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WHO: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus
GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample. Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's...
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World close to ending polio, yet it's a tough foe
AZIZ KHAN GHARI, Pakistan (AP) — Less than four months ago the world was cheered to learn that India had gone a full year with no new cases of polio — a landmark that left only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria on the World Health...Tags: Health Organizations, Health and Safety at Work, Afghanistan, Family, Disease Prevention
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NATO video includes errors about city, president
CHICAGO (AP) — It seems NATO may also stand for Not All That Observant. A video posted on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization website ahead of its upcoming summit in Chicago got a few things wrong: identifying Chicago as Illinois' capital,...Tags: NATO, Politics
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Lennon, Holtz among those receiving Notre Dame honorary degrees
SOUTH BEND — Retiring alumni association director Charles F. "Chuck" Lennon and former head football coach Lou Holtz will be among 12 people who will be presented honorary degrees at the University of Notre Dame’s May 22 commencement in...Tags: London (England), Human Interest, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, University of California, Los Angeles, Crime, Law and Justice
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INTERVIEW-Arab spring nations face delayed economic recovery -IMF
Reuters* IMF official says rising social tensions hurts prospects of early recovery * Reducing hefty subsidies key to containing mounting fiscal pressures -IMF By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, May 25 (Reuters) - Arab spring countries face rising social...Tags: Africa, Unemployment, Tunisia, International Monetary Fund, Hosni Mubarak
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Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform, says aid depends on it
ReutersBy Arshad Mohammed ADDIS ABABA, May 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were needed to get further aid from the U....Tags: Mohamed Morsi, International Monetary Fund, Hosni Mubarak, U.S. Senate, Economy
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Aid groups urge EU to fulfil commitments to Palestinians
Reuters* Cite EU pledges to back Palestinians in occupied West Bank * Say little down to protect them from settlement expansion * Israel: interim peace pact curbs Palestinians in "Area C" RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 24 (Reuters) - A group of 80 international aid...Tags: European Union, Oslo (Norway), Israeli Settlements, West Bank, Politics
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CORRECTED-Interpol rejects Russia's "political" case against fund manager Browder
Reuters(Corrects para 6 to make clear countries are not obliged to act on information provided by Interpol) * New setback to Russia in scandal over dead lawyer Magnitsky * Browder campaigning to expose rights abuses in Russia * Seeks to have Europe follow the...Tags: Government, Trials, News Agency, Political Corruption, Crime, Law and Justice
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Interpol rejects Russia's 'political' case against fund manager Browder
ReutersMOSCOW, May 25 - Interpol has refused to include UK-based fund manager William Browder on its international search list after deciding that Russia's tax evasion case against him is "of a predominantly political nature". The decision is the latest twist...Tags: Government, News Agency, Political Corruption, Crime, Law and Justice, Moscow (Russia)
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Suicide attacker dies in blast in Afghan capital; explosion in mosque kills 12 in east
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an...Tags: Explosions, Terrorism, Medical Procedures and Tests, The Associated Press, Suicide
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Erasmus lives: EU finds funds for popular student exchange scheme
ReutersBy Anders Melin BRUSSELS, May 25 (Reuters) - Famous Europeans from Nobel laureates to Olympic champions have fought to save it and now funding has finally been found to ensure that Erasmus, the student exchange programme that is one of the European...Tags: European Union, Teaching and Learning, Students, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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EU steps up quest to solve youth unemployment
Reuters* Euro zone unemployment hit record 12.1 pct in March * U.S. unemployment only 7.6 percent * Action plans must be 'fully operational' on Jan. 1 2014 By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS, May 25 (Reuters) - European leaders have decided youth unemployment and the...Tags: Unemployment, European Union, Germany, Herman Van Rompuy, Politics
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