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Lack of Nuke Deal Means New Sanctions for Iran
Six major nations agreed to seek new sanctions against Iran over
its nuclear program after the...
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McCain urges UN: Act on Russia
U.S. presidential candidate John McCain criticized Russia's military activity in Georgia, urging...
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Bush calls on Russia to end violence
Speaking to reporters from the White House Rose Garden, President George W. Bush expressed deep...
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Decision soon on Obama's VP pick
For Barack Obama, the focus has shifted to potential candidates with extensive foreign policy...
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Russia, West on collision course
Russia's recognition of two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states could put Moscow on a...
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Palin meets foreign leaders
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is having her own crash course in foreign...
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Karzai calls to address terror
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai calls on more...
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U.S.-India nuclear pact signed
U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that will allow the United States and India to...
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Congo refugees flee Tutsi rebels
Thousands of people in the Deomcratic Republic of Congo flee a new outburst of fighting between...
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Aid arrives as Congo crisis deepens
Rwanda's President has blasted the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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UN slams Congo civilian casualties
The head of the UN mission to the war-torn country says civilians appear to be deliberately...
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Beyond the Group of Seven
A two day economic summit in Washington will include emerging nations like China, Brazil, and...
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UN envoy to meet rebels in Congo
UN envoy and former Nigerian President Obasanjo is in the Democratic Republic of Congo for talks...
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DR Congo talks and clashes
More fighting as a United Nations special envoy meets rebel leader Laurent Nkunda for talks to...
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The long wait for Congo refugees
Congo refugees depend on U.N. handouts while fighting continues around them, despite peace...
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Strike on Gaza schools kills many
Israeli tank fire has killed at least 40 Palestinians sheltering at a United Nations school in...
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Anger grows over Gaza school attack
Residents of Jabalya in northern Gaza have held funeral processions for the dozens of...
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U.N. suspends Gaza operations
United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) says it will suspend its
operations in the Hamas-run...
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UN passes resolution for ceasefire
The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire on Gaza and...
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UN workers hit in Gaza
The United Nations says three of its staff are wounded from an Israeli attack on the Gaza...
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Gaza: Ban Ki-moon in Israel
Israel unleashes its heaviest shelling of Gaza, hitting a U.N. compound and media building in...
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U.N. blaze spreads in Gaza City
A U.N building in Gaza was set
ablaze by an Israeli strike and the fire is spreading to...
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Susan Rice skeptical, Somalia force
The proposed U.S. ambassador to the United Nations voiced strong skepticism over the merits of a...
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UN school in Gaza hit by shells
Palestinian death toll rises as Israel prepares to decide on a unilateral ceasefire.
At...
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Gaza's traumatised children
The United Nations children's agency, UNICEF, says Gaza's children need long-term psychological...
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Israel completes pullout
Israel says its troops have left the Gaza Strip.
At the United Nations, UN chief Ban Ki-moon...
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Gaza's children go back to school
Schools in the Gaza Strip operated by the United Nations have reopened for the first time since...
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Israeli PM's promise to his troops
Calls to investigate Israel over alleged war crimes in Gaza prompts Prime Minister Ehud Olmert...
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UN launches Gaza aid plea
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a humanitarian appeal for the people of...
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March to free Sri Lankan civilians
Thousands march to the United Nations offices in the northern city of Jaffna to urge intervention...
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Hamas accused of UN aid snatch
The United Nations is demanding the return of food parcels and blankets it says were seized by...
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UN resumes Gaza aid
The United Nations aid agency in Gaza distributes food after it had initially halted its imports...
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Tamil Tiger rebels in retreat
Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry says it has cornered Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Mullaittivu...
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Lebanon remembers Hariri's death
Thousands rally in Beirut to mark the anniversary of the assassination of former Premier Rafik...
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Sri Lankan Gov't Rejects Rebels' Call for Truce
Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil rebels, facing likely defeat on the
battlefield, sent a letter to the...
