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Afghanistan: Civilian deaths up 40 percent
February 26, 2009KANDAHAR, 25 February 2009 (IRIN) - Last year was the worst for Afghan civilians since the end of major hostilities in 2001 as more than 2,100 non-combatants lost their lives in conflict, according to the United...
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Bearded Woman Pharoh statue discovered in Egypt
February 26, 2009Egyptian archaeologists on uncovered a statue of pharaoh and a bust of the famous woman pharaoh Hatshepsut in the southern city of Luxor, the state MENA news agency reported.
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New Shaolin Temple to rival Disneyland?
February 26, 2009After the article about the Shaolin Temple planning to build a branch in Hong Kong was published on February 23, it drew attention from readers nationwide. Over 50 websites in China quoted the full text.
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N Korea prepares to launch satellite
February 25, 2009Pyongyang announced on Thursday that it is preparing to fire a communication satellite into orbit, its clearest reference yet to an impending launch that the US has described as 'provocative action.' The DPRK Committee of Space...
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Pakistan extends Swat Valley truce
February 25, 2009Original source: Islamist guerillas indefinitely extended a ceasefire in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Tuesday after the army suspended operations in the region. Islamabad and pro-Taliban fighters have observed a truce in the district of North-West Frontier...
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