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Thousands of Gazans remain homeless
February 18, 2009Gaza City, 17 February 2009 (IRIN) - Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip remain homeless after their houses were badly damaged or destroyed during Israel's recent military offensive there. The Israeli army began with aerial...
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Wal-Mart: recession profiteer
February 18, 2009Original source: Bank and insurance CEOs aren’t the only ones getting rewarded for horrendous behavior in this recession. There’s Wal-Mart, whom Newsweek now has anointed as “Our Corporate Savior.” (Hat tip to dakine01.) “Wal-Mart recently announced...
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World steel industry striving to pick up
February 18, 2009(Peoples Daily Online) Global steel output in 2008 was 1.3297 billion tons, a drop of 1.2 percent over 2007 and the first-ever decline in the past two decades since 1998, according to statistics released by the...
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No kissing here
February 17, 2009Rail bosses unveiled a No Kissing sign at a railway station on Monday, claiming that the move would cut delays.
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Robinson crowned All-Star Slam Dunk champion
February 17, 2009February 16 (Xinhua) Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks upset defending champion Dwight Howard to win the slam dunk competition Saturday at the NBA All-Star weekend.
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