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WHO says no evidence virus was a lab creation
Geneva - There is no evidence to support a theory that the new influenza A(H1N1) virus was created...
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Scandinavian royal heirs to study climate change in Greenland
Copenhagen - Danish Crown Prince Frederik, Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, and Swedish Crown Princess...
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First suspected swine flu case in Lithuania
Vilnius - Lithuania's health authorities were awaiting the results of tests Thursday in what could...
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Pope's sorrow for "deplorable" treatment of Native Canadians
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday expressed "sorrow" for Native Canadian...
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Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
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Ban says UN on top of the battle against swine flu
New York - The United Nations has taken steps to lead the fight against the sudden outbreak...
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South Korea sees no end to nuclear talks with North Korea
Seoul - South Korea's government has not written off the six-nation talks aimed...
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North Korea vows to boycott nuclear talks
Seoul - North Korea announced Tuesday it will boycott international...
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UN Security Council to act on North Korea missile launch
New York - Held back from stronger steps by China and Russia, the United Nations Security...
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Italian earthquake toll at 211 after students found dead
L'Aquila, Italy - The bodies of four students located Tuesday under rubble brought to 211 the death...
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Italian earthquake death toll now at 207
Rome - By midday Tuesday the death toll from an earthquake that struck central Italy early the...
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North Korea launches rocket, draws international ire
Seoul/Tokyo/Washington - North Korea launched a rocket early Sunday and claimed to have put a...
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Ahmadinejad, Chavez want to jointly tackle global economic crisis
Tehran - The presidents of Iran and Venezuela after talks Thursday said they had decided to...
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China, EU to establish renewable energy institute
Beijing - China and the European Union on Monday signed an agreement to expand...
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EU greets US proposal for climate change forum in April
Beijing - The European Union on Monday welcomed US President Barack Obama's...
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Biden: US, Latin America msut cooperate in drug fight, economy
Vina del Mar, Chile - US Vice President Joe Biden, in Chile to discuss world economic issues as...
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Japan prepares to intercept North Korean missile debris
Tokyo - Japan on Friday readied for North Korea's planned rocket launch, ordering...
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WTO chief Pascal Lamy: Protectionism is on the rise
Geneva - Since the beginning of the year, countries around the world have been implementing...
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US disarmament expert named deputy chief of UN Afghan mission
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named Peter W Galbraith, a US expert on...
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Sanctions would spell end to nuke talks, North Korea warns
Seoul - North Korea warned Tuesday that talks on ending its nuclear weapons...
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UN rights chief decries racism ahead of Sharpeville anniversary
Geneva - The United Nations top rights official, Navi Pillay, issued a call Friday denouncing...
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EU's Solana welcomes Obama's "very good" Iran offer
Brussels - US President Barack Obama's offer of direct talks with Iran is a "very...
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UN: Piracy trebled in 2008, 30 million dollars in ransom paid
New York - Acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea trebled in 2008 with the pirates taking an...
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Al-Bashir: All foreign aid groups should leave Sudan within a year
Nairobi/Khartoum - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Monday said that he wanted all international...
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Lula and Obama to tackle finance crisis, child issue
Rio de Janeiro - The first meeting between US President Barack Obama and Brazilian President...
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Planned North Korean satellite launch arouses suspicion
Seoul - North Korean plans to launch a communications satellite in early...
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Global Efforts Against HIV/AIDS Should Focus On Prevention And Testing
Prevention strategies should be improved in order to reduce transmission of HIV among those...
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Villagers In Southern Lebanon Fear New War With Israel
Tair Herfa, Lebanon - A day after militants launched three Katyusha rockets from their village in...
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UN Security Council Urges Immediate Ceasefire
New York - The UN Security Council late Thursday urged Israel and Hamas to immediately end the Gaza...
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Sarkozy calls for "moralization of capitalism"
Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday opened an economic symposium in Paris by...
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U.S.
