11 wounded in Israeli raid in Gaza
Eleven Palestinians, including 10 Hamas fighters,
were wounded during a pre-dawn incursion into the Gaza Strip by
Israeli troops, Palestinian rescue workers and witnesses said.
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Price hike hits Hong Kong shoppers, food industry
Shoppers and food suppliers in Hong Kong have
have been feeling the pinch in recent months as food prices have
skyrocketed, showing the port city's vulnerability to global shifts
in commodities markets.
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Medvedev promises 'civil and economic freedom'
Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev said
yesterday his top priority was to bring greater "civil and economic
freedom" to Russians. "I consider my most important task to be the
further development of civil and economic freedom, the creation of
new and wide opportunities of self-fulfillment for citizens,
citizens who are free and responsible both for their own success and
the flourishing of the entire country," Medvedev said.
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