches, and scored more runs and centuries, than anyone else in either Test or one-day cricket, and […]

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Contact lens misuse becomes an eyesore in UAE

Contact lens misuse becomes an eyesore in UAE

Nov 13, – Health problems associated with the use of contact lenses are at the top of the list of eye injuries suffered by university and high school students in the country, according to ophthalmologists. “This is as a result of the improper use of contact lenses, lack of health awareness and violation of medical […]

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Palestinian teen stabs, kills Israeli soldier

Palestinian teen stabs, kills Israeli soldier

Nov 13, – The soldier was stabbed multiple times in the neck and upper body and was evacuated to hospital in critical condition where he died of his wounds, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. The attacker, a 16-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank town of Jenin who was working in Israel illegally, was apprehended and […]

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China, India increasingly drive energy demand

China, India increasingly drive energy demand

Nov 12, – China is close to becoming the world’s largest oil importer, while India will turn into the leading importer of coal in the next decade to lead the Asian surge, the Paris-based IEA said in its 2013 World Energy Outlook. China and India are increasingly driving world energy demand as the United States’ […]

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A good sidewalk might encourage exercise, study hints

A good sidewalk might encourage exercise, study hints

Nov 11, – Better sidewalk condition was associated with increases in physical activity among women and men of varying socioeconomic statuses. The nicer their neighbourhood sidewalks, the more active people tend to be, according to a new study from Detroit. Previous studies have also found neighbourhood characteristics have an impact on healthy behaviours. “While a […]

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Miracle baby brings cheer after typhoon devastation

Miracle baby brings cheer after typhoon devastation

Nov 11, – It was a rare piece of good news after at least 10,000 were killed and tens of thousands of residents saw their homes flattened. Cheers broke out on Monday in the typhoon-devastated airport of the city of Tacloban in the Philippines when 21-year old Emily Ortega gave birth to a baby girl. […]

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India fears more militants as US quits Afghanistan

India fears more militants as US quits Afghanistan

Nov 09, – India is bracing for more militancy in the battle-scarred region of Kashmir, believing that fighters now focused on resisting U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan will shift toward the Himalayan flashpoint with Pakistan. Some say increased violence recently along India’s heavily militarized border with Pakistan proves that shift is already underway. As a result, […]

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Double bombing kills 5 Sunni worshippers in Iraq

Double bombing kills 5 Sunni worshippers in Iraq

Nov 08, – Police say the first bomb went off after Friday prayers as worshippers were leaving the Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque in Baghdad’s western Shurta district. Seconds later, a second bomb exploded among worshippers trying to flee the scene of the attack. Iraqi officials say two bomb explosions near a Sunni mosque in […]

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