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Gates "regrets" Afghan civilian losses
Kabul - US Defence Secretary Roberts Gates apologized for civilian casualties caused by his country...
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US to donate to UN climate conference
Geneva - The United States will donate at least 250,000 dollars to the World Climate Conference,...
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Climate envoys slightly more optimistic after top emitters meeting
Washington - Top climate officials declared themselves slightly more hopeful of reaching a global...
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Obama calls for unity to confront global challenges
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Saturday emphasized the need for countries to work...
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Glamour and curiosity as Obamas have tea with the queen
London - Barack and Michelle Obama went to Buckingham Palace to have tea with Queen Elizabeth II...
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US to take seat on UN Human Rights Council
Washington - The United States on Tuesday said it will join the United Nations Human Rights...
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US will seek release of journalists detained by North Korea
Washington - The United States is seeking the release of two American journalists who were arrested...
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Public transportation in US at highest level in 52 years
Washington - More people in the United States are using public transportation than at any time in...
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Obama to Change “Buy America” Provision and Avoid Trade War
President Barack Obama said no to the protectionist side of the massive economic stimulus package....
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President Obama Lifts Restrictions on Govt. Funding for Abortion
On the fourth day as the United States President, Mr. Barack Obama decided to lift the restrictions...
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Bill Richardson withdraws from nomination to Obama's cabinet
Washington - Bill Richardson had been tapped by president- elect Barack Obama to serve as commerce...
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Bush Posthumously Pardons Man Jailed for Helping Israel
President George W. Bush granted 19 pardons on Tuesday. The most important figure on the list of...
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US will join only "global" climate deal, Kerry says
Poznan, Poland - The United States will stay out of any deal to curb emissions of global-warming...
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ANALYSIS: Obama could unlock impasse on global warming
Poznan, Poland - With talks on global warming stalled, the world's eyes are on Barack Obama to...
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Obama names Richardson as commerce secretary
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama nominated Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary on...
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Report: Nuclear or biological terrorist attack becoming likely
Washington - The chances that terrorists will use a nuclear or biological weapon to carry out an...
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Obama names Clinton, Gates to cabinet
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama nominated Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on...
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Bush cites intelligence failure in Iraq as "biggest regret"
Washington - US President George W Bush says his "biggest regret" in office was US...
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Barack Obama Prepares His Full National Security Team
President-elect Barack Obama is scheduled to announce later today his full national security team,...
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Reports: Obama to keep Gates at Pentagon for one year
Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay in the job for at least one year...
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Bush Closed His Final Summit with World Leaders
United States president George W. Bush ended his
final global summit with world leaders by...
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Obama's economic, foreign policy teams taking shape
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama has settled on much of his economic and foreign policy...
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Obama pledges urgent action on climate change
Los Angeles - US president-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged urgent action to implement the...
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US automakers plead for bail-out with skeptical Congress
Washington - Chiefs of the three US automakers went before Congress on Tuesday seeking an emergency...
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Clinton quiet about possible cabinet post
Washington - Former presidential candidate and New York Senator Hillary Clinton has refused to...
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Hillary Clinton to Be Part of Obama’s Administration?
Recently,
the media has got wind of the rumor that Obama has met with Hillary Clinton in
order to...
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Russia says it is studying new US missile defence proposal
Moscow - The United States has proffered new plans for a missile defence system to Russia in the...
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Obama's Speech in Chicago
Chicago - Following is the text of US president-elect Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday night...
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Iran's Ahmadinejad Blames the US for Global Financial Crisis
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday again blamed the United States for the...
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US Pledges $40 M to Save Coral Triangle
Manila - The United States Thursday pledged 40 million dollars to help save the Coral Triangle, the...
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Health
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WHO reports 1,516 confirmed cases of new flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed 1,516 cases of the...
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WHO: 1,490 cases of new flu, 30 deaths, as scientists meet
Geneva - The World Health Organization held Tuesday an online conference of scientists from various...
