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Clinton to quit White House
bid, support Obama
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WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton will abandon her White House bid on
Saturday and throw her support to Democratic rival Barack Obama, her
campaign said, after she bid an emotional farewell to her loyal
staff.
The announcement came a day after Obama secured
enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination and as the
party united behind the Illinois senator to take the fight to
Republican John McCain in November’s election.
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World leaders struggling
in drawing food crisis plan
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ROME: World leaders held last-ditch talks Thursday to agree an
action plan to tackle the global food crisis after three days of
wrangling that has exposed strains over how to prevent hunger and
poverty.
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A wee glass of alcohol eases
rheumatoid arthritis–study
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PARIS: People who drink alcohol are less prone to the
sometimes-crippling disease called rheumatoid arthritis compared
with non-drinkers, according to a Scandinavian study published on
Wednesday.
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China braces for giant quake lake
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QINGLIAN, China: Over a million people living below China’s
dangerous “quake lake” were warned to prepare for the worst as
the enormous body of water kept rising on Thursday to near bursting
levels.
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called on Asia-Pacific countries Thursday to form a European Union-style grouping that he said would enhance regional security and prosperity.
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