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Yahoo acquires Maktoob . com
Wednesday, 26 Aug, 2009 – 9:11 | No Comment

Maktoob was founded by Samih Toukan and Hussam Khoury in 2000 as a free online e-mail service, but grew to encompass online payments under the “cashU” brand and Internet auctions with “souq.com.” These companies will …

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Middle East peace plan
Wednesday, 26 Aug, 2009 – 8:21 | One Comment

The report, which cites U.S., European, Israeli and Palestinian officials, said that Obama will be ready to announce the resumption of long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of September. In …

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Unemployment rates decreased
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 10:33 | No Comment

The department said almost 120,000 Kansans were actively seeking jobs last month, compared with about 74,000 in July 2008.The rate in Jefferson County dropped to 7.8 percent in July from 8.3 percent in June, the …

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Karzai confident of victory
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 10:20 | No Comment

Deen Mohammad, President Karzai’s campaign chief, told several media outlets that Mr Karzai had secured the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off in early October with Dr Abdullah, his closest rival. …

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Twentyone million doses of H1N1 VACCINE
Thursday, 20 Aug, 2009 – 5:28 | No Comment

The secretaries of commerce, education and homeland security offered guidance to businesses on how to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus and how to prepare for a major outbreak. They stressed the importance of …

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Launch of shuttle Discovery
Thursday, 20 Aug, 2009 – 5:18 | No Comment

Discovery will carry a crew of seven astronauts as it ferries equipment to the space station. One of the astronauts, Nicole Stott, will remain on the space station as a flight engineer, replacing astronaut Timothy …

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Higher jump in Energy demand
Thursday, 20 Aug, 2009 – 4:53 | No Comment

The attacks underscore the fragility of Iraq’s security since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas on June 30 and as the country prepares for elections in January. The withdrawal from cities is part of …

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Security in Baghdad
Thursday, 20 Aug, 2009 – 4:32 | No Comment

Within hours of Wednesday’s attacks, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki said in a statement that the government would reassess the security situation. But Iraqi politicians also assured citizens that the American forces that withdrew …

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School prepare for swine flu
Sunday, 16 Aug, 2009 – 6:58 | 2 Comments

The number of H1N1 flu-infected patients has reached 21 in Myanmar, according to the Health Department Sunday.The authorities continue to take preventive measures against the possible spread of the global human flu pandemic, advising all …

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Safina beats Pennetta
Sunday, 16 Aug, 2009 – 6:46 | No Comment

Dinara Safina needed only 56 minutes to eliminate Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-0 on Saturday. She’ll play Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic for the championship of the $2 million Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open.After two …

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