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July 3, 2009. Rajab 10, 1430

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Marines establish positions in Afghan assault

CAMP DWYER - US Marines established bridgeheads in Taliban strongholds on Friday after suffering the first fatality of their massive offensive against Afghanistan’s hardline militia.

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	One U.S. Marine killed in Afghan operation
	US, Afghans take first district in major assault
	US soldier believed captured in Afghanistan
	Pakistan re-deploys forces for US Afghan push

OTHER TOP HEADLINES

	Iran unrest shows tension between ultras and reformers
	Israel’s Lieberman says won’t ‘choke’ settlements
	Jordanian king names Hussein as crown prince
	Biden visits Iraq as takes new role in US exit
	Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge
	North Korea may fire more missiles
	Jackson memorial set for Tuesday
	African leaders approve plan to strengthen Union
	Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War
	UN chief arrives in Myanmar for talks with junta
	WHO reports 337 swine-flu deaths worldwide
	OAS chief says sanctions likely in Honduras
	MySpace suicide conviction tentatively dismissed

Newly elected Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Yukiya Amano of Japan briefs the media at Vienna's UN headquarters July 2, 2009. –Reuters

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NATION

International Schools Can Stay on Schedule

DUBAI — Private schools not affiliated to the national curriculum are to re-open, as scheduled, on August 31. However, they could be given the option to reopen after Eid.

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	Sleeping Crew Had No Time to React
	Only Women in Women Only, Says Sharjah
	UAE Requests Saudi to Increase Haj Quota
	Three More H1N1 Cases in Country
	Ministry Mulls Extending Midday Break Period
	Trio Who Posed as CID Nabbed for Muggings
	Waiter Denies Exposing Himself in Public
	Herbal Drugs Must Meet New Registration Requirements
	Six Filipino Couples  Enter Wedlock
	Fujairah Municipality to Accept National ID Card for All Transactions

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DUBAI METRO

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BUSINESS

UAE Banks in Talks with Saudi Debtors

DUBAI - UAE banks that are owed money by two cash-strapped Saudi business groups have begun debt-restructuring talks with the borrowers and were awaiting advice from the UAE Central Bank about how much money to provide against potential losses, bankers said on Thursday.

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	IPIC Secures $5b for Petrochem Acquisitions
	Borouge Awards $1b Contract for Building Ethane Cracker
	Abu Dhabi Gold Sales Up 30 Per Cent in June
	UAE to Attract Renewable Technologies: Lubna
	UAE Shares Advance to Cap Week-Long Choppy Trade
	ADNOC Ups June Murban  Oil Price to $71.65
	DP World Appoints Key Executives
	Saudi Electricity to Spend $28b in Next Three Years
	200,000 Old Mobile Phones to be Recycled: EnviroFone
	Etihad Airways Launches Summer Promotions
	Iraq, BP May Sign Rumaila Oil Contract in Two Weeks
	HSBC Private Bank Wins Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2009
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LUNCH AT CAPITAL CLUB

	Batting for Charity, Passion with Steel
	Rahul Sharma

ECONOMATRIX

	Local Bond Market: A Remedy for Ailing Banks
	Ovais Subhani

OPINION

When Opportunity Knocks, We Need to be Ready

Peter Riddoch

MONEY MAZE

The Bullish Case for Standard Chartered

Matein Khalid

Health

Device shows promise to treat cerebral palsy type

CHICAGO - Zapping the brain with a mild electrical current appears to help patients with a difficult-to-treat...

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Personality

Japan’s Amano elected head of nuclear watchdog

VIENNA - Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano was elected the next head of the UN atomic watchdog on Thursday...

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Focus

Danish doctor wants to ‘correct’ history on Napoleon’s death

AALBORG, Denmark - Arne Soerensen, a retired Danish doctor with the looks of a British lord, flips through...

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SPORTS

Pakistan fines Asif over Dubai opium arrest

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistan Cricket Board has fined fast bowler Mohammad Asif rupees 1 million ($12,250) for possessing a small amount of opium in Dubai last year, a PCB official said Thursday.

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	Wimbledon at mercy of Williams sisters
	Ponting in search of missing Ashes triumph
	Tiger answers Kim’s record challenge to open PGA National

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