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Booksellers fighting Amazon's Canadian bid
Fearing an apparent assault by Amazon.com on Canadian culture, the Canadian Booksellers Association is urging the federal government to block the U.S. Internet retailer from establishing a physical presence north of the border. |
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Ahmadinejad arrives in Afghanistan: govt
AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Kabul on Wednesday to hold talks with his Afghan counterpart, a spokesman in Hamid Karzai's office said.
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All 6 dead in Ariz. crash were Mexican citizens
Authorities say all six people killed in last week's pre-dawn bus crash on an Arizona interstate were Mexican citizens.
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GM Daewoo vows to return to black this year
AFP - GM Daewoo, the South Korean unit of struggling US auto giant General Motors, said Wednesday it intends to return to profit this year and currently needs no further financial support from creditors. |
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Ex-Edwards aide narrowly avoids trip to jail
A former John Edwards aide has narrowly avoided getting sent to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate.
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Garon, Blue Jackets beat Ducks 5-2
Jakub Voracek scored during Columbus' first power play and set up another second-period goal by Fedor Tyutin to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
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Zero HIV births is 'truly possible' within 5 years
AFP - Within five years, the world could shield all newborns from HIV, while making strides in reducing deaths from malaria and tuberculosis, the Global Fund to fight the three diseases said Monday.
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Bold new Gaza play skewers Fatah and Hamas
AFP - A new play has shocked audiences in the Gaza Strip by shouting out what many in the Hamas-ruled territory mutter behind closed doors -- that Palestinian politicians are a bunch of crooks. |
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Seal meat to be on menu at Canadian Parliament
Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products.
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Pioneering Mass. robot lost at sea off Chile coast
A pioneering deep-sea robot made by Massachusetts researchers has been lost off the coast of Chile.
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Vladislav Ardzinba, 1st leader of Abkhazia, dies
Vladislav Ardzinba, who led the breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia to de facto independence through a bloody war and ethnic cleansing, died on Thursday, his doctor said. He was 64.
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Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans
Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in east Jerusalem is overshadowing Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank.
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