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WHO confirms 1025 flu cases in 20 countries
Geneva - The World Health Organization confirmed Monday 1025 officially reported cases of influenza...
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WHO confirms Taiwan invited to World Health Assembly
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO)confirmed Friday that Taiwan has been invited to...
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Red Cross says polio resurging in Africa
Geneva - The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) warned Wednesday that polio is...
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PEPFAR Program Decreased AIDS-Related Deaths in Africa
According to a study published online Monday in The Annals of Internal Medicine, the...
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HIV Infections Explode in China Due to Unprotected Gay Sex
AIDS is just killing China. HIV became the top killer among infectious diseases in China last year...
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More Efforts Are Needed to Help Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
According to a report released Tuesday by the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS,...
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UN Needs Another $11.3 Billion To Fight Against AIDS
The world needs to spend another 11.3 billion dollars to reach the goal of providing universal AIDS...
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Experimental HIV Gel Proves Effective in Trials
An experimental vaginal gel made by Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. was effective in preventing HIV...
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More Hong Kong Birds Test Positive for H5N1
Three of the 21 dead birds that were recently discovered on Hong Kong’s shores tested...
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Global Efforts against HIV/AIDS Should Focus on Prevention and Testing
Prevention strategies should be improved in order to reduce transmission of HIV among those...
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HIV’s Threat Has Not Come to an End Yet
When President Bush announced in 2003 his five-year, $15 billion plan to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS...
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Report: Bush Administration Was Successful in Fighting HIV/AIDS
Although the Bush administration is going to leave Barack Obama a nation, which is locked in two...
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Relay for Life Celebrates Cancer Survivorship around the World, Raises Money for Cancer Research
Teams of friends, family, neighbours and colleagues are organizing for the 2009 Relay for Life, the...
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Brain-Enhancing Drugs Should Be Available for Healthy People
A paper in the journal Nature, written by seven authors from
the United States and Britain,...
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Measles Deaths Drop By 74%
The world’s population is facing some of the most terrible diseases known to man. In older times,...
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Measles Deaths Radically Plunged Thanks To Vaccination
According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the number of...
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UN Report: Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Essential to Save Babies’ Lives
A United Nations report has shown that
early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
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50% Of Chinese Wouldn’t Share Meal With People With HIV/AIDS
Up to now, drug users, gay men, prostitutes and the victims of irresponsible blood-buying schemes...
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UN calls for new understanding of how AIDS spreads
New York - The United Nations programme on HIV and AIDS said Friday that governments and healthcare...
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Complacency About AIDS Heightens Risks, Experts Say
Geneva - Asian countries, youngsters and people spoiled by the availability of medicines in the...
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Chronically Ill Americans Experience More Medical Errors
Chronically ill U.S. residents are more likely to forgo medical care on account of high costs or...
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HIV-Living Population Rising 11 Percent in the US
The number of people living with HIV is growing as more
patients survive thanks to antiretroviral...
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Global Push for Malaria Eradication by 2020, End of Deaths by 2015
At the United Nations Summit in New York a bold plan to eradicate malaria begins to take shape. A...
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The American Health Care System Has A Long Way To Go
As found in the results of a health care oriented study completed last year by the Commonwealth...
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New AIDS Reports Look Discouraging
A new report of the AIDS epidemic produced by
researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and...
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UN Reports Progress In Fighting AIDS; Black Americans Neglected
A report of the United Nations issued in advance of the 17th
International AIDS Conference, which...
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Bill Gates And Michael Bloomberg Join Forces Against Smoking
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this morning a $500...
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Large Human Trial Of HIV Vaccine Canceled
The National Institutes of Health on Thursday canceled a US human trial
of a human...
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Business
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US slaps sanctions on Chinese businessman and six Iranian firms
Washington - The United States has placed sanctions on six Iranian companies and a Chinese...
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World economic powers reach deal to combat crisis
London - The world's biggest economic powers reached a deal Thursday aimed at forging a new global...
