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WorldAl Shabaab confirms death of its leader, names new one
Sept. 7, 2014MOGADISHU, Sept 6, (Xinhua/Sun) -- Islamist group of Al Shabaab in Somalia on Saturday confirmed the death of its leader Ahmed Abdi Godane in the US drone attack early in ...
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WorldTomato-rich diet helps prevent prostate cancer
Sept. 7, 2014LONDON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Men who eat over 10 portions a week of tomatoes have an 18 per cent lower risk of developing prostate cancer, a new research by ...
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WorldOil slick detected after private plane crashes near Jamaica
Sept. 6, 2014KINGSTON, Sept. 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- An oil slick has been detected on the waters where a private plane crashed off the coast of Jamaica Friday while the wreckage of the ...
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WorldUN to establish Ebola crisis centre to stop spread in ...
Sept. 5, 2014UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said Friday that the world organization is going to establish an Ebola crisis centre to stop the spread of ...
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WorldBritain gives over 25 million pounds to help fight Ebola
Sept. 5, 2014LONDON, Sept. 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Over 25 million pounds (41 million U.S. dollars) of British funding has been earmarked to help the governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia tackle the ...
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LocalOphelia publishes first book
Sept. 4, 2014Dominica's Lady of Song, Ophelia Olivacce Marie, has published her first book, HOPSCOTCH: Dominican Youth in Focus.
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LocalObesity: a Caribbean Dilemma
Sept. 3, 2014The Caribbean has now become the amputation capital of the world. We lose lower limbs because of diabetes in the Caribbean than any other region in the world and again ...
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LocalLIME invests more
Sept. 3, 2014Leading telecommunications provider LIME Dominica has received a major investment of US$6 million towards the upgrading of its services.
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LocalStudents produce Virgin Coconut Oil
Sept. 3, 2014Most students spend their summer vacation at home or travel abroad. However, this was not the case for these young inspiring entrepreneurs from the Portsmouth Secondary School (PSS).
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LocalBishop Bill Daniel to have official funeral
Sept. 1, 2014Roseau, Dominica – Monday, September 1, 2014 – The Government of Dominica has afforded the late Bishop Michael Bill Daniel an Official Funeral on Monday, September 8, 2014, Press Attaché ...
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LocalSwanston Carbon dies
Sept. 1, 2014Swanston Carbon, the former senator and deputy speaker in the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) Administration has died. Carbon passed away at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday where he recently ...
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WorldU.S. conducts fresh airstrikes against IS militants in Iraq
Aug. 31, 2014WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua/Sun) -- U.S. warplanes have conducted a fresh round of airstrikes and emergency aid drops at a new site in northern Iraq to protect civilians from offensive ...
