UN, Denmark warn on climate deal deadlock
* Danish FM calls for ambitious plan at Copenhagen summit
BARCELONA: Time has almost run out to break deadlock on a UN climate deal supposed to be struck in Copenhagen next month, the United Nations and Denmark warned negotiators at a final preparatory meeting on Monday.
“The clock... 
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Probe to assess climate impact on Earth’s water
PARIS: A 315-million-euro satellite that will gauge the impact of climate change on the movement of water across land, air and sea was hoisted into space on Monday, the European Space Agency said. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) probe took off on top of a Russian Rocket launcher from the...
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Israel releases six Hamas MPs
RAMALLAH: Israel on Monday released six Palestinian MPs of the Hamas movement who were detained in 2006 following the capture of an Israeli soldier by Gaza fighters, officials said.
A seventh MP was freed late Sunday, bringing to 31 the total number of Hamas lawmakers released in recent months,...
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UK, Russia spar over Litvinenko case
* Each side refutes other’s claim on provision of evidence in murder of Kremlin rival
MOSCOW: Britain and Russia said on Monday they would try to mend frosty political ties but sparred over Moscow’s refusal to extradite a former KGB bodyguard who is suspected in the murder of a Kremlin...
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Millions die because of high malaria drug prices
* Study says medicine costs 65 times the daily minimum wage in some African nations
LONDON: Nearly a million people die from malaria each year because they cannot afford the most effective treatment and instead often buy old drugs to which the malaria parasite has become resistant, researchers...
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North Korea calls for direct talks with US'
SEOUL: North Korea called on Monday for direct talks with its long-time foe, the United States, and gave the clearest signal so far it was ready to return to nuclear disarmament talks it has boycotted for almost a year.
The comments follow last week’s rare visit by a North Korean official to...
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Swedish reporter defends Israel organ theft claim
DIMONA: A Swedish journalist who caused outrage in Israel with allegations that soldiers stole organs of dead Palestinians defended his article on Monday to an often hostile audience in southern Israel.
Speaking at a media conference in this southern Israeli town and often interrupted by hecklers,...
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Saudis to begin mass flu vaccinations as haj nears
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is to begin vaccinating hundreds of thousands of health and haj workers and domestic pilgrims against swine flu next week, a senior health official said on Monday, as flu deaths in the kingdom hit 62.
The country has received the first tranche of 11 million vaccine doses...
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London and Paris were shocked by German reunification
TWENTY years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, newly released diplomatic files reveal the extent to which Germany’s supposed friends in London and Paris were fearful of the country’s reunification. France’s then president Francois Mitterrand and Britain’s prime minister Margaret Thatcher were both...
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