World
2,000 people bitten by dogs per day in Sri Lanka
July 27, 2009Two thousand incidents of dog bites are reported each day in Sri Lanka, a local English newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Castro on July 26: The land is waiting for us
July 27, 2009Original source:Cuban President Raul Castro has said that the global economic crisis means tougher times ahead for Cuba, but the country has no-one to blame but itself for poor farm production. In a speech marking Revolution...
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Amateur, astronauts, astronomers and the rare Jupiter collision
July 27, 2009NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the sharpest visible-light picture yet of atmospheric debris from an object that collided with Jupiter on July 19. NASA scientists decided to interrupt the recently refurbished observatory's checkout and calibration...
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Western public calls for troops to get out
July 26, 2009Original source: Majorities in the US, Britain, Germany and Canada want their governments to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan, according to polls. As US President Barack Obama sends 9,000 more troops into the country to join...
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General strike in Honduras targets coup government
July 25, 2009GRANMA INTERNATIONAL Havana. July 24, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA (PL).—The three principal labor unions in Honduras are maintaining a general strike in the state sector for the second day this Friday, supported by road blocks put in place...
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