Archive for  December 2012
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At least three more children have died of measles in Tando Bago area here on Saturday. As many as 76 children have been died of the disease in the current month across Sindh. Affected families
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The purpose of implications of SRO 1441, dated 12-12-12, restricting import of more than three years old cars is to widen the class gap and create discord in the society which can only hurt the
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Bolivia on Saturday nationalised electrical utilities owned by Spanish company Iberdrola, sending in police and troops to enforce another expropriation ordered by the populist leader of South America's poorest nation. President Evo Morales announced a
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Russia's legendary rifle-designer Mikhail Kalashnikov checked out of hospital on Saturday after spending nearly a week in an intensive care unit with swelling and general fatigue. The 93-year-old father of the AK-47 had been under
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A Chilean judge ordered the arrest Friday of eight ex-army officers for the brutal murder of leftist folk singer Victor Jara, killed in 1973 just days after general Augusto Pinochet came to power. This is
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The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever undertaken, Japan's prime minister said Saturday during a tour of the plant. "The massive work toward decommissioning is an unprecedented
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Five Australian tourists who got lost in the Salar de Uyuni salt flat were found Friday, but their local guide is still missing, Bolivian police said. "We have found the van with the five tourists
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Retired Polish Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk, who built churches in secret in defiance of the communist authorities, becoming a folk hero for many, has died at the age of 94, PAP news agency said on Saturday.
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Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins led a parade of Olympic champions whose achievements in a remarkable summer of sport in Britain were recognised in the New Year Honours list on Saturday. The cyclist receives
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Australian veteran Mike Hussey announced Saturday he will retire from Test cricket after next week's third and final match against Sri Lanka in Sydney. The evergreen Hussey, who continues to flourish at 37, just months
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