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IndiaGazette.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Issue 1900
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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IPS officer named in illegal child adoption case
Nine dead as speeding bus falls on Howrah rail tracks
Stalin demands gas grid in southern India
Skill development training for Delhi domestic helps
Lalu against legalising gay sex, Sharad Yadav has no issues

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657 billion cigarettes a year sold on black market
Industries being reinvented in Pearl River Delta
Toyota employs the Japanese hybrid solar powered vehicle carrier ship ''Auriga Leader''

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New 203 room hotel opens in Mumbai this week
Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
800 Pakistani pilgrims duped in travel scam, stranded in Saudi Arabia

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Chaminda Vaas to retire from Test cricket
Qadir to reveal irregularities in Pakistan cricket board
India vs. West Indies, third ODI
Dhoni helps India take a 2-1 lead

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Breaking News
New swine flu case takes India's tally to 129
A Thai national was found suffering from swine flu, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) cases in India to 129, said an official statement...

Jeddah-Mumbai flight tyres burst on landing, passengers safe
Passengers aboard a Saudia airliner on a Jeddah-Mumbai flight had a scare when its tyres burst during landing at Mumbai airport Saturday evening, an official...

Mango festival starts in Haryana
Lovers of the king of fruits thronged a Haryana town as the 18th edition of the mango festival started...

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International
Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

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Business News
Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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    Crash of Pakistan military helicopter kills 27
    North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
    New Zealand reports first swine flu deaths
    British immigration officials pass Pak visas in just 11 minutes
    'Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management'

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    Russian spacecraft landed on moon hours before Americans
    Scientists make first direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind
    Planck space observatory's detectors become coldest known objects in space
    Study Highlights Oceans’ Steadily Vanishing Seagrass
    Rare Sheep Could Be Key To Better Diagnostic Tests

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    * Asian stocks post weekly loss on recovery concern
    Vivendi head declines comment on Zain bid interest
    Dubal shows commitment to Far East, Asian Markets
    Asian markets mixed after grim U.S. jobs data