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Nintendo Faces Another Patent Infringement Suit
United States company Hillcrest Labs filled Wednesday a patent infringement suit against Nintendo,...
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Congressman Wants to Ban Second Life from Schools, Libraries
Republican congressman Mark Kirk, who is seeking re-election this year, is pushing for legislation...
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Singapore's Board of Film Censor Reverses Mass Effect Ban
According to a report from the Straits Times, the Singapore
censors have reversed the ban of Mass...
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Rockstar: Manhunt 2 To Be Released in October In North America
Rockstar Games will finally release its long-awaited sequel “Manhunt
2” in North America after the...
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Rockstar Appeals Manhunt 2 Ban In UK
Rockstar confirmed for MCV that it has appealed the ban of
Manhunt 2 in UK.
In June BBFC (British...
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Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 Launch Suspended
Take Two Interactive, the controversial publisher behind titles like GTA, Bully or Manhunt, has...
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After UK, Ireland Bans Also Manhunt 2
After yesterday BBFC (British Board of Film Classification)
banned Manhunt 2 in UK,
today...
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U.S.
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Decade after Columbine, gun laws lax as ever
San Francisco - Ten years ago, two teenaged misfits walked into their high school in Columbine,...
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Ending flows of drugs, guns atop Obama's Mexico visit
Washington - As the death toll in Mexico's drug wars soars into the thousands, the United States...
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US media publish first photos of returning war dead
Washington - Newspapers on Monday published the first photographs of the flag draped casket...
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House approves new controls on tobacco in United States
Washington - The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved tougher anti-smoking controls in...
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US supports Palestinian state, but won't criticize Netanyahu
Washington - The United States on Wednesday said it would continue to work towards a two-state...
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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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Momentum grows in US Congress to lift Cuba travel ban
Washington - The US Chamber of Commerce threw its weight behind a bill introduced Tuesday in...
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Clinton says US government drops "global war on terror" slogan
Washington - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters late Monday...
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UN chief, Bill Clinton visit Haiti to boost economic recovery
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and former US president Bill Clinton flew Monday for a...
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Nancy Reagan praises Obama reversal on stem cell research
Washington - Former first lady Nancy Reagan welcomed President Barack Obama's decision Monday to...
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Obama Administration to Revamp Offshore-Drilling Plan
This is another piece of news from the category ‘if you wanted change, you got it.”...
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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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Should Cellphone Talking While Driving Be Banned?
The National Safety Council has started a campaign to ban all use of mobile phones while driving on...
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Prop. 8 Backers Take on Attorney General J. Brown
The battle over the gay marriage is far from over in the state of California. While supporters of...
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Ms. Kennedy and Her Q&A Marathon
Democrat Caroline Kennedy, who is now openly campaigning to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate,...
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Jerry Brown Filed Brief Against Prop 8
The discussions and very heated debates on Proposition 8 are far from being over, which...
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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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California Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Proposition 8 Legality
The California Supreme Court agreed to
consider three lawsuits that challenge the legality of...
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Calif. Supreme Court Will Review Challenges on Proposition 8
The state Supreme Court agreed yesterday to review the challenges to Proposition 8 to ban same-sex...
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California Supreme Court to hear gay marriage appeal
San Francisco - The California Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would hear legal challenges to...
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Gay Community Marches against California’s Proposition 8
Flourishing signs and banners, some 1,000 people marched on
Saturday from the Government Center...
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Obama to continue to work together on economic issues, aides say
Washington - Representatives of US president-elect Barack Obama said Saturday after meeting with...
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Proposition 8 Protests Continue, Soon Nationwide
The passing of Proposition 8 in California, which modified the state’s Constitution by stating that...
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U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Navy Sonar Ban
On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme court ruled
in favor of national security over environmental issues...
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New Federal Rules for Banks Target Online Gambling
The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve finalized a set of rules on Wednesday that will put...
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U.S. Military Launches ‘TroopTube’, Its YouTube Alternative
Because use of the popular video sharing site YouTube has
been restricted for members of the U.S....
