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Israel, Hamas locked in fierce Gaza City street battles

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli troops and Hamas fighters traded fierce gunfire on the streets of Gaza City Tuesday as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas accused the Jewish state of trying to "wipe out" his people. ...

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Passionate Bush defends legacy in final news conference

WASHINGTON (AFP) - George W. Bush passionately denied his turbulent presidency had damaged America's moral standing in the world, in a defiant defense of his record in a farewell White House news conference. ...

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Researchers finger out success among top financial traders

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - A longer ring finger than an index finger denotes a more successful financial trader, British researchers said in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...

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Hormone therapy hastens brain mass loss: study

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Hormone treatments commonly used by menopausal women appear to accelerate brain shrinkage, according to two new studies. ...

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Ukraine admits blocking Europe gas transit, blames Russia

KIEV (AFP) - Kiev has blocked the transit of gas to Europe because of "unacceptable transit conditions" imposed by Russian energy giant Gazprom, a spokesman for Ukraine's state gas company Naftogaz said on Tuesday. ...

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China's exports 'fall for second month amid crisis'

BEIJING (AFP) - China's exports fell for a second month in December -- in its biggest fall for a decade -- as the global crisis gnawed further into the nation's trade-dependent economy, the government said Tuesday. ...

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