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5 Nigerian patients almost fully recovered: min.
Date: 2014-08-18 08:10:54 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:12 - ID:879073
Five patients, who are being treated for Ebola virus disease, have almost fully recovered, said Nigerian Minister of Health Onyebuchi Chukwu. In press statements on Sunday, Chukwu said that he never mentioned Dr Adadevoh was treated and ....
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Indonesian tourist boat sinking leaves 15 missing, 10 tourists rescued
Date: 2014-08-18 07:40:55 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:7 - ID:879012
At least 10 foreign tourists and five Indonesian crew are missing after a boat sank off the coast of eastern Indonesia, the BBC news reported. Ten people were rescued after the boat foundered off Sumbawa, between Lombok and the Komodo ....
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Iran calls for international pressure on Israel
Date: 2014-08-18 07:20:09 GMT - palestine - International - SN:6 - ID:878972
Iran on Sunday urged international community, particularly humanitarian organizations, to put Israel under pressure to lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip, IRNA news agency reported. "All the people around the world are concerned about the ....
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2 dead, 2 hurt in US freight train collision
Date: 2014-08-18 07:09:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:878954
Two Union Pacific train crew members were killed and two others were injured when two freight trains collided head-on in northeast Arkansas early Sunday, ABC News quoted Arkansas State Police as saying. Authorities asked about 500 people within ....
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IAEA chief arrives in Tehran
Date: 2014-08-17 08:42:35 GMT - Iran - International - SN:19 - ID:877585
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukio Amano arrived in Tehran for an official visit early Sunday morning. The director general of the IAEA visits Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders and senior officials as part ....
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Turkey's ruling party favors Davutoglu as new PM
Date: 2014-08-17 08:33:57 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:17 - ID:877565
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has strongly backed the naming of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as the new premier and party leader to replace president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a pro-government daily said Saturday. The ....
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Iran hails democratic transition of power in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-17 08:13:18 GMT - Iran - International - SN:14 - ID:877517
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham voiced Tehran's full support for the peaceful and democratic transition of political power in Iraq, and called on the country's political parties and figures to grow more united to foil the ....
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Erdan: No deal on Gaza better than a bad deal
Date: 2014-08-17 08:06:15 GMT - Israel - International - SN:13 - ID:877506
The communications minister says Israel has not yet reached decision on Egyptian-proposed cease-fire initiative, The Jerusalem Post reported. As Israeli and Palestinian delegations were set to restart indirect talks in Cairo on Sunday, ....
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Dozens defy Missouri curfew in riot-hit Ferguson
Date: 2014-08-17 07:33:27 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:877439
About 150 people have defied an overnight curfew in Ferguson, the St Louis suburb where a black teenager was shot dead by police last week, the BBC reported. The protesters refused to disperse before a midnight (05:00 GMT) deadline. Police fired ....
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5 Red Cross workers abducted in Afghanistan, spokesman says
Date: 2014-08-17 07:04:51 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:877379
A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan said five members of their Afghan staff members have been abducted. Marek Resich said that the employees were traveling by road in the western province of Herat on Friday ....