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Pelosi: US Auto Industry Must Be Aided, GM Too Big to Allow Failing
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) urged Congress to back a financial bailout for the...
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Free Obama Inauguration Tickets Selling For 5 Figures
Tickets for the Barack Obama Inaugural gala of 2009 are
supposed to be free, cannot be reserved...
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Schwarzenegger backs gay marriage advocates in fight against voters
Sacramento - California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged opponents of California voters' ban...
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Obama Expected To Render FDA Imports Monitoring Stricter
With Barack
Obama having been elected the next president of the United States on November 4,...
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Specials
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US Supreme Court upholds government ban on profanity
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the government has the right to fine...
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China Blocks YouTube, Again, for No Specific Reason
China banned access to YouTube again, only this time it did not explained why. Google, the Web...
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BPA-Containing Baby Bottles No Longer on the US Market
Bisphenol A or BPA widely used in plastics has long been a subject of controversy among...
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Oscar Ads Cost Less
The Oscar ceremony this year is expected to lose some of its usual sparkle.
As part of a...
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Council Votes to Ban Commercial Fishing in Arctic
Thursday, a federal advisory board voted to ban commercial fishing north of the Bering Strait...
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Phelps Says Marijuana Pipe Photo Is Real and Apologizes
Michael Phelps, the man who won more Olympic gold medals than any athlete in the history of the...
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The NSC Wants To Ban The Use Of Mobile Phones In Cars
It has been demonstrated that driving while talking on your mobile phone is extremely dangerous,...
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Chatting On Cell Phone Banned While Driving
There is a constant desire to make motorways safer, and as cars get more and more horse power and...
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Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking
Taiwan on Sunday announced the decision to ban indoor smoking, becoming the 17th state in the...
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Smoking Bans Linked To Hospital Admissions For Heart Attacks
Hospital admissions for a heart attack were cut considerably in the city of Pueblo, Colorado, after...
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Study Finds Possible Link between Smoking Bans and Heart Attacks
A new report published by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...
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Facebook Does Not Approve Of Breast-Feeding On Its Pages
Facebook’s decision to ban its users’ photos presenting them breast-feeding managed to...
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Mothers Protest Against Facebook Ban Of Breastfeeding Photos
According to the social networking site Facebook, mothers who are breastfeeding their babies is an...
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U.K. Censors Wikipedia Article with Nude Girl Album Cover
Internauts in the U.K. have been blocked from viewing a
certain article about an album from the...
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British government plans ban on open display of cigarettes
London - The British government Tuesday announced a ban on the open display of cigarettes in shops...
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Lollipop man in Britain "in tears" over Christmas tinsel ban
London - A lollipop man in Britain was Tuesday reported to be distraught over a decision to ban the...
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Driving While Talking On The Phone Not Safe
A study published by the Journal of Experiential Psychology: Applied demonstrates that driving...
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San Francisco Honors Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
Friday evening, on the steps of San Francisco's City Hall,
approximately 500 people gathered in a...
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Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts
A new study demonstrates that banning fast
food advertisements from children’s television programs...
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Comedian Wanda Sykes Is Not Only Gay, But Married As Well
Comedian Wanda Sykes confessed that the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to...
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Supreme Court To Rule On FCC’s Ban On “Fleeting Expletives”
Tuesday, a
case concerning indecent speech during radio and television broadcasts was
heard by...
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Fleeting Expletives Brought Before The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court discussed on Tuesday the problem of dirty
words on television and, while...
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Supreme Court Hears Case about Dirty Talk on TV
Tuesday, the
Supreme Court heard a case concerning the use of indecent speech on live
television...
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Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s diabetes drug faces harsh criticism as
the Washington, D.C.-based group...
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Panel Slashes FDA over Bisphenol Safety
A panel of environmental health, toxicology and statistics
experts from three major universities,...
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Update: Report Seriously Questions FDA Ruling On BPA Safety
An expert panel asked by the Food and Drug Administration to
review its way of handling of the...
