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July 4, 2008

Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis

(Guardian) Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.

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Mexico Hosts AIDS Conference

(Prensa Latina) The 17th International Conference on AIDS summons more than 25,000 delegates on Sunday in Mexico City....

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Peacekeepers Staying in Darfur

(AP) The U.N. Security Council has approved another year of peacekeeping in Sudan's Darfur region despite sharp divisions over genocide charges against the Sudanese president....

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Stampede kills 123 Hindu worshippers in India

CHANDIGARH, India (Reuters) - At least 123 people, mostly women and children, were crushed to death in a stampede at a temple in northern India...

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Zimbabwe crisis talks resume: S.Africa

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Talks between Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition on ending the political crisis resumed on Sunday after adjourning early last week, South Africa's...

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Iran 'is open to nuclear talks'

(BBC News) Iran's president says he is open to nuclear talks - one day after he said he would not retreat "one iota" on the...

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Somalia bombing 'kills 20 people'

(BBC News) A roadside bombing kills at least 20 people in Mogadishu, most of them women working to clean the street, reports say....

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