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British playwright Harold Pinter dead
LONDON: Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning distinguished British playwright , died on Christmas Eve after a prolonged illness, it was announced on Thursday. He was 78 and suffering from liver cancer. He is survived by his ...

Pope’s plea for peace in Holy Land
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI said on Thursday he hoped Christmas would bring hope to those suffering from war, terrorism, injustice and poverty and appealed for peace in the Holy Land. In his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city ...

Heavy damage to LTTE, says Colombo
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan military on Thursday claimed that the LTTE suffered “heavy damages” in Ponnar and Kilalay even as the Air Force bombed two Tiger “strong points” in the Kilinochchi district. The Defence ...

Tight security detail for Khaleda, Hasina
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Home Adviser Major General (retired) MA Matin has said unassailable security measures are in place to protect the two former Prime Ministers, Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina. Both leaders spoke of threats to their lives ...

Americans curb spending as income declines
Recession takes a heavy toll on economy

China makes medicare more affordable
BEIJING: Going to see the doctor was too expensive for 54-year-old peasant Song Zhiyao, but the introduction of a rural cooperative medicine scheme in 2007 has greatly eased his financial burden. A new public-health reform under review might ...

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