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This meant that defenses against unknown exploits that target new un-patched but known vulnerabilities could be incorporated.
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Despite the presence of more than 7, 000 UN troops--known locally by their acronym MINUSTAH--a few hundred armed thugs continue to terrorize many poor neighborhoods.
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Mr Bolton - a well-known critic of the UN - was accused of bullying junior staff and trying to distort intelligence to fit his own views, but the White House said the charges were unfounded.
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While it has investments in the U.S. and the North Sea, its biggest bets are in distinctly un-Swiss places--places known for, say, corruption (like Angola and the Congo) or tyranny (such as Iran and Venezuela).
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UN-mandated committee, he must surely have known that he had absolute immunity from any prosecution in relation to his work.
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North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, who oversaw the country's recent nuclear test, is known to be a basketball fan.
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Among those speaking at the event are international celebrities, such as Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the UN, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, and lesser-known entrepreneurs with a great idea to change the world.
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It is in the midst of a shaky succession process, which is hard for any totalitarian regime, let alone one where the chubby heir-apparent, Mr Kim's son, Kim Jong Un, is little known or loved.
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The UN says a growing number of children are tortured and killed, often by pro-government militiamen known as the shabiha.
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The U.S. worries that Pyongyang will re-ignite the conflict with South Korea, and is uneasy because little is known about Kim Jong Un, the North's new, young leader, and considers him unpredictable.
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In the meantime, the UN does allow Iraq to export oil to pay for imports of food and medicine (an arrangement known as oil-for-food), although it keeps control of the finances.
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