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UN official: Israel slow to relax Gaza blockade
Canberra: The U.N. official responsible for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday that Israel has been too slow to relax its blockade of Gaza, which has devastated the isolated economy and failed to achieve its security goals.Israel and Egypt closed their crossings with Gaza to all but humanitarian aid after the Islamic militant group Hamas violently seized power in the coastal strip in June 2007, exacerbating

Senate committee cuts Pakistan aid over conviction

A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million —

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Sean Penn 'constantly embarrassed' by his own personality
Sean Penn has revealed that he is often ashamed by his actions in public, because he has a "tough time" controlling his temper and getting along with others.

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Investors relieved they got shut out of Facebook IPO

Curtis Arnold tried to buy Facebook Inc stock 10 times throughout the day on Friday through his online brokerage, E&Trade Financial Inc. Each time, he tried to make the $25,000 purchase of

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MWH Global Lights 13 Villages in Rural India Through High Efficiency and Eco-Friendly Solar LED Lighting Systems and Lanterns
MWH Global, a sustainable engineering company, distributed high efficiency solar LED lighting systems and lanterns to 13 villages in Aurangabad, India today. MWH Global, through the Lighting a Billion Lives (LaBL) program, has lit the lives of 2,500 villagers; further expanding the firm’s commitment to sustainability and renewable energy projects. Consequently, contributions to the LaBL Program have helped mitigate approximately 750 tonnes of CO2 and have created 14 jobs for the villagers as well as significant number of indirect employment opportunities in manufacturing and supply chain.

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Gehlot Govt. providing maximum benefits to common man in Rajasthan
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently presented his government's budget for 2012-13, in the state assembly with an aim to promote the welfare of the common people of the state.

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