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China strives to curb fall-out
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BEIJING: China struggled Sunday to contain the fall-out from the
tainted milk scandal, announcing a new survey of dairy products that
found no melamine and promising to subsidize farmers hit by the
scare.
The latest test of 609 batches of liquid milk
from 27 cities across China detected no melamine, the industrial
chemical at the center of the dairy scare, the Beijing Morning Post
reported.
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Pope reaffirms Church opposition to contraception
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI on Friday reaffirmed the Catholic
Church’s condemnation of artificial birth control, a position that
has driven millions of people away from the faith.
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Fierce battles seen for United States Congress
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Although all eyes are on the White House race,
hundreds of other elections will be taking place around the country
on November 4 as US lawmakers battle to hang onto their seats in the
Congress.
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Harper could fail to win majority in Oct. 14 vote
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MONTREAL: With 10 days to go before Canada’s general elections,
two opinion polls Saturday suggested the governing Conservatives
could fail to secure the parliamentary majority that Prime Minister
Stephen Harper is yearning for.
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BANGKOK: Thai police arrested Sunday a second protest leader who led
thousands of demonstrators in a five-week siege of government
offices in the capital.
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