| 32 more killed as Israel bombs Gaza, toll mounts to 1,262
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 Gaza/Jerusalem, Jul 30: At least 32 more people were killed early today in Gaza in Israeli bombardment, a day after over 100 Palestinians died in one of the bloodiest days in the three-week conflict as deadly fighting raged unabated between Israel and Hamas and the death toll reached 1,262. Israeli military shelled a UN school in Gaza killing 20 people early today as Palestinian factions head to Cairo to discuss a temporary humanitarian ceasefire. The shell slammed into the school in northern Gaza as the conflict between Israel and Hamas entered its 23rd day. The school was being used as a ...
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| Ebola virus 'potential threat' to UK
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 Deadly infectious diseases including the Ebola virus, which has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, are a "potential major threat" to Britain, the government's chief scientific adviser warns.
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| Escorts declines after weak Q1 results
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| Escorts fell 3.36% to Rs 117.80 at 11:37 IST on BSE after net profit declined 41.49% to Rs 34.11 crore on 4.33% decline in net sales to Rs 1122.11 crore in Q1 June 2014 over Q1 June 2013.
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| Lynas Faces Fight Over Refinancing
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 Australian rare-earths miner Lynas Corp. is involved in a dispute over a debt-refinancing plan with bondholder Mount Kellett Capital Management, a U.S.-based hedge fund.
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| Parliament adjourned till noon over bugging issue
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 Parliament was Wednesday adjourned till noon following an uproar by the opposition members who demanded an explanation from tghe government on the issue of bugging of union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence.
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| Take up fishermen issue with Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa to PM
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 Chennai, Jul 30: Expressing anguish at the arrest of 50 Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue with the island nation through diplomatic channels. In a letter to Modi, the text of which was released to the media here, Jayalalithaa said: "I once again request you to immediately take up the issue of frequent apprehension of our fishermen and their boats by the Sri Lankan Navy at the highest diplomatic levels so as to secure the immediate release of all the 93 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, ...
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