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EBay Bans The Selling Of Ivory And Ivory Products
EBay, one of the largest online stores, has announced that
starting from January they will enforce...
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eBay Contributes To Elephants’ Cause By Issuing Ban On Ivory Products
eBay took an important step toward contributing to the
effort of animal welfare organizations of...
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Kentucky Judge Gives Online Casinos 1 Month to Block Users
A Kentucky judge ruled on Thursday that all Kentucky gambling sites must block the state’s users in...
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Canada Puts Bisphenol A On Hazardous Substances List
The federal government has decided to add the synthetic sex hormone bisphenol A on Canada’s list of...
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Movies
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Jim Carrey Says Kissing Ewan McGregor Was A ‘Dream Come True’
Discussing the challenges of their roles in the new flick “I Love You Phillip Morris,”...
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A Somewhat General Introduction To This Year’s Sundance
Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festivalis, as you may well know, is the largest U.S. showcase...
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Fox Insists for “Watchmen” Delay
Warner Bros Company has accused Fox network for “Watchmen” copyright infringement. In a...
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A Porno With Zack And Miri Brought To Theaters
Zack and Miri are a pair of slackers, some high-school best friends who have lived together for...
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Steven Spielberg and Wife Donate $100K In Support Of Gay Marriage
The latest Hollywood stars to join the fight against California's Proposition 8, the Nov. 8 ballot...
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Brad Pitt Opposes Gay Marriage Ban, Donates Generously
Donations from the Jolie-Pitts are pouring this week: first,
$2 million to help fight HIV/AIDS and...
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Report: Iranian actress faces legal problems after Hollywood movie
Tehran - An Iranian actress faces legal problems back home after she played in a Hollywood movie...
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Update: Ellen DeGeneres And Portia de Rossi Said “I Do”
They finally got to do it! Successful talk show host Ellen
DeGeneres and her long time girlfriend,...
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Tropic Thunder's LA Premiere Thundered With Protests
Ben Stiller has been working hard lately: he wrote,
directed, produced and starred in “Tropic...
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Update: Disability Groups Protest Against “Tropic Thunder”
On Monday, an association of disabilities groups is anticipated to demand a national boycott of the...
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Bo Derek Appointed by Gov. to Calif. Horse Racing Board
Actress and animal rights activist Bo Derek was named
Tuesday, July 15, by California Gov. Arnold...
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China Still Unforgiving of Sharon Stone's Comments
Sharon Stone is still being chastised for her unfortunate
comments made in Cannes
last...
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Roger Ebert and His Privileged Thumbs
Robert Ebert may be in the midst
of contract negotiations with Disney-ABC Domestic Television, but...
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China Bans Worldwide Expected “Rush Hour 3”
The third installment of the
already famous movie “Rush Hour” has been waited for with much...
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Health
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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 changes virus name, 257 confirmed cases
Geneva - The World Health Organization updated Thursday the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of...
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Travel and swine flu: US vice president stirs pot
Washington - While countries debate whether it's wise to travel to Mexico or the United...
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UN marks World Autism Awareness Day
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday children and adults with...
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House, Senate Ban BPA Use in Food, Drink Containers
House and Senate lawmakers passed a bill yesterday to introduce a federal ban on bisphenol A (BPA)...
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Obama lifts stem-cell funding ban in latest shift on ethics
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday reversed an eight-year long government block on...
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Six Manufacturers Announce Decision to Stop Selling Baby Bottles Containing Bisphenol A
Baby bottles containing bisphenol A, a controversial chemical widely used in plastics but...
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Good News for Medical Marijuana Users
Recently, U.S Attorney General Eric Holder said his Justice Department would leave it to states...
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Ranbaxy Laboratories Falsified Data
The Food and Drug Administration says India's largest drugmaker has falsified test results for some...
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FDA: Three Deaths from PML Tied to Genentech Psoriasis Drug Raptiva
Three patients taking Genentech’s psoriasis drug Raptiva are thought to have died of...
