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Saturday, June 21, 2008 |
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Global
war deaths surpass
prior estimates by a mile
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PARIS: Wars around the globe killed three times more people during
the second half of the 20th century than previously estimated,
according to a study released Friday.
Some 5.4 million deaths caused by
armed conflicts occurred between 1955 and 2003 in 13 nations
surveyed, ranging from a low of 7,000 in the Democratic Republic of
Congo to 3.8 million killed in Vietnam.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Myanmar learns the
hard way, takes
preventive measures against disasters
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YANGON: Myanmar has been placing
emphasis on taking preventive measures against natural disaster,
especially after the country was severely hit by a tropical cyclone
storm Nargis early last month that killed over 77,000 people.
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Obama moves to
solve ‘Latino problem’
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WASHINGTON: Barack Obama’s
presidential campaign has recently increased its efforts to reach
Latino voters by appointing two veteran operatives to key outreach
positions.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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WASHINGTON: China, India,
Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh have been identified as among the
worst violators of refugees’ rights in a global survey released
ahead of Friday’s World Refugees Day.
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