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Daily Archives: December 15, 2005

Overwhelming Turnout of Voters in Iraq

by admin • DEC 15, 2005

Some Iraqi polling stations stayed open for an extra hour on Thursday to allow late voters to cast their ballots after a big turnout caused queues in some places, election officials said.

Putin resists foreign bank moves

by admin • DEC 15, 2005

Vladimir Putin has insisted foreign banks should not be allowed to open their own branches in Russia despite strong opposition from the US.

Kazakh-China Oil Pipeline Opens

by admin • DEC 15, 2005

Kazakhstan and China have inaugurated a 1,000km-long (620-mile) oil pipeline to supply Kazakh oil to energy-hungry western China.