Indian government officials say prime minister Manmohan Singh was taken to a New Delhi hospital and is due to undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery Saturday to clear blockages in his heart. Earlier in the week, the prime minister canceled a t

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Britain Notes Big Change in Royal Wedding Souvenirs What can a cookie tin, a Rubik's Cube, and a novel tell us about Britain's royal family? Robert Opie has been a collector since before he can remember. Today, his collection makes up a museum in Lon

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 24 November 2007 Australia's centre-left Labor Party has swept to power in national elections, handing long-serving Prime Minister John Howard a surprising defeat. Labor leader Kevin Rudd has promised major changes to policies o

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Three Years After Tahrir, Has Egypt Changed? 三年解放之后,埃及改变了吗? CAIRO, EGYPT On January 25, Egyptians mark the third anniversary of the revolution that ended decades of a repressive regime -- and that many heralded as the beginnin

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Dawn Spacecraft Nears Rendezvous With Dwarf Planet Ceres 黎明号探测器成功将接近谷神星轨道 LOS ANGELES NASAs Dawn spacecraft is set to reach the dwarf planet Ceres in March and begin gathering clues about whether the icy body may have

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When President Obama gave his goodbye speech this week, one of hip-hop's most politically active stars was watching. Killer Mike is a rapper who actively campaigned for the man he calls that old crazy haircutted (ph) white guy fr

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 09 May 2007 Outgoing French President Jacques Chirac leaves office inMay 17, making way for center-right politician Nicholas Sarkozy, who defeated socialist Segolene Royal for France's highest office. In this report fro

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: People in Ferguson, Mo., will vote to choose a mayor tomorrow. It's the town's first mayoral election since 2014. And that was the year a white police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old black man, Michael Brown. Then there we

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Hawaiis Next Island Look at a map of Hawaii and youll see volcanic islands strung out like pearls on a necklace. The biggestand the youngestis Hawaii, in the south-east corner. As the islands stretch away to the north-west they become older and more

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Although it is devastating to find out that Chicago is sinking, were only talking one millimeter a year. Thats four inches in a century, but only until the land in North America brings itself back into equilibrium. When glaciers covered Canada and th

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