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World economic powers set to agree to new financial order
London - The world's biggest economic powers are set to agree Thursday to a radical rewrite of the...
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Obama pledges to do what is necessary to kick start recovery
London - US President Barack Obama wound up his first day on the world political stage Wednesday,...
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Dollar drops as Geithner sees greater role for IMF currency
Washington - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sent the US currency tumbling Wednesday by...
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Congress wants AIG bonuses back; AIG head rebukes suicide remark
Washington - The US Congress Wednesday tapped into growing public ire over bailed-out insurance...
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US legislators: IMF needs more money to keep nations from failing
Washington - The International Monetary Fund must be given more resources to rescue poorer nations...
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China: Rich nations should pay for pollution from exports
Washington - The world's wealthiest nations should be responsible for China's pollution coming from...
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Siemens' Bribery Flourished Despite Warnings
Washington - A culture of bribery and impunity flourished at German corporate giant Siemens AG...
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Sony to Cut 8,000 Jobs
Japanese electronics maker Sony Corporation has announced it
would be cutting 8,000 jobs,...
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No Christmas Gravy For Europe's Ailing Carmakers
Brussels - Ah, the style of an Italian Ferrari, the solidity of a German Mercedes, the flair of a...
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Eurozone governments propose massive bank rescue
Paris - To ease the global credit crunch and restore confidence in Europe's banking system, leaders...
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Poor Take Hits too as Financial Crisis Moves Beyond the Rich
Washington - As the world's richest nations debate how to bring a catastrophic financial crisis...
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World's Finance Chiefs Prepare to Tackle Credit Crisis
Washington - Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from around the world descend later this...
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Analysis: Bail-out marks first step in long road back for US economy
Washington - While US President George W Bush signed a much- awaited 700-billion-dollar rescue...
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EU Leaders to Meet as Finance Crisis Exposes Deep Divisions
Paris - As leaders from the four EU members of the G8 group of leading industrial nations prepared...
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Financial Crisis Can't Stop Africa Aid, Leaders Warn
New York - African leaders warned Monday that the financial crisis enveloping advanced economies...
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Texas Oilman Oscar Wyatt Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy
Texas oilman billionaire Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He...
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Is New IMF Managing Director
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) appointed former French finance minister Dominique...
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Study Reveals Texas Has the Dirtiest Power Plants
In a report released by the Environmental Integrity Project,
the state of Texas
occupies an...
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Technology
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Google Germany agrees to remove Street View images before release
Hamburg - Internet giant Google said Monday it would allow German householders to complain...
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White House Should Take Over Cyber Security, Review Concludes
The White House should be much more involved in the cyber security of the United States. This was...
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UN Report: Mobile Subscribers Reach 4.1 Billion At The End of 2008
Over the past five years, the Information and communication technologies index showed that almost...
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IT Panel Demands Openness, Efficiency In Obama Cybersecurity Era
The appointed commission for cyberspace security released
its recommendation plan for an improved...
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U.S. Commission Releases Guidelines For War Against Cyberattacks
The Obama administration has a lot of issues to address,
from the economy, to the health care...
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Google Earth Comes To Life In iPhone, iPod Touch
Google yesterday announced it has extended the outreach of its popular service Google Earth to the...
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Over 600 Million Internet Users Vulnerable To Web Browser Exploitation
Web browser exploitation has been an increasing phenomenon
in recent years, and according to the...
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Initiative Group Lobbies For Prioritizing Broadband Access
A national initiative group, formed of various
entrepreneurs, organizations and venture...
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38 Charged In Phishing Scam in U.S. and Romania
Thirty-eight people in U.S and Romania have been charged Monday
with stealing personal information...
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Google Earth Announces Partnership with United Nations
The web-search giant Google unveiled in June 2007 a new program designed to help charities and...
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Gates Asks Congress For Commitment To Progress And Innovation
Bill Gates testified Wednesday before
the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology, on the...
