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Guardian Unlimited
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Television sets and other domestic appliances will be fitted with special devices to switch off standby power as part of a radical plan to cut wasteful use of electricity, a special Conservative report will recommend this week.
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Al Jazeera
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CrackdownThe special courts were set up by the military-backed government last month to try dozens of high-profile political figures charged with corruption.
Chowdhury was ordered to account for his wealth by the anti corruption commission after the..
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CNN
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Japan's trade minister said on Friday the government would order special inspections of some nuclear power plants after recent revelations of past safety missteps, possibly leading to longer-than-planned operation halts.
Akira Amari of the Ministry of..
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CNN
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Australia is sending special forces commandos back to Afghanistan to hunt down the leaders of the resurgent Taliban as part of a doubling of Australia's troop numbers there, Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday.
The deployment of 300 special-forc..
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