SANA’A, Dec. 27 — UNDP and UNIC launched officially 9 postal stamps on the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 8 millennium goals under the theme of “Eight Goals for a better Yemen by 2015”. Through the close cooperation between UNIC and UNDP 80,000 stamps were produced. 80% …
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Blackwater repaired its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked the attack, sources close to an inquiry say. More: continued here
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Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked the attack, according to people familiar with the government’s investigation of the incident. More: continued here
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CREEDMOOR ? The year the current post office opened in Creedmoor, President Eisenhower was heading into retirement, Sen. John F. Kennedy was narrowly elected his successor over Vice President Richard Nixon and N.C. A&T students were conducting sit-in protests at the all-white Woolworth?s lunch counter in Greensboro. More: continued here
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Bush said Sunday that Iran is threatening the security of the world, and that the United States and Arab allies must join together to confront the danger “before it’s too late.” More: continued here
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A heart surgeon whom friends of Princess Diana said she wanted to marry will not give evidence at the coroner’s inquest into her death, he said in newspaper interviews published Sunday. More: continued here
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GROTON — Deborah Thompson calls the local senior center “the first line of defense” to help seniors face their problems. Wellness checks; coordinating transportation to medical appointments; helping them get food stamps; assembling Meals on Wheels lunch packages. The list of tasks goes on. More: continued here
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