In The Days

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, (AFP) — A vocal critic of the United States, Syria had been hesitant about attending the US-sponsored conference on the Middle East amid heightened tensions with archfoe Israel.
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(Nov. 28, 2007) The Santiago Library will host the opening of the Gay and Lesbian Film, Documentary and Short Film Series on Thursday evening. The series was organized by Chile’s Movement for Homosexual Integration and Freedom (Movilh) with the collaboration of the Santiago Library and Chile’s Office of Libraries, Archives and Museums (Dibam) (ST, Nov. 26).
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Denying minesweepers refuge in Hong Kong during a storm was a violation of mariner protocol, officials say.
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Country’s international financial rating to be bumped up for first time in 13 years, from –A to A. New ranking will improve Israel’s position, pull in international financial market
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Saudi presence shows readiness for peace
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Reuters Photo: Leaders of the Palestinian factions attend a Hamas-led factional conference in Gaza November 26, 2007….
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President Bush Attends Annapolis Conference
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ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – U.S. President George W. Bush urged skeptical Arab states on Tuesday to reach out to Israel whose prime minister urged Arab nations not to “watch the peace train go by.”
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Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, will receive a $7.5 billion cash infusion from Abu Dhabi to replenish capital after record mortgage losses wiped out almost half its market value.
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More than four times the number of natural disasters are occurring now than did two decades ago, British charity Oxfam said in a study Sunday that largely blamed global warming.
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