Although levels of violence in Iraq have dropped since the heights of the insurgency in 2006 and 2007, current unrest is more widespread than at any time since the US military withdrawal.
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Some 131 civilian and police poppy-eradication campaigners have been killed across Afghanistan since March, a government official said Tuesday.
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Digital currency bitcoin continues its remarkable and somewhat inexplicable run. It’s up 152% this month, and today the total value of all outstanding bitcoins�its market capitalization, if you will�topped billion for the first time before settling back down.
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Hassan Shateri, whose death was announced last week, actually died in January bombing of Hezbollah-bound weapons convoy, says UK report
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“…At approximately 1318 hours (EST), the Main Control Room was notified of a contract employee slumped over on a fork lift inside the protected area. First Responders were dispatched to the scene. Off-site assistance was requested and arrived on-site at approximately 1330 hrs. CPR was administered by the First Responders and Paramedics. At 1403 hrs., the paramedics determined that the efforts to revive the patient were unsuccessful…”
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“….a number greater than both the cash influx surge seen after the Lehman collapse, and faster and more acute than the massive build up of cash during the spring and summer of 2011 when all the Fed’s brand new QE2 cash was once again, solely used to overfund European bank cash…”
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People earning more than �70,000 a year will have to pay �482 per month in health insurance fees when the new cabinet’s system comes into force, according to calculations by Nos television.
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The number of Iranian-funded foreign companies established in Turkey rose in September for the ninth consecutive month this year, a Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) report revealed on Friday.
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Carrie Reichert, 40, makes the astonishing claim that naked Harry’s minders and British spooks may have demanded she was arrested for bouncing checks and thrown in jail to keep her quiet.
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The West thinks Saudi Arabia is just a safe haven for the rich. But I can tell you that life here is hard for a lot of people. Among the youth, there is high unemployment, and suicides are common.
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