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MTV's Social Activism Network: Think.MTV.com
MTV is to launch a youth social activism network at Think.MTV.com backed by funding from AOL...
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Google Launches Google Earth Outreach
The web-search giant, Google, unveiled today a new program
designed to help charities and other...
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Specials
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35 journalists killed in past three months
Geneva - 2009 is taking on signs of being more dangerous for journalists than 2008, the Press...
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One in Four Tuberculosis Deaths Involves a Person Infected with HIV
Tuberculosis killed more people with HIV than ever in 2007, according to a new report released by...
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IMF: Global economy to shrink in 2009
Washington - The global economy could shrink as much as 1 per cent this year, the International...
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Fresh water supply pressured by growing population, social demands
New York - The world's fresh water is a finite commodity, but growing demands for it are tearing...
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Study: Polar Oceans Populated by a Large Number of Species
Monday, a marine census revealed that there were 7,500 documented species in the Antarctic...
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"Clash of Civilizations" author Samuel Huntington dies at 81
Washington - Influential political scientist and former Harvard professor Samuel Phillips...
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Astronauts Complete Spacewalk
Tuesday, a United States astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut completed a five and a half hours...
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Marine Wildlife Endangered By Underwater Noise
The impact of human activities on marine wildlife has undoubtedly
taken an unwanted course in the...
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China Promises to Fight AIDS Discrimination
Sunday,
when the AIDS awareness symbol-a red ribbon-was unveiled at the Olympic
Bird's Nest...
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US Chronically Ill Patients Complain More about Health Care
US
chronically ill patients often skip medical care due to high costs or medical
errors compared...
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Miriam Makeba Dies Aged 76 After Performing At Italy Concert
Miriam Makeba, the Grammy Award-winning South African folk
singer also known as “Mama Afrika,”...
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A School In Haiti Collapsed, Killing 30
A terrible tragedy happened on Friday as a school in Pétionville, Haiti collapsed, trapping all of...
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Ex-death-row inmate joins calls to halt Japan's executions
Frail and pale, Kenjiro Ishii sits tucked into a wheelchair at a senior citizens home in Tamana, a...
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Charity concert in honour Italian tenor Pavarotti held in Petra
Amman - A charity concert for Luciano Pavarotti kicked off at the site of the ancient Jordanian...
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Martti Ahtisaari Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo - Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish ex-president and veteran peace broker, has won this year's Nobel...
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel Turns 80
New York - Elie Wiesel survived Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp where his father, mother and...
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Bush dedicates Pentagon site as Americans mark 9/11
Washington/New York - US President George W Bush dedicated a memorial to the victims at the...
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“Exiled!” Brings Spoiled Brats Into The Real World
Just when most of us had had enough of the “super sweet 16”
parties that rich parents organize for...
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AIDS Conference In Mexico Opened For Discussions
An estimated 25,000 scientists, politicians, physicians and
activists were present on Sunday at...
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The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts to Find a Vaccine
Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
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Jolie, Pitt Give $1 Million To Children Suffering From Iraq War
Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $1 million to US and Iraqi children suffering from...
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2008 Kids Count Data Book
The situation of children in the United States shows slight signs of
improvement from 2000 to...
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Head of UN Program on HIV/AIDS, Peter Piot Withdrawing
Peter Piot, who has been with the United Nations in the
fight against HIV/AIDS for 13 years, will...
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UN: More Action Is Needed to Fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic Worldwide
Despite global efforts to fight AIDS, the number of people
who get infected is far outpacing the...
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Cinco de Mayo: a Celebration of Diversity and Commerce
Even though many have no idea what Cinco de Mayo is all
about, they still enjoy drinking a...
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Kennedy Center Preparing Grand Arab Arts Festival for New Season
The 2008-2009 season of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington will...
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Angelina Jolie Visits Baghdad, Seeks Help for Refugees
Goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Angelina Jolie was
on a humanitarian trip to...
