Iraqi emigres burden region

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Iraqi refugees have led a slow exodus to Syria and Jordan since the United States invasion, estimated at approximately a million people. The refugees are a cross section of Iraqi society, straining diplomatic relations and slowing reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

Jordan, Immigration & Emigration, Syria, Political aspects, Emigration and immigration

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Play a simple melody and the Japanese will board the train

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Takahito Sakurai composes the short tunes that are broadcast in Japan's rail and subway stations to signal incoming and outgoing trains. These compositions, which are no longer than seven seconds, are the result of Mr. Sakurai's research of Japanese locales.

Japan, Product information, Rail Mass Transit, Urban Transit Systems, Local and suburban transit, Management, Usage, Transportation industry, Works, Music, Terminals (Transportation), Transportation facilities, Sakurai, Takahito

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U.S. gets Security Council to back request on Iraq: unanimous vote is only partial triumph for Washington

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The United Nations Security Council has been convinced by the U.S. to ask foreign government to provide troops and money to the reconstruction of Iraq. The council voted unanimously in favor of the U.S. request.

Government expenditures, UN Security Council, Soldiers, Military aspects, United Nations. Security Council, Government finance, Postwar reconstruction

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