Iran Builds Tension With Rocket Launch
Iran warns it is ready ’even for war’ as it launched a rocket believed to have reached the edge of orbit....
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Trying To Lick China’s Spitters
As Beijing applies the last layers of pre-Olympic Games make-up, there is nothing that rankles tourists and the city’s rulers as much as full-throated spitting....
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Judges Uphold Nigeria’s Presidential Election
A panel of judges has upheld the April 2007 election of President Umaru Yar?Adua, ruling that evidence of ballot box stuffing was not enough to overturn the result....
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An Orchestra Delivers A Piece Of Abstract Art, And A Big Idea For A Big City
New York is a Mahler town, which is probably why the Cleveland Orchestra made Mahler’s ?Resurrection? Symphony the punch line for its three-concert series at Carnegie Hall that ended on Thursday....
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Why Big Newspapers Applaud Some Declines In Circulation
Many big newspapers are cutting promotions and choosing smaller circulation numbers, hoping to lure advertisers with a more focused and engaged readership....
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