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Putin for PM after protégé
Medvedev takes Kremlin
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MOSCOW: Russia’s Vladimir Putin was to be confirmed Thursday as
prime minister, a day after his aide Dmitry Medvedev became
president in a power shift that raises questions over who will
really be in charge.
There was no doubt that Putin, 55, would win
parliamentary backing. His United Russia Party alone controls more
than two-thirds of seats.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Obama-Clinton tandem talks
revived in White House race
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WASHINGTON: The notion of a Democratic “dream team” uniting to
face Republican White House contender John McCain has resurfaced
amid increasing calls for Hillary Clinton to abandon her
presidential bid.
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Tibetans march for freedom
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LUCKNOW, India: For the past half-century refugee Mingmar
Bhuti, who
fled Tibet as a teenager after China put down an uprising against
its rule, has mourned the separation from her homeland and her
family.
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Pressure on Pope to apologize
for priests’ sex abuse in Australia
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SYDNEY: Pressure was mounting Thursday on Pope Benedict XVI to
apologize for sexual and physical abuse allegedly committed by
priests in Australia when he visits the country in July.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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MANAGUA: Cuba’s Vice President Esteban Lazo Hernandez said
Wednesday that the current world food crisis is essentially caused
by the unequal and unjust distribution of world health and the
unsustainable non-liberal model of economic development pursued by
some countries in the last 20 years.
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