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Polar bears on even thinner ice
A survey by ship finds that Arctic sea ice detected as older and thicker by satellites is actually thin and fragile. Full story
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At least 23 die in Russian train crash
Speculation about bomb after blast in 2007 on same rail line. Full story
British envoy: U.S. was ‘hell bent’ on Iraq war
Bush officials didn't care about U.N. support, he tells British inquiry.
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Girl, 16, lashed over knee-length skirt
A 16-year-old Sudanese girl was lashed 50 times after a judge ruled her knee-length skirt was indecent, her lawyer and family said.
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Brazil: ‘Gringos’ must pay to save Amazon
Brazil's president says "gringos" should pay Amazon nations to prevent deforestation, insisting Western nations have caused more past environmental destruction than loggers.
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Stocks end lower on Dubai’s debt woes
The stock market is in the middle of one of the great rallies of a generation, but for weeks there has been a nagging fear that bad news was never far off.
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At least 23 die in Russian train crash
At least 25 people were killed and several dozen injured in a Russian train crash on Friday, Russian news agencies said, and one source suggested it could have been caused by a bomb.
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Dubai’s debt crisis jolts markets
Dubai's debt crisis rattled world financial markets Friday, raising concerns that some banks could further tighten lending and stall the global economic recovery.
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NYT: Taliban reopen northern Afghan front
Over the past two years the Taliban have steadily staged a resurgence in northern Kunduz province, where they now threaten a vital NATO supply line.
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