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Venezuela ships 12 tons of humanitarian aid to Palestinians
Aug. 12, 2014CARACAS, Aug. 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuela Tuesday shipped an initial 12 tons of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians stricken with Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, the Venezuelan News Agency ...
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Cuba celebrates Castro's 88th birthday
Aug. 12, 2014HAVANA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Celebrations started here on Tuesday to mark the birthday of retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who turns 88 on Wednesday.
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Venezuela to close border with Colombia at night to combat ...
Aug. 11, 2014CARACAS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The Venezuelan government decided to close its border with Colombia at night starting on Monday in a series of new measures to fight food and ...
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China to assist West Africa in Ebola control
Aug. 11, 2014BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- China will send disease control experts to three Ebola-affected West African nations to assist the fight against the deadly virus, the National Health and Family ...
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Israeli occupation must end to achieve peace: Palestinian chief negotiator
Aug. 11, 2014RAMALLAH, Aug. 11 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Israeli occupation on the Palestinian territories must end in order to achieve sustainable peace between the two as well as in the region, Palestinian chief ...
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Plane crash in Iran kills 39, injures 9
Aug. 10, 2014TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane crashed on the outskirts of Iran's capital Tehran on Sunday morning, killing 39 passengers and injuring nine others, state IRIB TV reported.
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak global health emergency
Aug. 8, 2014GENEVA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa constitutes a public health risk, and met the conditions for ...
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U.S.-Africa summit starts with development fora
Aug. 4, 2014WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The United States on Monday kicked off its first ever summit with 50 African leaders with a series of fora on more traditional development issues ...
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Palestinians, Israel agree 72-hour truce: officials
Aug. 4, 2014CAIRO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A Palestinian delegation in Cairo that includes Gaza-ruling Hamas movement agreed a 72-hour truce starting from 05:00 GMT of Tuesday, head of the delegation Azzam ...
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All-out relief efforts after deadly Yunnan quake
Aug. 4, 2014BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Firefighters, soldiers, doctors and volunteers are racing against time to save lives on Monday after a deadly quake on Sunday afternoon jolted southwest China's Yunnan ...
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U.S. warns against nonessential travel to West Africa as Ebola ...
Aug. 3, 2014WASHINGTON, July 31 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The U.S. government on Thursday issued a warning against nonessential travel to West African nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, saying the level 3 ...
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China to export 450,000 tonnes of chicken
Aug. 3, 2014BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua/Sun) -- China's chicken exports are expected to rise to 450,000 tonnes this year, according to the China Animal Agriculture Association on Sunday.
