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Cubans pick up pieces amid Gustav destruction Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:53:25 -0400 PASO QUEMADO, Cuba (Reuters) - Her pigs and some government help will be her salvation, Evangelina Torres said on Sunday as she looked up from her living room at the open sky that is her new roof.
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Bangkok bomb raises fears of violent campaign Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:16:57 -0400 BANGKOK (Reuters) - A small bomb exploded in a Bangkok police booth in the small hours of Monday as a stand-off between the Prime Minister and protesters occupying his office entered its seventh day with no sign of either side backing down.
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Georgia crisis defines new Russian defense policy Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:28:16 -0400 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's decision to send troops to Georgia has set a new standard for defending its national interests and the United States must learn to live with it, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
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Afghans protest in Kabul over civilian deaths Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:23:33 -0400 KABUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters blocked a road in Kabul on Monday accusing U.S.-led troops of killing three members of a family, including two children, in a raid in the city, residents and witnesses said.
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UK downturn could help fuel terrorism: memo Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:43:25 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - A economic downturn in Britain could aggravate racial tensions and grievances that help to feed terrorist recruitment, according to a leaked government document.
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Army helps in India as South Asia reels under floods Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:15:10 -0400 PATNA, India (Reuters) - The Indian army and navy stepped up efforts on Monday to rescue hundreds of thousands of people marooned by floods, while rising river levels also rang alarm bells in neighboring Bangladesh.
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Philippine army limits aid workers in violent south Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:00:37 -0400 MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine troops have restricted aid workers from visiting conflict zones in the south to distribute relief supplies to nearly 450,000 displaced people, the military and aid workers said on Monday.
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Pakistan presidential race a 3-way tussle Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:29:30 -0400 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's presidential election next week will be a three-way tussle between the country's main parties after the Election Commission on Saturday issued a final list of candidates.
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Reality TV show stirs business spirit in Afghanistan Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:08:17 -0400 KABUL (Reuters) - A reality TV show broadcast in Afghanistan has encouraged Afghans to start their own enterprises, stirring entrepreneurial spirits in a country that has been ravaged by three decades of war.
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China quake kills 38 and damages quarter million homes Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:30:21 -0400 BEIJING (Reuters) - An earthquake that hit China's southwest killed 38 people, Xinhua news agency said on Monday, two days after the most recent in a series of tremors to hit the region.
