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US to deploy deadlier 'Hellfire Romeo' precision-strike missiles in war against terrorism
The United States will soon be deploying a deadlier version of a precision-strike missile that has been a star of the war on al Qaeda and its allies, according to media reports.
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UN chief concerned over Israel's plans for new settlements in East Jerusalem
An Israeli settlement in West Bank
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Libyan Arms Flow Into Egypt Across Northern Sinai
Ali Madaan, 45, is one of the Bedouin guards protecting the al-Midan station in Egypt's northern Sinai. The natural gas pipeline there has come under repeated attacks.
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Africa’s pace towards development slow and uneven, despite gains – UN
MDG 8: a global partnership for development
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UN launches phone-based scheme to help poor Ivorians buy food
The United Nations has launched a pilot programme that uses mobile telephone technology to facilitate cash transfers to help thousands of poor people that were badly affected by the post-election crisis in Côte d’Ivoire to buy food.
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In New Term, Supreme Court To Tackle Divisive Issues
In San Francisco in September, dozens of people with disabilities gathered to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare programs. The Supreme Court will hear the case on Monday.
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Greece's Woes Deliver Fresh Blow To World Markets
Financial markets in Europe and the United States slumped badly Monday after Greece conceded it will not meet its deficit reduction goals for this year — or next — despite its austerity measures.
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UN-backed Millennium Villages project in Africa launches second phase
A water system that runs through Kominé, part of the Millennium Villages of Tiby in central Mali
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