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Iran starts “biggest” air defense war games (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

Reuters - Iran began what it said was its biggest ever air defense drill on Tuesday to test its ability to deter air strikes, which the United States and Israel…

Iran starts “biggest” air defence war games (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

Reuters - Iran began what it said was its biggest ever air defense drill on Tuesday to test its ability to deter air strikes, which the United States and Israel…

What’s Killing the Animals at Ukraine’s Biggest Zoo? (Time.com)

July 24th, 2010

Time.com - The mysterious deaths of several animals at Kiev Zoo have sparked outrage, with critics accusing the zoo’s management of neglect and corruption. But officials say the animals are…

Britain facing biggest budget cuts in decades (AFP)

June 20th, 2010

Britain is preparing for big spending cuts and tax hikes in the new government's emergency budget on Tuesday as Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition attacks a record deficit(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Britain is preparing for big spending cuts and tax hikes in the new government’s emergency budget on Tuesday as Prime Minister David Cameron’s coalition attacks a record deficit.


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India begins world’s biggest head count; 1.2 bn (AP)

April 1st, 2010

A nurse inspects a newborn baby at a hospital in Jammu, India, Thursday, April 1, 2010. India kicked off the national census of its billion-plus population Thursday with a 2.5 million strong army of census-takers fanning out across the country to conduct what has been billed the world's largest administrative exercise. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)AP - India began a yearlong census of its billion-plus population Thursday in which it plans to photograph and fingerprint every citizen over the age of 15 to create a…

Year’s biggest sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange (AP)

March 20th, 2010

A paramilitary policeman stands at the Tiananmen Square shrouded by sandstorm in Beijing, Saturday, March 20, 2010. China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's binternational/b airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China’s capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, delaying some flights at Beijing’s airport and prompting…

Quake stops production for biggest Chile winemaker (AP)

March 2nd, 2010

AP - Chile’s biggest winemaker said Monday that is stopping production for at least a week because the mammoth earthquake hit the nation’s wine-growing heartland hard, damaging wineries and the…