Doha round of trade talks suspended after negotiations fail

Tuesday, July 25, 2006 The director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Pascal Lamy, suspended negotiations in the Doha round of trade talks on Monday, after a meeting of six “core” negotiators India, Brazil, the United States, European Union, Japan, and Australia in Geneva failed to make any headway in reconciling differences over agricultural trade

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US undergraduate commits suicide after ‘outing’ via webcast

Thursday, September 30, 2010 Tyler Clementi, eighteen, a freshman at Rutgers University in the United States, jumped off the George Washington Bridge last Wednesday after roommates broadcast his same-sex encounters online. Clementi shared a room with Dhraun Ravi, in Davidson Hall on Rutgers’ Piscataway campus. On September 19, Dhraun Ravi is alleged to have secretly

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Getting Reliable Plumbing Services

Read More About: Gold Coast Patio byAlma Abell The quality of plumbing services in your home is one of the most important determiners of the hygiene levels of the home. When the systems are in the proper working order, you will enjoy efficient water supply in the home and drainage of waste from the home.

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U.S. Senate passes landmark health care reform bill

Thursday, December 24, 2009 The United States Senate has approved a hard-fought measure to overhaul the health care system. The vote will be followed by the difficult process of reconciling the Senate-passed bill with one approved by the House of Representatives, in order to get a final measure to President Barack Obama. HAVE YOUR SAY

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Thirteen people died in London bus bombing

Friday, July 8, 2005 The Commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police, Sir Ian Blair, has announced that thirteen people died when a bomb exploded on a bus in Tavistock Square. Initially, only two people were thought to have been killed. All bodies have now been removed from the wrecked bus. The rear of the bus and

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What Do Navy Sea Ls Do When They Retire?

Read More About: The Centrinel What Do Navy SEALs Do When They Retire? by James Kara Murat The U.S. Navy SEALs, or the United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land Forces, are the U.S. Navys elite Special Operations Forces. They conduct clandestine operations from the sea, air, and land. Navy SEALs are considered silent professionals

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