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Obama Will Lift the Ban On Embryonic Stem Cell Research
U.S. President Barack Obama will soon issue an executive order lifting an eight-year ban embryonic...
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Smoking Ban Is Unclear and Weak
Timothy M. Kaine, the Virginia Governor, and William J. Howell, the Republican House Speaker, where...
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Smoking Bans in Restaurants, a New Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates
Why ban smoking in restaurants and other public places? Supporters of the proposed smoking ban in...
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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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February 9 - The Day Smoking Died…in Boston
Starting today, many Bostonians will breathe healthier air thanks to a tobacco ban implemented by...
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Addictive Painkiller Finally Withdrawn by the FDA
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted 14 to 12 to recommend the withdrawal of...
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FDA Panel Votes to Ban Darvon Painkiller
Government advisers suggested a ban on the Darvon painkiller which has been in...
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Healthcare Groups, Authorities Join Their Efforts to Curb Smoking
The World Health Organization has repeatedly said that more effective tobacco control policies...
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Malaysia Bans Chicken Import from China
As China is faced with a serious threat because of the bird flu, Malaysia has banned the import...
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Reduced Air Pollution Adds Years To Your Life
Pollution has always been thought to reduce survival due to its noxious effects on people’s...
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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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Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths
Despite the states’ increased effort to fight smoking, the rate of tobacco-related...
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A Recent Report Shows Oakland As Number 1 Against Smoking
A report card issued on Tuesday by the American Lung Association of California has revealed that...
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Health Groups Dissatisfied with U.S. Tobacco Control Policies
The annual report on U.S. tobacco control efforts released by the American Lung Association gave...
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California Supreme Court Bans Doctors' Billing
The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that emergency room doctors who think a patient's...
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FDA Releases Warning For Diet Pills
The FDA has issued an alert after finding that undeclared drugs in seventy diet products could...
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“Third-hand” Smoke Is Bad for Your Children
Most of us know that exposure to second-hand smoke is dangerous for our health, but a new study...
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A New Disadvantage For Smokers: Third-Hand Smoke
A recent study has revealed a disturbing fact: fewer than half of smokers know that poisons...
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Smoking Ban Reduces Heart Attack Admissions By 41%
One of the most damaging vices one can have is smoking. The habit has negative effects not...
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Smoking Ban Proves Effective in Pueblo, Colo., Cuts Heart Attack Rate
A study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that...
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Technology
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Egyptian court issues ruling blocking porn websites
Cairo - An Egyptian court issued a ruling Tuesday blocking foreign pornographic websites, saying...
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YouTube Unveils Movies, TV Shows Section
YouTube, the Google-owned highly popular video site, on Thursday unveiled the fact that it added TV...
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China Blocks YouTube. Again
Late on Monday, China has blocked the access to Google’s owned video-sharing site...
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Gaming Control Board Warns Of Card-Counting iPhone App
iPhone apps are definitely something consumers want to have at their disposal, but beware, some...
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Apple Is Loudly Protesting Against the iPhone Jailbreaking
Apple recently told the U.S. Copyright Office that it believes iPhone jailbreaking is a violation...
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NSC: Time To Take The Cell Phone Away From Drivers
The National Safety Council is seeking a nationwide ban on all cell phone and messaging...
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Mobile Phone Use While Driving Might Be Completely Banned
A security group in the United States stated on Sunday that it would start a nationwide...
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Banned Wikipedia Article Raises Questions over Censorship
After the Internet Watch Foundation banned a Wikipedia page
containing the image of a nude girl,...
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Wikipedia Article Censored By ISPs
The U.K. Internet Service Providers have censored a Wikipedia article, one that includes an image...
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No More Free Communication Over The Phone For Barack Obama
Verizon Wireless admitted late Thursday that several of its employees broke company rules by...
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World's largest blog hosting service banned in Turkey
Ankara - A court in south-east Turkey on Friday banned Turkish internet users from accessing...
