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ChinaNationalNews.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Edition 185/2009
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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Toad captured on camera while eating snake in China
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Industries being reinvented in Pearl River Delta
EU to lift ban Indonesia's Garuda, three other carriers
AI crisis threatens to snowball

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More cracks in Pakatan
New AIT chief welcome
Electronics sector looking up again with more demand
Condo road caves in

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Swine flu patient dies of electrocution in China
Hangzhou (China), July 3 (Xinhua) A patient suffering from influenza A (H1N1), better known as swine flu, died of electrocution when she was taking a shower in a hospital here, the police said...

Taliban's 'disabled' teenage suicide bombers may target Chinese nationals in Pak
Lahore, July 4 : Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud may target Chinese nationals in the country, as he has dispatched disabled teenage suicide bombers for the...

Hepatitis B virus mutations may help predict liver cancer risk
Washington, July 3 : Scientists from Second Military Medical University in Shanghai have revealed that mutations in the DNA of hepatitis B virus (HBV) might help predict which patients are at increased risk of developing liver...

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New IAEA chief sees no proof Iran developing nuclear weapons
The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday. when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

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Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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    North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
    Fashion piracy causing concern in Hong Kong
    North Korea fires two more missiles
    India, Japan to work for early FMCT, fast-track economic pact
    Japan extends its naval unit's Afghan support mission