| Landslides
cut-off quake hit town in China
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Beijing,
July 1:
More than 3,000 people were isolated in a quake-hit town of
China after rain-triggered landslides cut off the only national
highway connecting it, officials said.
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| Women
politicians make significant presence in Europe
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Paris,
July 1:
Spain's first woman Defence Minister Carme Chacon, one of the
nine female ministers in Spain's 17-member cabinet, attracted
world attention when she showed up ...
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| Leaders
to consider Zimbabwe crisis at AU summit
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Sharm
El-Shekh, July 1:
South Africa is close to brokering a deal that would see Zimbabwean
President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai
negotiate a unity government, a South African newspaper said
on Tuesday.
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| Big
powers have tarnished UN's image of neutrality
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United
Nations, July 1:
The "big powers" have tarnished the United Nation's
image of neutrality, at a time when the world body is increasingly
threatened by terrorist attacks, a top UN official has said.
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| Fatal
accidents at workplaces increasing
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Seoul,
July 1:
Accidents at workplaces have been rising, though there has been
a decline in deaths due to such mishaps, according to a latest
report of International Labour Organisation (ILO).
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