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U.N. Asks Internet companies to help fight international terrorism
A U.N. panel has called for Internet and social media companies to respond to the exploitation of their services by al-Qaida and other extremist groups who use the Web to…
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Bangladesh Army
Enabling The Transition To A Knowledge-Based Economy Maj. Gen. Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman Maj. Gen. Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman was commissioned into the Bangladesh Army in 1981 and promoted to major general in…
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Assessing the Implications of China’s Missile Arsenal
Ways to preserve a forward defense Evan Braden Montgomery The security environment in the Indo Asia Pacific is experiencing a number of worrisome trends, including the escalation of maritime territorial…
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Famed ancient rice terraces face modern threats
Agence France-Presse It is fiesta time in the famed rice terraces of the northern Philippines. Young men in colorful tribal clothing pound ancient rhythms on brass gongs as wild boars…
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Americas: Populating the New World
Native American ancestors reached the New World in a single, initial migration from Siberia almost 23,000 years ago, only later differentiating into today’s distinct groups, DNA research has revealed. Most…
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Colombia: Truth or consequences
Colombia’s government plans to carry out lie detector tests on senior civil servants who allocate contracts to private companies, as the country tries to clamp down on widespread corruption and…
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Italy: Silky smooth revival
Clusters of silkworms munch on piles of locally grown mulberry leaves in Italy’s northern Veneto region. They are nourishing hopes of a revival of Italy’s 1,000-year-old silk industry. Decades after…
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Zimbabwe: CASH as souvenirs
On the online auction site eBay, a 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar note is a collector’s item fetching up to U.S. $35, a small fortune compared with the U.S. 40 cents…
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Bangladesh Cellphones Can’t Ring National Anthem
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has banned the use of the country’s national anthem as a ringtone for mobile telephones or for any other commercial purpose. “The national anthem can’t be used…
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Google Street View comes to Mongolia
Google’s Street View service, which features images of towns and cities around the world, has arrived in Mongolia. The U.S. technology giant used a horse-drawn sled to carry its image-capturing…
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