| Indian
workers protest outside White House
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Washington,
Apr 1:
Braving a steady drizzle and the cold, nearly 65 Indian workers,
who claim they were lured to move to the US by false promises
of permanent jobs, have protested before the White House against
the "abuses" in the H2B visa system, which was used
to traffic them to US.
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| UAE
to allow women to join judicial corps
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Abu
Dhabi, Apr 1:
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon revise its judiciary
law to enable women to join the country's judicial corps. 'The
justice ministry is determined through its strategic plan to
give woman her ...
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| Clinton
says Obama, allies want to stop states from voting
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Harrisburg,
Apr 1:
Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has accused rival
Senator Barack Obama and his allies of trying to stop people
from voting as some of his backers called on her to drop out
of the presidential race.
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| Ancient
gold necklace discovered in Peru
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Washington,
Apr 1:
The earliest known gold jewelry made in the Americas has been
discovered in southern Peru. The gold necklace, made nearly
4,000 years ago, was found in a burial site near Lake Titicaca,
researchers report in...
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| Ban
asks Arab nations to 'act responsibly'
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United
Nations, Apr 1:
Noting that peace in the West Asia "hinges on a just and
lasting solution to the decades old Arab-Israeli conflict",
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged support of the
world body to help achieve the goal.
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