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New TV sets receive Internet movies, show 3-D, save electricity (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
LAS VEGAS - TV makers are adding sexy new features like streaming Internet movies and 3-D capabilities this year, betting that they can keep consumers away from basic, no-frills sets, even in a weak economy.
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Latest issue (Aliran Online)
K George points out that Malaysian workers are often unaware of labour law provisions and goes on to enlighten them about their basic rights.
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HRW: Gaza border closures 'unlawful and heartless' (Middle East Online)
HRW: months of Israeli blockade caused severe shortages of food, water, electricity, and medicines.
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Limb knocks out power for 2,900 (The Daily Iberian)
About 2,900 Entergy customers in southern Iberia Parish were without electricity for a couple of hours Tuesday, including the Port of Iberia.
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Lao gov't starts imposing 10% value-added tax on consumer products (Asia News Network)
The Lao government has introduced a value-added tax (VAT), which requires consumers to pay an additional 10 per cent of the basic purchase price of certain products bought in Laos.
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European countries' gas dependence varies (AP via Yahoo! News)
Five European countries and Turkey are facing a shutoff of natural gas flowing through pipelines across Russia from Ukraine, while others face shortages. Here are basic facts about Russian gas and Europe:
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Gaza voices: Three-hour ceasefire (BBC News)
Palestinians in Gaza describe the three-hour cease fires as a partial relief from the fighting.
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UPDATE:EU Presidency:Israel Should Open Humanitarian Corridor (Nasdaq)
(Adds more quotes, statement from Javier Solana's spokeswoman.) PRAGUE (AFP)--The European Union Czech presidency called Wednesday on Israel to open a humanitarian corridor in the Gaza Strip to a territory starved of " basic supplies" and called for an immediate halt to fighting.
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War in Gaza: Backstory (OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (OneWorld.net) - In the weeks before Israel launched its current offensive on Gaza, a team of videojournalists shot profiles of the men, women, and children of Gaza and Sderot, the cross-border towns where one population lives under a blockade of basic living supplies and the other under the everpresent threat of rocket fire.
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Ambulance trip from Gaza a harrowing ordeal (USA Today)
Paramedics ferrying wounded Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt face dangerous and stressful conditions.
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