All Stories from November 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Iran’s army drill to test new air defense systemNov 12, 2012 6:40 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s military is to test a new air defense system modeled after the U.S. Hawk system as tensions with the West escalate over the country’s suspect nucle...
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Israel reports ‘direct hits’ on Syrian targetNov 12, 2012 6:39 am - TEL HAZEKA, Golan Heights — Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash be...
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Centegra offers heart screenings for teensNov 12, 2012 6:37 am - Submitted by Centegra Health System Centegra Health System offers echocardiogram heart screenings designed for teenagers ages 13 to 18. The screening is an ultrasound of...
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On streets of Athens, racist attacks increaseNov 12, 2012 6:18 am - ATHENS, Greece — The attack came seemingly out of nowhere. As the 28-year-old Bangladeshi man dug around trash bins one recent afternoon for scrap metal, two women and a...
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China seeks to stem environmental protestsNov 12, 2012 6:18 am - BEIJING — The Chinese government will require that future industrial projects include assessments of their risk to social stability, following several large protests aro...
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Ikea to release report on East German forced laborNov 12, 2012 6:14 am - BERLIN — Swedish furniture giant Ikea will release a report this week addressing claims it benefited from forced labor in communist East Germany, the company and victims...
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Gawkers head to N.Y.’s storm-ravaged neighborhoodsNov 12, 2012 5:47 am - NEW YORK — Garbage trucks, hulking military vehicles and mud-caked cars move slowly through a Staten Island waterfront neighborhood still reeling from Superstorm Sandy’s...
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Afghans find hope for justice in video testimonyNov 12, 2012 5:47 am - JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Through a video monitor in a military courtroom near Seattle, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales saw young Afghan girls smile beneath bright head ...
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Emirates profit rebound amid expanding fleetNov 12, 2012 5:10 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The parent company of Dubai-based carrier Emirates said Monday that operating profit for the first half of the year surged by more than 63 ...
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Olympus cuts operating profit forecast on expected camera lossNov 12, 2012 5:10 am - Olympus Corp., the camera and endoscope maker that admitted an accounting fraud, cut its operating profit forecast by 24 percent on an expected loss at its camera unit. ...