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Dengue fever contracted in Japan for first time in 70 years
Date: 2014-08-27 08:09:34 GMT - Japan - International - SN:26 - ID:893328
The health ministry said Wednesday it has confirmed that someone has contracted dengue fever while in Japan for the first time in nearly 70 years, Kyodo reported. A Japanese teen in Saitama Prefecture with no record of overseas travel ran a high ....
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Seven western states join US to arm Kurds in Iraq: Hagel
Date: 2014-08-27 08:02:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:893238
Seven western governments in addition to the United States have pledged to provide weapons and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said. "In addition to support from the US, and the ....
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Malaysia and Israel share no economic ties
Date: 2014-08-27 07:36:45 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:22 - ID:893259
Malaysia is standing firm on its foreign policy which does not allow any diplomatic relations to be established with Israel, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said as quoted by Bernama. He also said that in ....
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Kerry praises Egypt over brokering Palestine-Israel ceasefire deal
Date: 2014-08-27 07:17:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:893202
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry applauded Egypt's effort in brokering the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Kerry said he closely worked with officials in Egypt, Israel, and Palestine to coordinate the ceasefire ....
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Bin Laden's son-in-law should get life in prison, US prosecutors say
Date: 2014-08-27 06:56:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:893184
US prosecutors are saying a life prison sentence is the only answer for the son-in-law of Osama bin Laden after he was convicted for his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks, Fox News reported. In papers submitted Monday, ....
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UNHCR: 300 die while trying to cross Mediterranean in past week
Date: 2014-08-26 16:51:44 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:69 - ID:892776
More than 300 people have died while trying to make irregular sea crossings from North Africa to Europe in the past week, bringing the death toll this year from sinking vessels on the Mediterranean to almost 1,900, including some 1,600 since ....
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Death toll from mudslides in Hiroshima climbs to 66
Date: 2014-08-26 15:50:08 GMT - Japan - International - SN:65 - ID:892681
The death toll from devastating landslides in the city of Hiroshima rose to 66 on Tuesday, the Koyodo news reported. As many as 21 others still missing, the report said, adding rescuers continued to search for survivors and local officials ....
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Israel insists on disarming Palestinian factions in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-26 15:10:35 GMT - Israel - International - SN:59 - ID:892608
Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Tuesday that Israel insists on disarming Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip. Voice of Israel quoted Steinitz as saying that Israel would resort to either reaching a disarmament ....
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US begins surveillance flights over Syria
Date: 2014-08-26 14:54:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:56 - ID:892572
The US has started flying surveillance drones over Syria after President Obama authorized the missions, two senior Defense officials told Fox News, in a move that could pave the way for eventual airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in the ....
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Japan PM to reshuffle Cabinet on Sept. 3
Date: 2014-08-26 07:16:05 GMT - Japan - International - SN:10 - ID:891489
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will reshuffle his Cabinet on Sept. 3, he said Tuesday in a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party executives. "I would like to make fresh changes as we enter the second chapter of Japan's recovery featuring (work ....