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eBay Contributes To Elephants’ Cause, Issues Ban On Ivory Products
eBay took an important step toward contributing to the
effort of animal welfare organizations of...
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Google Releases Android’s Source Code
On
Wednesday, the first device that uses the open-source Android operating system,
High Tech...
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‘Anonymous’ Hacker Faces 10 Years In Jail For Scientology Attack
The conflict between the group Anonymous and the Church of
Scientology is a secret to no one, but...
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Update: Federal Regulators Issue Emergency Cell Phone Ban
After it was discovered that train engineer Robert Sanchez, who was
driving a Metrolink train that...
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Who’s To Blame In Deadly Train Collision?
Not long after the terrible train collision last month which
resulted in 25 deaths, the...
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UK’s ASA Bans Apple iPhone TV Ad As Misleading
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decided to
ban an Apple iPhone TV ad after...
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Nintendo Loses Battle with Patent Troll, Faces Ban
Nintendo lost a battle with patent troll Anascape, a company which somehow got its hands on twelve...
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Indonesia Unblocks Access to YouTube and Other Sites
The ban imposed by the Indonesian government on websites such as YouTube, MySpace has been...
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Pakistani Authorities Restore Access To YouTube
Pakistani authorities reached
the desired compromise with YouTube and lifted the access...
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Update: YouTube Blocked in Pakistan
On Sunday, Google’s owned YouTube went down for about an
hour, from 11:30am PST to around 12:24...
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Anonymous Steps Out Against Scientology
The group of Internet activists who previously attacked the Scientology website took to the streets...
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eBay Announces Ban on Seller Negative Feedback
eBay has announced last week changes in its feedback system, more precisely the banning of negative...
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Turkey Bans Again Access To YouTube
The most popular video sharing site YouTube was banned again
by a Turkish court, due to some video...
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New Jersey Limits Internet Access for Some Sex Offenders
New Jersey Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey signed a bill on
Thursday forbidding Internet access to...
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FCC Wants to Ban Cable Monopolies, Lower Rates
The US Federal Communications Commission is pondering whether it should enforce the 70/70 rule for...
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Poker Aficionados Dislike Online Gambling Restrictions
Poker players were lobbying Wednesday on Capitol Hill for online gaming to not suffer restrictions...
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Intel Tries to Buy More Time in Anti-Trust Snafu
The European Commission has said that chip manufacturer Intel asked for more time to respond to its...
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No More Wireless Communication While Driving For Minors
Starting with July 1, minors that drive and use wireless
devices won’t be cool, but subject to a...
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YouTube Is Again Accessible in Thailand
After a four months ban, Thailand
officials decided to allow the users access to the US based...
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Sports
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Kohl's former manager arrested on doping charge
Vienna - Stefan Matschiner, the former manager of disgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl, was...
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M. Phelps Suspended 3 Months, Loses Kellogg Sponsorship Deal
American already legendary swimmer Michael Phelps has been suspended for three months from...
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Barcelona Trounce Basel; Sporting Win in Donetsk
Hamburg - Barcelona showed why they are one of the favourites to lift the Champions League title...
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Seven Russian athletes banned for two years for doping
Moscow - Seven Russian athletes were suspended for two years Monday by the Russian Athletics...
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Indignation at Atletico Madrid Stadium Ban, England's Bernabeu Veto
Madrid - Spanish football was in a state of indignation on Tuesday as racism in the game made the...
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Schumacher to Be Investigated for Fraud
Stuttgart - German cyclist Stefan Schumacher will be investigated for fraud after failing a dope...
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AFLD: Schumacher Tests Positive at Tour de France
Hamburg - German rider Stefan Schumacher tested positive twice for third-generation EPO at the Tour...
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Cycling's Olympic future may be reconsidered over doping
Hamburg - Cycling's future at the Olympics may have to be reconsidered, International Olympic...
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Ukrainian lifter fails doping test, kicked out of Olympics
Beijing - Ukrainian weightlifter Igor Razoronov was disqualified and kicked out of the Beijing...
