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JOHANNESBURG, April 19 — Pollsters and analysts predict a clean sweep for the ruling African National Congress when this nation goes to the polls on Wednesday. But just in case, the party pulled out an electoral trump card at a massive rally Sunday: Nelson Mandela. Read more
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KABUL, April 28 — The streets of the Afghan capital were deserted Tuesday in a tense, silent observance of an annual holiday that evokes an era of patriotic heroism for some Afghans and a period of brutal, devastating civil war for others. Read more
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Wednesday threatened a new nuclear test unless the U.N. Security Council apologized for tightening sanctions, confirming some analysts’ fears that Pyongyang is determined to build an atomic arsenal. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Mexican toddler in Texas has died of the new swine flu virus, the first confirmed death outside Mexico, as the World Health Organization said the outbreak showed clear signs of spreading around the world. Read more
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A 23-month-old Mexican child has died of swine flu in Texas – the first death from the virus outside Mexico, where it may have killed as many as 159 people. Read more
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BERLIN (AFP) – Germany slashed its growth forecast Wednesday, predicting one of the worst recessions in the developed world with a crunching six-percent slump this year, but raised hopes of a recovery in 2010. Read more
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Play Video Reuters  – Swine flu continues to spread Slideshow:Swine Flu Play Video Video:Good Question: How Does Flu Go To Animal To Human? WCCO Minneapolis Play Video Video:Iowa Pig Farmers: ‘Pork is safe to eat’ AP AP – An Egyptian Health worker sprays chemicals to disinfect a local pigs farm in Cairo, Egypt Monday, April … By PATRICK McGROARTY, [...]
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A man seen running from a blazing flat where two French students were murdered was “not bothered” when he was spotted by a neighbour, a court heard yesterday. Read more
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(April 28) – Undercover officers rescued a baby gorilla from suspected animal traffickers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a national park in the country announced Tuesday. Read more
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A 12-year-old girl from Torbay is among the three first cases of swine flu in England, the Prime Minister revealed today. Read more
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Fiji likely to be expelled from Forum: Key 4:28PM Wednesday Apr 29, 2009 Pacific Islands Forum Fiji slashes currency by 20pc, tries to boost tourism ‘Life is normal’, Fijian regime spokesman says Fiji is likely to be suspended from the Pacific Islands Forum on Friday – the deadline for [...]
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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Expect Iran’s electoral council to somehow declare this cleric to be ineligible for the ballot before that country’s presidential elections: “Mahdi Karroubi, a moderate cleric, is one of four candidates running in the June 12 elections, though he is believed to have less support than the leading reformist challenger to Ahmadinejad, Mir [...]
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 People are signing up in droves, and Twitter’s unique audience is up over 100 percent in March. But… more than 60 percent of Twitter users fail to return the following month…Twitter has enjoyed a nice ride over the last few months, but it will not be able to sustain its meteoric rise without establishing a [...]
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The number of deaths from swine flu has risen to 159, all of them in Mexico, while the number of suspected cases has reached nearly 2,500, authorities have said. Boy with [...]
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Britain’s Got Talent star DJ Talent has vowed to give Susan Boyle “a run for her money” over the coming weeks. Read more
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In this undated photo released by the Seoul National University shows the world’s first transgenic… In this undated photo released by the Seoul National University shows the world’s first transgenic female beagle dog carrying fluorescent genes that make the canine glow red, named Ruppy in 2 days after birth at Seoul National University in Seoul, [...]
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MEXICO CITY — The swine flu epidemic crossed new borders Tuesday with the first cases confirmed in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, as world health officials said they suspect American patients may have transmitted the virus to others in the U.S. Read more
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It didn’t take long for the “swine flu” to become something new — and we have now the first mention of … the “killer Mexican flu.” We bring you the release from Randy Thomassen, of the alarmingly… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]