Elsewhere in the mid-west, the General Motors strike, now in its seventh week, is claiming casualties.

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Before this week, the last reported drone strike in Pakistan was in mid-April.

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The first U.S. armed drone attack, which appears to be the first such strike ever, took place in mid-November 2001 and killed the military commander of al Qaeda, Mohammed Atef, in Afghanistan.

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Following Monday's action - when an estimated 60, 000 workers downed their tools in Germany's first major strike since the mid-1990s - there was little hope of a speedy resolution.

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But he managed to land some blows of his own - a majestic strike over mid-wicket for six off Chawla the highlight - as he added 50 in 66 balls with Bell.

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Forecasters warn that the so-called Frankenstorm could be the largest to strike the mainland in U.S. history, impacting as many as 50 million people from the Mid-Atlantic up to Canada.

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