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Offbeat: Medvedev “itches” to kill off corrupt civil servants

Dmitry Medvedev joked that he “sometimes itches” to execute civil servants convicted of corruption, Russian news agencies reported Saturday.“The severity of punishment has never been
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This Day in History: SALT I negotiations begin

On this day in 1969, Soviet and US negotiators meet in Helsinki to begin the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT), aiming to curb the Cold ...
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Offbeat: Lebanese politicians come to blows live on TV

Rival Lebanese politicians came to blows live on national television over the crisis in neighbouring Syria, hurling insults – and chairs – at each other ...
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This Day in History

Brazil’s last emperor deposedOn November 15, 1889, Pedro II, the second and last emperor of Brazil, is deposed in a military coup, ending a 49-year ...
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Offbeat: APEC leaders got no shirt

The global economic crisis reaped yet another victim on Sunday – the storied tradition of normally starchy APEC leaders decked out in gaudy local dress.As ...
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Last 7 Days

1 - MYANMAR: Nay Pyi Taw – The Uppatasanti Pagoda, which keeps the Chinese Buddha tooth relic, on Monday. The sacred tooth relic, which is ...
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This Day in History

Poland’s union leader Walesa is freedOn this day in 1982, Lech Walesa, leader of communist Poland’s outlawed Solidarity movement, is finally released from jaild.  returns ...
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Offbeat: Obama jabs ‘birther’ row in Hawaii

Hosting a major summit in his native Hawaii for the first time, President Barack Obama couldn’t resist a jab at political opponents who question his ...
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Offbeat: Messi ‘honoured’ in saucy statues

Barcelona football star Lionel Messi, a rock n’ roll legend and British royalty will be honoured this year by Spain’s “caganer” figurines, a Christmas tradition ...
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This Day in History

Leonid Brezhnev diesOn this day in 1982, Leonid Brezhnev dies after 18 years as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. Thus ended a period ...
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