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  Life
among the ruins in Pakistan
Newsday:
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Last month's earthquake crushed
Zarwali Khan's clothes shop, so he has moved his business to
the pile of concrete rubble that lines Bank Road. Each day,
Khan spreads a frayed ... |
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 India's
highest dam may help end power shortage
Hindustan Times: A
dam proposed to be built in Himachal Pradesh - which would be
the world's second highest - to tap the hydel potential of the
fast flowing Sutlej river might finally end northern India's
power woes. ... |
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 HSBC
sees India growing by over 7 pc, awaits RBI nod for NBFC
Hindustan Times:
After investing $150 million this year, global banking major
HSBC is willing to step up investments in India as it expects
the economy to sustain over seven per cent growth in coming
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 Natwar's
pride, neighbours' agony
An
obsession, magnificent or otherwise, is an obsession. It is an
impulse that a person cannot escape. Indian Foreign Minister
Natwar Singh is overpowered by the idea t... Gulf News |
 China
calls to maintain stable global growth
Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing said on Saturday that
economic growth is the most effective way to improve welfare
in all countries. In a written statement to the joint annual
meeting of the In... China Daily |
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 Snake
charmers dying out in India
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DELHI - The show was hardly charming. Hawa Singh Nath
carefully opened his bag inside the Hindu temple. He looked
around, making sure the police were nowhere near. And then he
pulled out his... Seattle Times |
 Sonia
to address rally marking end of campaign march
Congress party president Sonia Gandhi will address a rally
here today to mark the conclusion of a 22-day-long march led
by party state president Ramesh Chennithala. Gulf News |
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 Aziz
says end to Kashmir row vital for peace
By Our
Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
said on Friday that a durable peace in South Asia could not be
achieved without a resolution of K... Dawn |
 Tennis:
Sharapova a marketing executive's dream
She is
the face of women's tennis. And the legs, and the body and, if
you'd been in Toronto for a recent tournament, rather more of
her chest than her Nike tennis dress designer would have
wanted to... NZ Herald |
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Scots Historian
James Anderson is born on the 5th August 1728. A lawyer by
profession, Anderson writes some of the earliest books on
Scottish history including works on Mary Queen of Scots and
Scotland's relationship with England. For more famous Scots
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21st August sees
the anniversary of the Battle of Dunkeld. An army of Jacobite
highlanders, flush from their recent victory at Killiecrankie,
came up against the newly-formed Cameronian regiment recruited
from lowland Covenanters. The Cameronians took up positions
near the cathedral and, when their ammunition ran out, took
lead from the roof to use for bullets. The Cameronians then
burned virtually every house in the city, while the
highlanders fled.
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It's a happy
birthday today to Scotland's cinema superstar, Sean Connery,
as he reaches his 75th year. A massive success since his first
appearance as James Bond in Dr No (1962), Sir Sean remains one
of Scotland's favourite sons and one of world cinema's
all-time greats. For more famous Scots go to
heritage.scotsman.com
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