ABU DHABI, UAE – The region’s first and only summit on military medicine, Defence Healthcare 2009 will be held from 22nd – 25th November 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Developed in collaboration with global military medical leaders and experts from the British Army, Bahrain Defense Force, Riyadh Military Hospital, UK Royal Army Medical
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Brand New Conference on Developing 21st Century Military Medical Capabilities to be Held in Abu Dhabi
Robbins, Boley placed on PUP, Bernard on NFI list ALBANY, N.Y. ? The New York Giants placed linebacker Michael Boley and defensive tackle Fred Robbins on the active physically unable to perform list and put defensive tackle Rocky Bernard on the non-football injury list. The moves with Boley (hip) and Robbins (knee) on Sunday were expected because
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Giants open camp by placing injured players Robbins, Boley on PUP list; Bernard on NFI list
Spielberg hops onto update of rabbit tale ‘Harvey’ LOS ANGELES ? Steven Spielberg has a giant rabbit on his mind for his next film. Spielberg is directing a new take on “Harvey,” the story of a big-hearted eccentric who’s branded a crackpot for claiming to have a 6-foot tall invisible rabbit buddy.
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Spielberg hops onto new take on rabbit tale ?Harvey,? updating classic James Stewart film
2 Obama officials: No guarantee taxes won’t go up WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama’s treasury secretary on Sunday said he cannot rule out higher taxes to help tame an exploding budget deficit and his chief economic adviser would not dismiss raising them on middle-class Americans as part of a health care overhaul.
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15 Colombian soldiers convicted of homicide BOGOTA ? A court has sentenced 15 Colombian soldiers to as much as 30 years in prison for the slaying of two brothers falsely identified as guerrillas, the Attorney General’s Office announced Sunday. The sentences were handed down for the murder of brothers Arley Vallejo Cardona and Yon Garcia Cardona in
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15 Colombian military officials convicted of brothers? slaying in false guerrilla capture
Union Carbide says exec not to blame for Bhopal Union Carbide is defending its former chief executive now wanted for arrest in India, saying managers couldn’t have foreseen a gas leak at the chemical company’s Bhopal plant that killed 10,000 people 25 years ago. An Indian court issued a warrant Friday for Warren Anderson and ordered India’s
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Fatah convention draws Palestinian exiles BETHLEHEM, West Bank ? After lives spent in exile fighting Israel, it’s a bittersweet homecoming to the West Bank for hundreds of veterans in the Fatah movement of the late Yasser Arafat. The Fatah old-timers from Syria, Lebanon and other Arab countries stepped on Palestinian soil for the first time this weekend,
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For Palestinian exiles attending Fatah conference, return to West Bank is bittersweet
Spielberg hops onto remake of rabbit tale ‘Harvey’ LOS ANGELES ? Steven Spielberg has a giant rabbit on his mind for his next film. Spielberg is directing a remake of the James Stewart classic “Harvey,” the story of a big-hearted eccentric who’s branded a crackpot for claiming to have a 6-foot tall invisible rabbit as his best
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Spielberg hops onto remake of rabbit tale ?Harvey,? updating classic James Stewart film
LONDON – Modern technology is undermining people’s ability to communicate properly, retarding social skills and, in worst case scenarios, increasing suicide risks, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England said in an interview published over the weekend. “As a society, we’re losing some of the ability to build interpersonal communication that’s necessary for living
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Social websites harm relationships, says leading British Catholic
China’s stimulus-fueled stock boom alarms Beijing BEIJING ? The middle-aged crowd in the packed Guosen Securities office jostle around buzzing printers that spit out receipts for their share buys, hoping to cash in on China’s stimulus-fueled stock market boom. “The central government has to fulfill their promise of 8 percent economic growth,” said Wu Jun, 62, a
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Israelis rally after 2 murdered at gay center TEL AVIV, Israel ? Reeling from the worst attack ever aimed at homosexuals in Israel, members of the country’s gay community and their supporters rallied Sunday in the heart of Tel Aviv a day after a masked gunman killed two people at a center for gay youth and
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Israelis rally in Tel Aviv after 2 murdered in the country?s worst attack against homosexuals
LaHood: Car rebates will stop unless Senate acts WASHINGTON ? The Obama administration says the popular “cash for clunkers” program will be suspended unless the Senate approves an additional $2 billion. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in an interview with C-SPAN on Sunday that he expects the current $1 billion in funding to be exhausted by the
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Obama administration says ?cash for clunkers? will be suspended unless Senate provides $2B
LONDON – World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chairman John Fahey said the “whereabouts” clause, which was rejected by the Indian cricket board Sunday, has been accepted worldwide by 571 international sporting organisations. Addressing the security concerns of the Indian cricketers, Fahey said the ‘whereabouts’ information is “completely secure” with them. “The initial code which was accepted in
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The Code has been accepted worldwide: WADA chief
Report: Red Sox fired 2 staffers in steroid probe BOSTON ? A Boston newspaper is reporting the Red Sox fired two security staffers last summer after an investigation into steroid use. Jared Remy, the son of Red Sox television commentator Jerry Remy, and Nicholas Alex Cyr both told the Boston Globe they used steroids, but denied any
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Boston Globe: Red Sox fired 2 security staffers after investigation into steroid use
Pakistan police lodge charges against cleric ISLAMABAD ? Pakistani police lodged criminal charges against a cleric who helped negotiate a peace deal with the Swat Valley Taliban, accusing Sunday him of aiding terrorism, sedition and conspiring against the government, a police said. Sajid Mohmand, the Swat police chief, said the case against Sufi Muhammad was lodged in
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Pakistan police lodge sedition charges against cleric who negotiated failed Swat peace deal
Summers defends Obama economic record WASHINGTON ? A top White House adviser is defending President Barack Obama’s approach to reviving the economy and says the new administration inherited a situation far worse than anyone understood. Economic adviser Larry Summers said Sunday that “we didn’t know how bad it was last winter” when the new administration took over
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Summers: Obama administration didn?t fully understand the economic challenges they inherited
Swiss diplomats ask Iran about missing Americans BERN, Switzerland ? Swiss diplomats are trying to find out what happened to three Americans reportedly captured in Iran, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday. The Swiss Embassy in Tehran is working to learn more about the Americans’ fate through its contacts with the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said spokeswoman Nadine Olivieri.
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Swiss ministry says diplomats have asked Iran about missing Americans
FACT CHECK: Distortions rife in health care debate WASHINGTON ? Confusing claims and outright distortions have animated the national debate over changes in the health care system. Opponents of proposals by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats falsely claim that government agents will force elderly people to discuss end-of-life wishes.
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FACT CHECK: Misinformation, distortions mar debate over changes to US health care system
Nigerian military ignored warnings of violence MAIDUGURI, Nigeria ? Nigerian authorities ignored dozens of warnings about a violent Islamist sect until it attacked police stations and government buildings last week in a bloodbath that killed more than 700 people, Muslim clerics and an army official said. More than 50 Muslim leaders repeatedly called Nigeria’s police, local authorities
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Nigerian authorities accused of ignoring warnings over violent Islamist sect
Rival sides criticize Iran’s opposition trial TEHRAN, IRAN ? A conservative who ran in Iran’s disputed election and a former president allied with the opposition criticized the government over its efforts to prosecute opposition supporters, saying the effort could weaken the country’s Islamic system. Conservatives have increasingly joined reformists in criticizing the government’s response to the unrest
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Politicians on both sides of political divide criticize Iran?s trial of opposition