What could be a greater test of the limits of human physiology than the Olympics? To mark the 2008 games in Beijing, the Journal of Physiology present a special issue focusing on the science behind human athleticism and endurance.

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“We believe that Arab countries and China have achieved great progress in economic cooperation, especially in the energy sector”

Beijing builds up business with Arab world BEIJING - Maen Nsour, chief executive of the Jordan Investment Board, recently rounded off a year of long-distance flights with his third trip to China of 2007, … via Asia Times

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On a rocky hilltop in the heart of the West Bank is Bethlehem, birth place of Christianity. Viewed from a distance, the dusty landscape, carpeted in traditional honey-coloured Palestinian houses, poplar and olive trees, is familiar from Christmas cards.

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KUWAIT : An unidentified travel agency in Jordan is said to have cheated 30 Kuwaiti students, reports Al-Qabas daily. The students were reportedly booked to fly home to spend the Eid Al-Adha holidays.

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AMMAN: Iraq hopes to call the first open tenders to develop its vast oil fields at the beginning of 2008, the country’s deputy oil minister has said.

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BEIJING: With the New Year just around the corner, Maen Nsour, CEO of the Jordan Investment Board (JIB) came to Beijing, his third Chinese tour this year seeking investment and cooperation opportunities.

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BOWLING LITTLE RIVER LANES River Rollers-Kathy McCord 472, Ele Zawistowski 171-462, Mary Zanzalari 188-461, Sally Foran 176-458, Donna Tsiros 174-455

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Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — Gupta the swastika salesman arrives at sunset, fires a kerosene lantern and displays his gold- painted trinkets on an Indian beach filled with hundreds of young Israelis dancing in a fog of hashish.

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Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — Gupta the swastika salesman arrives at sunset, fires a kerosene lantern and displays his gold- painted trinkets on an Indian beach filled with hundreds of young Israelis dancing in a fog of hashish.

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Tel Aviv, Dec.19 : Israel and holy sites in the West Bank are experiencing a renewed surge of tourism this year, just in time for Christmas.

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