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  Nov 29, 2020

  In Nepal, lentil farmers battle climate change, poor management as govt policies challenge domestic production

  Lentils are an important part of the famous ‘dal-bhat’ (rice-lentils) combination that many Nepalis, especially in the hills swear by. Lentils are an important source of protein in the Nepali diet, especially for poor families that don’t earn enough to eat meat or eggs regularly.
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  Jul 30, 2018

  Assam NRC final draft released: Project my brainchild, says ex-CM Tarun Gogoi; slams Sonowal govt for 'casual' approach

  The NRC process in Assam began about 5 years ago under the Congress government in Assam with the then chief minister Tarun Gogoi at the helm of affairs.
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  Aug 16, 2015

  Biden calls Chattanooga shooter a 'perverted jihadist' during memorial | Reuters

  REUTERS - Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday called the man who fatally shot four U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor a "perverted jihadist" during a eulogy for the servicemen at a memorial in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Biden told a packed arena that the ideology that drove Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, a 24-year-old engineer, to go on a rampage at two local military facilities was no match for national character.
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  Apr 18, 2014

  Despite diplomatic deal separatists in east Ukraine stay put

  Enacting the agreement on the ground though will be difficult, because of the deep mistrust between the pro-Russian groups and the Western-backed government in Kiev
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  Dec 28, 2013

  Turkish protesters clash with police as supporters cheer Erdogan

  ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Protesters demanding Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan resign over a high-level corruption scandal clashed with riot police in Istanbul on Friday, while across the city thousands staged a rival show of support for the embattled leader. Around Taksim Square, centre of anti-government demonstrations last summer, police fired tear gas and used water cannon against hundreds of protesters chanting "There are thieves".
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  Dec 27, 2013

  Turkish court delivers rebuff to embattled Erdogan

  ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Friday blocked a government attempt to force police to disclose investigations to their superiors, setting back Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's efforts to contain the fallout from a high-level corruption scandal. Police on December 17 detained dozens of people, among them the sons of the interior minister and two other cabinet members, after a major graft probe that was kept secret from commanders who might have informed the government in advance
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  Feb 02, 2013

  Russia commemorates pivotal Battle of Stalingrad

  VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - The city of Volgograd readopted its old name of Stalingrad for a few hours on Saturday, as Russia commemorated the 70th anniversary of the battle that turned the tide of World War Two. The victory in the six-month Battle of Stalingrad, which killed about 2 million people, is a symbol of national pride which has produced an outburst of patriotic fervour and, for some, nostalgia for the Soviet era and dictator Josef Stalin. President Vladimir Putin flew to Volgograd, known as Stalingrad from 1925 until 1961, to lay a wreath and meet veterans after a military parade led by soldiers in World War Two uniforms and featuring a wartime T-34 tank
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  Jan 20, 2012

  Apple event sees the launch of iBooks 2.0, iTunes U and iBooks Author

  Prior to the Apple event yesterday, there were talks surrounding what the brand had in store. One thing was ...
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  Sep 14, 2011

  Renmin-mumbo-jumbo: the hype about China's currency

  The ceaseless chatter about the Chinese renminbi's imminent rise as the world's reserve currency is just so much hot air.
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  Sep 05, 2011

  Exploring App Stores: Educational Apps

  It’s not just the business person who would find a tablet or a mobile a useful tool, it’s their kids too. The fact that these portable computing
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