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George Clooney Is Now A UN Messenger of Peace
The star of “Peacemaker”, George Clooney, was named a United
Nations Messenger of Peace Friday, a...
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The Whole World Mourns Pavarotti’s Death (Update)
Today, the Italian media ran special sections about
Pavarotti and his life. The newspaper La...
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FAO Warns 130 Million Child Laborers Work In Agriculture
There are 218 million children laborers around the world – of these, more than 130 million work in...
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Science
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UN expert: No perfect way to predict imminent quake
Geneva - There is no sure-fire way to predict an impending earthquake, David Alexander, a United...
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Officials Meet To Discuss Space Junk Solutions
The recent collision between an American commercial satellite and a Russian retired satellite has...
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Study Finds Common Species For Both Polar Seas
A marine census released on Monday has documented 7,500 species in the Antarctic and 5,500 in the...
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Earth Is Warming Faster Than Researchers Predicted
On Saturday, during the yearly gathering of the American Association for the Advancement of...
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Satellite Collision Debris to Orbit Earth for Thousands of Years
The unprecedented collision between U.S. and Russian communications satellites could further damage...
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China Reveals Bilateral Climate Change Roadmap With the U.S.
China, as one of world’s largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions, has vowed to address...
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Current Climate Change Irreversible in the Next 1000 Years
A recent analysis shows that no mater what the human kind does to fight the global warming, it may...
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UN Talks Kyoto Protocol Successor In Poland Reunion
United Nations officials gathered in Poland to discuss climate
change and the need to address this...
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Marine Wildlife Endangered By Human-Made Underwater Noise
The impact of human activities on marine wildlife has undoubtedly
taken an unwanted course in the...
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Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Essential To Save Babies’ Lives
A United Nations report has shown that
early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
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Space association calls for UN strategy against asteroids
Vienna - The international Association of Space Explorers (ASE) on Tuesday called on the United...
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Spacewalk To Mark Giant Step For China
Beijing - When Zhai Zhigang floats out of a space capsule wearing his 120-kilogram,...
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Update: The LHC Is Ready For Its Upcoming Scheduled Objectives
After its first official test, which took place yesterday and
ended up being a complete success,...
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Update 1: The Large Hadron Collider’s First Test Goes Well
"We've got a beam on the LHC." That’s what Lyn
Evans, the project leader for the Large...
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NASA Program Seriously Imperiled by War Between Russia and Georgia
The war between Russia
and Georgia
may prove to be a serious problem for NASA, as its capability...
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The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine
Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
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Large Human Trial Of HIV Vaccine Canceled By NIAID
The National Institutes of Health on Thursday canceled a US human trial
of a human...
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North Pole Region Might Turn into Arctic Pool this Year
National Snow and Ice Data Center scientists at the University of Colorado found that the North...
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Space Symposium: Competition For Space Gets Tough
Space – everyone wants a piece
of it, and the United States is no exception, as it should not...
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Polish Professor Is Awarded $1.6 Million Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize, granted by
the Templeton Foundation for “progress toward research of...
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U.S. Rejects Russian-Chinese Proposal To Ban Weapons In Space
The Tuesday United Nations Conference
on Disarmament in Geneva brought face to face three of the...
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Fermilab, US science face disaster due to trimmed budget for 2008
America’s most famous particle physics lab will almost certainly cease to develop key projects, due...
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Euro Lab to Launch 15 Years Late, AMS May Never Reach ISS
About 25 years in the making, Europe's Columbus space laboratory will finally be launched on a...
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UN Experts Warn of Irreversible Climate Changes
United Nations experts have agreed on a 20-page draft report which warns of the effects of climate...
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NASA Plans Five Spacewalks For Discovery Mission
NASA officials plan a full schedule of five spacewalks for
the next mission of US
space shuttle...
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Indonesian Health Officials Still Alert Over Bird Flu Threat
Indonesian health officials say the country’s efforts to contain the deadly H5N1 virus have...
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