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Talks aim to stub out illicit tobacco trade
Fri 3 Jul 2009
The growing illegal trade in cigarettes costs governments billions of dollars, causes huge health problems and finances militant groups, say activists. The claims were made as 130 countries resumed... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Britain's Andy Murra
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SAMPRAS STILL BEST ON GRASS - MURRAY
Tue 23 Jun 2009
By Ian Laybourn, PA Sport Roger Federer remains on track for a record-breaking 15th grand slam title after breezing through the first round at Wimbledon but the Swiss ace is not the best ever... (photo: AP / Laurent Baheux)
President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington.  WorldNews.com  Fri 3 Jul 2009
U.S. President killed a Fly in front of a camera

Once upon a time, I dreamt of a U.S. president killing a Fly in front of a camera and proudly inviting the camera-man to show to the whole world the dead Fly, lying on the floor. It was a heroic deed... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Guns - Firearms  The Daily Tribune  Fri 19 Jun 2009
RP has 1.1M of 640-M illegal guns in the world
06/19/2009 The Philippines accounts for the proliferation of over 1.1 million small arms and light weapons (SALW) out of the estimated 640 million illegal firearms worldwide, according to a... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Guns   Philippines   Photos   Weapons   World
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 Vaccine-health-needle. (sl1) Independent online (SA) Sat 13 Jun 2009
 H1N1 vaccine ready for tests

Geneva - A Swiss pharmaceutical giant said on Friday it has a swine flu vaccine ready for trial as governments stepped up precautions to counter the newly-declared... (photo: Public domain photo)
Disease   Health   Photos   Science   Society
 Salamandra - Animals - Amphibian - Wildlife/wam2 Star Tribune Thu 2 Jul 2009
Group: world failing to halt biodiversity decline as more corals, amphibians, mammals in peril
GENEVA - Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for almost half the world's coral reef species, a third of... (photo: Gfdl)
Biodiversity   Nature   Photos   Science   Wildlife
Passengers wearing face masks as a precaution against swine flu walk inside a metro station in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 29, 2009 The Times of India Mon 15 Jun 2009
Britain reports its first swine flu death

15 Jun 2009, 0532 hrs IST, AP               Text: LONDON: A person has died of swine flu at a hospital in Scotland in the... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd)
Britain   Death   Photos   Swine Flu   Virus
corals Star Tribune Thu 2 Jul 2009
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SWITZERLAND Extinction threat growing, conservation group says Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Conservation   Extinction   Humans   Photos   Switzerland
Soft corals from Komodo National Park  Reefs are also home to a large variety of other organisms, including sponges, Cnidarians (which includes some types of corals and jellyfish), worms, crustaceans (including shrimp, cleaner shrimps, spiny lobsters and crabs), molluscs (including cephalopods), echinoderms (including starfish, sea urchins and sea cucumbers), sea squirts, turtles such as the sea turtle, green turtle and hawksbill turtle and sea snakes Wtop Thu 2 Jul 2009
Group: World failing to halt biodiversity decline
By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) - Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for almost... (photo: Creative Commons / Nhobgood)
Environment   Government   Nature   Photos   World
AG2  Andy Roddick playing in the semi finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida on April 4, 2008 The Daily Mail Wed 1 Jul 2009
WIMBLEDON LIVE: Roddick and Hewitt battle to join Britain's No 1 Murray and Swiss great ...

18.37: Roddick takes the confidence from the tie-break into the fourth set and breaks the Hewitt serve in the opening game, with the Australian netting with a backhand to... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)
Wimbledon   Tennis   Sport   Photos   Hewitt
Brazilian players posing for photographers before starting the match that ended Uruguay 0 Brazil 4 for Worldcup Southafrica 2010 Qualifiers, Centenario Stadium, Montevideo, Uruguay, 06th June 2009 Penn Live Wed 1 Jul 2009
Brazil moves to top of FIFA rankings; US at No. 12

7/1/2009, 10:30 a.m. EDT> The Associated Press  (AP) — ZURICH - Brazil has ended Spain's one-year reign as the world's top soccer team and the United States... (photo: WN / Sebastián Castillos)
Brazil   Fifa   Photos   Soccer   Sport


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