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Australia Ships Remaining Wheat
The Australian Wheat Board (AWB)
announced that it has resolved quality
issues with Indian authorities and
will be exporting the remaining
400,000 tons of wheat of the 500,000
tons deal valued at USD 90 million.<More>
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AIDS Campaign Launched
A joint operation by the National AIDS Control
Organization (NACO) and the Union Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports have launched a 5-year Youth Unite
for Victory on AIDS (YUVA) plan aimed at reaching out to
adolescents and youth.<More>
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LTTE Regrets Rajiv Gandhi
Assassination
In a virtual admission of guilt,
the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam (LTTE) Chief Peace
Negotiator and Ideologue, Anton
Balasingham said that his
organization deeply regretted the
assassination of former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi.<More>
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Indo-Sino Talks End, No Details
Disclosed
The eighth round of Indo-Sino
border talks ended with
proceedings held secretively and
results not made public but a
terse press release similar to the
one at the end of last round said
that the talks were held in a
"friendly, cooperative and
constructive atmosphere."<More>
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US Panel Passes Nuke Deal
With Caveats
The 50-member US Congress
International Relations
Committee (HIRC) approved
37-5 the Indo-US civilian
nuclear deal to exempt India
from the U.S. laws that
restrict nuclear trade with
countries that have not
submitted themselves to full
nuclear inspections.<More>
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Hamas, Fattah Recognize
Israel as Troops Amass
After the dramatic tunneled
attack and kidnapping of an
Israeli soldier, Israel has
ordered troops to the border
with Gaza as Hamas and
Fattah movements ended weeks
of acrimonious negotiations
to conclude an agreement
that implicitly recognizes
Israel.<More>
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