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Canada PMOttawa, 23 SEPT: Canadian Prime Minister Mr Stephen Harper's minority government was narrowly defeated in its bid to end controls on hunting rifles and shotguns, in a major political upset. Parliamentarians voted 153 to 151 to defeat a Bill to repeal the long-gun registry act, after a divisive debate that could have lasting repercussions come the next elections. Mr Harper vowed to continue the fight. afpCastro on IsraelNew York, 23 SEPT: Fidel Castro, the longtime President and Leftist icon who stepped aside during a health crisis but still leads the Cuban Communist Party, has told a reporter that Israel definitely has the right to exist. Yes it does, without a doubt, Castro, …