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WorldZika virus can cause deafness in newborns, says study
Aug. 31, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Zika virus, which is spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and can cause microcephaly in newborns, could also cause deafness, according to a ...
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WorldZika may persist in vagina for days: study
Aug. 31, 2016WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Zika virus may reproduce in the vagina of pregnant women several days after infection, from where it spreads and infects the fetal brain, impairing ...
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WorldJamaica reports increase in murder, reduction in other crimes
Aug. 31, 2016KINGSTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Jamaica witnessed more murder cases between January and June 2016 while other serious and violent crimes dropped significantly, the official Jamaica Information Service reported on ...
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WorldHistoric commercial flight from U.S. lands in Cuba, a sign ...
Aug. 31, 2016HAVANA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Cubans welcomed the arrival on Wednesday of the first regularly scheduled direct commercial flight from the United States, as a sign of normalizing ties between ...
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LocalGoing but when
Aug. 31, 2016While Roseau South Member of Parliament Joshua Francis is obviously finalising plans to bow out of active politics, officials of the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) say the party is ...
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LocalCADENCE DAY 2016: Promoting the Dominican music genre
Aug. 31, 2016The music created and pioneered by Gordon Henderson and his Exile One Band in the early Seventies and which dominated the airwaves, dancehalls and concert scenes for the several decades ...
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LocalTeachers get ready
Aug. 30, 2016The long hot summer is over. At last, say many weary parents. So soon? Ask hundreds of teens who have savored the luxury of sleeping late into the day without ...
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WorldMarijuana regulation does not encourage consumption, says Uruguay's president
Aug. 30, 2016MONTEVIDEO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez said Monday that the marijuana market regulation, which has been in force in the country since 2010, does not encourage the ...
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WorldBrazil's Senate grills Rousseff at impeachment hearing
Aug. 30, 2016BRASILIA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Monday fielded questions from senators on day four of her impeachment trial, as police lobbed tear gas to disperse ...
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LocalNew School Year: Some Teachers Move
Aug. 30, 2016As parents and students get ready for the reopening of the new school year on Monday, they expect a few changes- new books, new teachers but the same old rules.
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LocalCabral Douglas launches US$3M lawsuit against Dominica, urges Tommy Lee, ...
Aug. 29, 2016Cabral Douglas son of former Prime Minister of Dominica Rosie Douglas has officially filed legal proceedings at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) against the Government of Dominica over the ...
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LocalDominica State College welcomes new students
Aug. 29, 2016At the bottom of the cavernous auditorium of the new Dominica State College (DSC) Phael Lander, his DSC crest gleaming from the breast of his white t-shirt, blasted R Kelly's ...
