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Pickup truck explodes in Myanmar, killing seven
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 08:04.

A gas-powered pickup truck exploded early Monday on the outskirts of Yangon, killing seven people, military sources confirmed.

The Toyota Hilux pickup was travelling from Yangon to Taikkyi, 77 kilometres north of Yangon, when it exploded at 2 am (1930 GMT), killing seven of the eight passengers, army officials confirmed.

The blast was believed to have been caused by a faulty compressed natural gas (CNG) tank.

CNG has become a popular alternative fuel in Myanmar to benzine and diesel this year, in the face of rising oil prices.


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OPEC oil price falls below 45 dollars for the first time since 2005

Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 09:22.

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting CountriesVienna - The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell to 44.06 dollars Thursday, the first time it went below 45 dollars since May 2005.

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Endeavour crew completes second spacewalk

Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 03:01.

Washington  - Astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavour on Thursday completed a second spacewalk on their construction mission to the International Space Station, which was marking its 10th anniver

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England win poses questions for both Capello and Loew

Submitted by Anna Tomova on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 08:26.

Berlin - Fabio Capello had every reason to feel pleased but the brow if his counterpart, Joachim Loew, was furrowed after a makeshift England team gave Germany the run-around in a 2-1 victory in Berlin.

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Cinema, Obama chatter at Cairo film festival

Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 04:20.

Cairo  - The Cairo International Film Festival was as much about politics as it was about cinema, with discussions ranging from celebrity activism to the historic victory of US president-elect Barack

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Japanese baby born to Indian surrogate mother gets birth document

Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 08/09/2008 - 13:51.

Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.

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