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USA

Mission: Impossible actor dies

by us-news-reporter March 15, 2010 USA

Peter Graves, star of the TV series Mission: Impossible and the Airplane films, dies of a suspected heart attack in LA, aged 83.

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China buying Argentine oil stake

by us-news-reporter March 15, 2010 USA

China National Offshore Oil Corporation is paying $3.1bn for a 50% stake in Argentine oil and gas group Bridas Corporation.

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Quake-prone India ill-equipped to respond to Haiti-style disaster

by india-news-reporter March 15, 2010 India

NEW DELHI (Reuters AlertNet) – Quake-prone India’s lack of preparedness to deal with a Haiti-style earthquake will result in a poor and chaotic response with tens of thousands of casualties, the former U.N.

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Mamata’s poll walk through Kolkata

by india-news-reporter March 15, 2010 India

March 14, Sunday. When many in Kolkata were busy watching the Knight Riders play their second IPL match, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was out walking the first 5 kilometers of her long campaign for the 2011 Assembly elections in West Bengal. During her walk between Baliigunj Phadi and Jaggu Bazaar, thousands of Mamata’s supporters came out shouting slogans against West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and posters critical of the CPM rule in the state

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"L Word" vixen starring in USA legal drama

by reporter March 15, 2010 Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Sarah Shahi, who played Carmen the DJ on Showtime’s lesbian drama “The L Word,” will headline “Facing Kate,” a legal drama at USA Network.

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U.S. stem cell expert is "hottest" researcher

by us-news-reporter March 14, 2010 USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rudolf Jaenisch, whose stem cell lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has consistently broken new barriers in the field, is the world’s “hottest” researcher, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.

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UN boss reassures Haiti victims

by us-news-reporter March 14, 2010 USA

Ban Ki-moon tells Haiti the world will continue to support them as they recover from the devastating earthquake.

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Brazil leader begins Mid-East tour

by us-news-reporter March 14, 2010 USA

Brazil’s president arrives in Israel at the start of a Middle East tour to throw his country’s weight behind the peace process.

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US fury at Mexico consular deaths

by us-news-reporter March 14, 2010 USA

Three people connected to the US consulate in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez have been killed, the White House says.

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Better be bankable

by reporter March 14, 2010 Finance

While RBI readies to start issuing new banking licences and looking at criterion like increasing the net worth requirements, it would do well to look back at the Bank of Rajasthan case and see if it has learnt any lessons from it.

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Investigation questions Prius driver’s story: report

by us-news-reporter March 14, 2010 USA

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal investigation of the Toyota Prius involved in a dramatic incident on a California highway last week found a pattern of wear on the car’s brakes that raises questions about the driver’s account of the event, the Wall Street Journal said in its online edition on Sunday.

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Hundreds Join Search for Missing British Student in Va.

by us-news-reporter March 14, 2010 USA

Hundreds of people were expected to join a search Sunday in Virginia for a British college exchange student who disappeared 12 days ago, The Times of London reported.

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Body of Missing Portland Hiker Found

by us-news-reporter March 14, 2010 USA

Authorities say the body of a missing 24-year-old Portland woman has been found.

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Mom Furious Over Teacher’s ‘Loser’ Comment to Daughter

by us-news-reporter March 14, 2010 USA

The mother of a 6th grade student is furious after her daughter’s teacher wrote “loser” on her paper, Fox8.com Ohio reported.

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Obama aide stokes US-Israel row

by us-news-reporter March 14, 2010 USA

A top Obama adviser criticises Israel over settlement homes in East Jerusalem, thwarting Israeli hopes of ending the row.

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