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| Tuesday 11th of July 2006 / Americas |
| Annan disappointed with small arms meet
United Nations, July 11 (Xinhua) UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed disappointment over the failure of the UN conference on curbing the illegal trade in small arms.
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| Monday 10th of July 2006 / Americas |
| Himalayan heartbeat in Canada
Ottawa, July 10, (IANS) The Canada Forum for Nepal, a Canadian organisation that primarily focuses on promoting intellectual exchanges between the two countries, organised a cultural evening called 'Himalayan Heartbeat' here last week.
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| Does Tharoor's nomination shut India out of Security Council?
The position of UN secretary-general and permanent membership of the Security Council are mutually exclusive objectives. One is bound to come at the cost of the other. If Shashi Tharoor does indeed become the UN secretary-general, India's aspirations of |
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| Sunday 9th of July 2006 / Americas |
| Venezuela-Colombia launch gas pipeline construction
Caracas, July 9 (Xinhua) Venezuela and Columbia launched the construction of a gas pipeline that will link natural gas fields of the two countries.
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| Saturday 8th of July 2006 / Americas |
| UN chief calls for ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations, July 8 (Xinhua) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on all parties in the recent conflict in Gaza to refrain from any further violent actions to save the lives of all civilians in the region.
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| Friday 7th of July 2006 / Americas |
| Calderon wins Mexico's presidential election
Mexico City, July 7 (Xinhua) Felipe Calderon, candidate of Mexico's ruling National Action Party, won the country's closest-ever presidential election by a narrow margin, announced the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) after the recount of results.
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| Dhorasoo's help sought to popularise football among Indo-Trinidadians
Port-of-Spain, July 7 (IANS) France's Indian origin footballer Vikash Dhorasoo's help is being sought to inspire Trinidadian youth of Indian extraction to take to the sport.
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| Thursday 6th of July 2006 / Americas |
| Indian Tamils rejoice in the US
New York, July 6 (IANS) A message from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi and delightful cultural shows marked a three-day meet of the Indian Tamil community of North America here.
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| Dhaliwal backs Ignatieff as Canada's Liberal Party leader
Ottawa, July 6 (IANS) Sukh Dhaliwal, the Indo-Canadian member of parliament, has thrown his support behind Michael Ignatieff in the latter's bid for the Liberal Party's leadership post.
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| Wednesday 5th of July 2006 / Americas |
| Tributes paid to Indian origin former Trinidad president
Port-of-Spain, July 5 (IANS) Members of the senate, Trinidad and Tobago's upper house of parliament, Tuesday paid glowing tributes to Ganace Ramdial, the Indian origin former president of the house, who passed away last weekend.
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| South American Union possible, says Chavez
Caracas, July 5 (Prensa Latina) A South American Union seems more possible today than ever before, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said after signing a strategic alliance with his Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner here.
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| Pakistan's F16 deal will not reduce India's military advantage: US
Washington, July 5 (IANS) A $5.1-billion arms package that Washington has offered to Islamabad would neither reduce India's military advantage nor affect the regional balance of power, claims the Pentagon.
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| Monday 3rd of July 2006 / Americas |
| Mexican presidential election too close to call
Mexico City, July 3 (Xinhua) Mexico's presidential elections were too close to call to and results will not be announced until Wednesday, said electoral authorities, but the two front-runners have both claimed victory in the vote.
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| Sunday 2nd of July 2006 / Americas |
| Discovery launch postponed due to weather
Cape Canaveral (Florida), July 2 (DPA) A threat of nearby storms caused NASA to postpone the launch of shuttle Discovery less than 10 minutes before lift-off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
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| Bolivia set for elections Sunday
La Paz, July 2 (Prensa Latina) Bolivians were set to cast their vote Sunday in elections to the country's constituent assembly.
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| Friday 30th of June 2006 / Americas |
| Iran's reply to proposed package in August: Mottaki
United Nations, June 30, (IANS) Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here that Iran will table its response to the P5+1 package of incentives in August.
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| Thursday 29th of June 2006 / Americas |
| Sreesanth gets bruised at nets
Kingston (Jamaica), June 29 (IANS) India's opening bowler Sreesanth took a nasty blow on his helmet while batting during Wednesday's net session.
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| India v West Indies v Aussie coaches
Kingston (Jamaica), June 29 (IANS) Sabina Park is being renovated for next year's World Cup. The basic amenities to host the fourth Test between the West Indies and India, from Friday, are in place, but it doesn't have practice facilities right now. So b |
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| Sunday 25th of June 2006 / Americas |
| About 100 Indian students study medicine at St. Kitts
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 25 (IANS) St Kitts has a varied Indian populace. There are businessmen, IT guys, engineers, but a lot of them are medical students.
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| Wednesday 21st of June 2006 / Americas |
| Lara seeks commitment from his batsmen
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 21 (IANS) West Indies captain Brian Lara Wednesday sought commitment from his batsmen saying he wanted them to pile up huge scores.
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| Sunday 18th of June 2006 / Americas |
| Buddhists throng colourful royal wedding in Canada
Halifax, June 18 (IANS) For Canadians, it was a wedding with difference. The bride was Tibetan royalty, the groom a Buddhist spiritual leader. Their lavish wedding in Nova Scotia was a nearly $200,000 affair and instead of gifts the couple asked for cont |
| Indian origin St Lucians merge with the society
Rodney Bay (St Lucia), June 18 (IANS) Jennifer Gaston and Fleming Victor Luther Salapuddi are both St Lucians of Indian origin - successful professionals, people of some standing in society and who have the respect of the community they live in.
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| Small Indian community has struck roots in St Lucia
Rodney Bay (St Lucia), June 18 (IANS) Jennifer Gaston and Fleming Victor Luther Salapuddi are both people of Indian origin in St Lucia - where the second India-West Indies test was played - successful professionals, people of some standing in a tiny isla |
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| Saturday 17th of June 2006 / Americas |
| Mobile operator's ads in Trinidad irk PIO group
Port of Spain, June 17 (IANS) The Trinidad and Tobago chapter of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (Gopio) has charged a leading mobile phone service operator with perpetuating a negative stereotype of the Indo-Trinidadian community.
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