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August 27, 2008

Social factors key to ill health

(BBC News) Social factors - rather than genetics - are to blame for huge variations in ill health and life expectancy around the world, a report concludes.

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Russia Looks East After Criticism from the West

(Deutsche Welle) President Dmitry Medvedev met his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and the leaders of four ex-Soviet Central Asian nations in a bid to secure...

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Obama makes history as Democratic nominee

DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- On a historic night in U.S. politics, Barack Obama secured the Democratic Party's nomination for president and emerged for the first...

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Anwar rejoins Malaysia parliament, heads opposition

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim rejoined parliament on Thursday and was appointed leader of the opposition, taking another step towards his goal of...

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Pakistani lawyers press government to reinstate judges

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of lawyers blocked roads across Pakistan on Thursday to press the government to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf,...

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'Un-noticed' crisis

(BBC News) Desperate situation in south Sudan, in images and sounds...

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Social factors key to ill health

(BBC News) Social factors - rather than genetics - are to blame for huge variations in ill health and life expectancy around the world, a...

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