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The Earth Times Online Newspaper - World News - Jul 31, 2008
Manila - Three soldiers and one communist rebel were killed in separate clashes between government troops and the guerrillas in the Philippines, a military report said Friday. The three soldiers were killed when …
The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Jul 31, 2008
New York - The UN Security Council Thursday extended the joint peacekeeping mission to Sudan for one year, while at the same time rejecting demands by Libya and South Africa to defer the arrest warrant for Sudan's …
The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Jul 31, 2008
Bangkok - Thailand will this month host the world's first international symposium on fireflies, attracting 200 experts from 20 countries to the kingdom to present the latest studies on the insects and discuss means of …
The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Jul 31, 2008
Wellington - Tonga's King George V was crowned Friday in a lavish ceremony in Nuku'alofa, capital of his South Pacific island state. The king, 60, was crowned on a 2.5-metre-high golden throne before 1,000 guests at …
The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Jul 31, 2008
Wellington - A total of 1,111 New Zealand mothers set a new record by breastfeeding their babies simultaneously on Friday at 130 venues throughout the country, the Women's Health Action Trust said. The so-called Big …
The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Jul 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal, the world's top steel maker, is mulling breaking up a takeover bid from Cleveland-Cliffs Inc for U.S. coal miner Alpha Natural Resources, with a counter bid, the Financial Times …
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper - World News - Jul 31, 2008
Tokyo - Stocks lost more than 2 per cent in Tokyo Friday as concerns over the US economy grew stronger among the market players. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average tumbled 295.88 points, or 2.21 per cent, to 13,080.93. ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Jul 31, 2008
Singapore - Singapore's leaders exchanged congratulatory messages with their Vietnamese counterparts to commemorate 35 years of diplomatic relations on Friday. City-state President SR Nathan noted that Singapore is one …
The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Jul 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The general counsel for UBS AG's investment banking unit is at the center of a civil probe by New York's attorney-general into the Swiss bank's sales of auction-rate securities, the Wall Street …
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Jul 31, 2008
Kandahar province, Afghanistan - A German-made Leopard-2 tank spits 120 mm shells from a distant hilltop at Taliban insurgents attacking a patrol of Canadian and Afghan government troops. Watched from afar, the …