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Italian Walks to Gold, Canoe Wins for Germany, Belarus
Beijing - Alex Schwarzer braved the heat to give Italy Olympic gold in the men's 50 kilometres walk...
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Usain Bolt Redefines The Sprint With World Record Double
Beijing - Usain Bolt of Jamaica redefined the men's sprint at the Beijing Olympics when he became...
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Fifth Doping Case, China Sailing Win, Double Russian Gold
Beijing (dpa) - Olympic heptathlon silver medallist Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine has failed a doping...
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Britain, Bahrain, US Runners Take Golds in Dramatic Finals
Beijing - Christine Ohuruogu of Britain won the 400 metres Olympic gold medal on Tuesday, nine...
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Golden Bolt sets 100m world record; Phelps matches Spitz
Beijing - Usain Bolt won the men's 100 metres final with a stunning world record while fellow...
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Super-sprinters advance as Olympic athletics gets underway
Beijing - Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay were untroubled in the heats of the blue-riband...
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Hingis Banned After Testing Positive For Cocaine
The International Tennis
Federation announced on Friday that Martina Hingis was given a two-year...
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Marion Jones Returns Olympic Medals
Once she acknowledged using performance enhancing substances before and during the 2000 Sydney...
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Powell Sets New 100 Metre Record
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell set a new 100 metre world record on Sunday, when he ran the distance...
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Michael Vick Suspended From NFL
The quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick, was
suspended from NFL indefinitely without...
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Astana Fires Vinokourov After Doping Scandal
Alexandre Vinokourov, the 33 year old rider from Kazakhstan,
was fired today by his team Astana....
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Astana Quits Tour de France After Vinokourov Tests Positive
Astana team announced today its drop out from the Tour de
France after their rider Alexandre...
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Cyclist Pereiro To Quit If He Has To Prove Innocence With DNA Test
According to Spanish media, cyclist Oscar Pereiro threatened
to quit if he will be forced to take...
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Business
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Mexico says bans on pork products not meeting WTO rules
Geneva - Mexico has called on members of the World Trade Organization to withdraw any measures...
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China Mobile buys 12 per cent stake in Taiwan's Far East Tone
Taipei - China Mobile, China's largest cellphone company, signed a strategic alliance agreement...
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Three Gorges Dam faces 14.5-billion-dollar cost overrun
Beijing - China's Three Gorges Dam, due to be completed in November, is...
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China anti-tobacco NGO condemns persuasive branding
Beijing - A Chinese anti-tobacco group is petitioning the country's...
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Report: Natixis gives huge bonuses after multibillion-euro loss
Paris - One day after the French government announced that it would issue ban the granting of...
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French government to ban bonuses in state-aided firms
Paris - The French government is to issue a decree next week banning companies that receive state...
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FCC to Draw Up a Plan for Auctioning Public Airwaves
This
December, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is
expected to draw up a...
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Apple Ad for the iPhone 3G Banned in UK
Recently,
an advertisement for Apple Incorporated’s new iPhone 3G was banned in the United...
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No More Ivory On eBay
More and more companies are getting involved in environmentally-friendly actions, even if said...
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Major Movie Studios Sue to Ban DVD Copying Software
Tuesday, six Hollywood movie studios have sued RealNetworks over
the latter’s software program...
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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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Ranbaxy Shares Drop 10% on FDA Import Ban
Ranbaxy Laboratories saw its shares plunge more than 10% on Wednesday as a consequence of the ban...
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Nintendo Faces Dubious Patent Infringement Suit
Maryland company Hillcrest Labs filled Wednesday a patent infringement suit against Nintendo saying...
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FDA OK’s Bisphenol - Chemical Used in Baby Bottles
The concerned parents, consumer groups and politicians can
leave their worries aside as the...
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The US Food and Drug Administration To Take On The Tobacco Industry
Wednesday was a very important day, or one could even call it a historic day, for the tobacco...
