France downplays Moody’s downgrade
A day after credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded French government bonds by one notch below the triple-A top ranking, French
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Israel pounds Gaza as diplomacy intensifies
As diplomacy intensifies to stop the cross-border attacks between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical workers say more than
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Israel threatens to expand Gaza offensive
Israel’s military offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip is continuing for a fifth day, and there has been no let
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Obama: Resolving Gaza conflict begins with no missiles fired at Israel
U.S. President Barack Obama says efforts to resolve the latest fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas must begin
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Curiosity rover helps scientists plan for human missions to Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover is three months into its two-year mission on Mars as it investigates whether conditions there ever could
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Turkey recognises Syrian opposition
The newly formed coalition of Syrian opposition groups is getting another boost, this time from Turkey. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet
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Bulgaria urges cessation of Gaza – Israel hostilities
Expressing concern about the situation in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip in recent days, Bulgaria has called for an
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Newly identified gene is part of what makes us human
What makes us human? An international team of researchers has found a clue: A gene carried only by people –
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France recognises new Syrian opposition coalition
France has become the first European country to recognize the newly formed Syrian opposition coalition and says it could consider
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