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Martha Stewart Banned from UK Over Criminal Record
American business magnate Martha Stewart has been denied entry to the U.K. due to her criminal...
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Retail Giant Wal-Mart Ditches BPA-Containing Baby Bottles
Retail giant Wal-Mart announced Wednesday that it was immediately halting sales of baby bottles,...
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Qualcomm Hires Apple's Top Lawyer, Which Hires Oracle's Lawyer
Legally challenged phone chipmaker Qualcomm hired Apple's general counsel Donald Rosenberg, which...
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Hong Kong Exports Could Be Affected by Massive Toy Recall
After millions of Mattel toys produced in China were pulled of shelves in the United States, Canada...
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Siemens's Osram To Expand LED Production
Munich-based Osram, Siemens' lighting unit, released
Wednesday detailed plans to boost output of...
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World
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US and EU reach temporary deal in long-running beef dispute
Washington - The United States and European Union on Wednesday struck a provisional deal to end...
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No EU travel ban to Mexico, diplomats say
Luxembourg - The European Union is not going to ban travel to Mexico because of the outbreak...
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Italian royal "heir" to run in European elections
Rome - Prince Emmanuel Filiberto of Savoy, a descendant of Italy's erstwhile royal family,...
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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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EU calls emergency talks as Spain confirms swine flu case
Luxembourg/Brussels - The European Union called an emergency meeting of health ministers and...
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North Korea to try detained US journalists
Seoul - North Korea said Friday it has concluded its investigation into the alleged illegal entry...
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Geneva conference a defeat for Israel, Ahmadinejad says
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday termed the UN...
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North Korea vows to boycott nuclear talks
Seoul - North Korea announced Tuesday it will boycott international...
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Press rights group slams Algerian banning of French publications
Paris - The press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders Wednesday strongly criticized the...
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China seeks restraint, Japan a resolution on North Korea
Beijing/Tokyo - China called Monday for restraint after North Korea's rocket...
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Pope recalls drowned migrants, urges global landmine ban
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI in his Palm Sunday address recalled the deaths of scores of...
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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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Debate on royal succession re-ignited in Britain
London - The debate erupted anew in Britain Friday on whether to end centuries of discrimination...
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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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Ban calls for "smooth transition" of power in Madagascar
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on all parties in troubled Madagascar...
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EU keeps Belarus visa ban on ice, extends sanctions
Brussels - European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to keep a visa ban aimed at the...
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Pakistan's Sharif leads massive anti-government rally
Islamabad - Pakistan's top opposition leader Nawaz Sharif Sunday, in apparent defiance of his...
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Pakistani news channel punished for covering opposition protest
Islamabad - Pakistani cable operators on Friday stopped transmissions by the Geo private news...
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A Part Of The Arctic Sea Will Be Closed For Commercial Fishing
Through a unanimous vote given by the members of a federal fishery panel...
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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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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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US Calls For Durable, Sustainable Ceasefire
New York - The United States pitched a plan on Tuesday for a comprehensive solution to end the...
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UN Security Council Debates Israel-Hamas Conflict
New York - The UN Security Council late Tuesday held an emergency session with envoys from 25...
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Baby girl hospitalized in Hong Kong with mild form of bird flu
The infant, who normally lives in Shenzhen in southern China, was diagnosed with the H9N2 strain of...
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Israel Rejects Calls For Truce, Gaza Toll Nears 370
Gaza/Tel Aviv - Israel rejected calls by the United Nations and European Union for an...
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Bangladesh Prepares To Vote And Return To Democracy
Dhaka - Bangladesh votes in national elections Monday to return the South Asian nation to...
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African Union Still Fails To Keep The Peace In 2008
Johannesburg/Nairobi - The African Union's attempts to keep peace on the continent were again...
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UN Fears World Financial Turmoil Will Sink Programmes
New York - The United Nations may be the next unintended victim of the global economic crisis as...
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Peace In Somalia Appears As Distant As Ever
Nairobi - The war in Somalia, one of Africa's bloodiest ongoing conflicts, shows little sign of...
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