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WorldWHO 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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LocalThe Ruler Returns
Aug. 7, 2014The 7th Nature Island Literary Festival & Bookfair 2014 will open with a performance of 1976 Hit Play THE RULER. Adapted by Alwin Bully from GCH Thomas' novel "Ruler in ...
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LocalMan gets six-year sentence for unlawful sexual connection
Aug. 7, 2014Roseau High Court judge Justice Birnie Stephenson sentenced a 26-year old man from a northern community to nine years in prison when he appeared for sentencing on a charge of ...
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LocalWiltshire's back in court again
Aug. 7, 2014Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Evelina Baptiste has defended the police's decision to reinstate charges against former attorney general Bernard Wiltshire, Nash Mitchell, Kimana James and Harolda Henry who were ...
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WorldU.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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WorldPalestinians, 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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WorldAll-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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WorldU.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.
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Uganda's ruling party to decide on nullified anti-homosexuality act
Aug. 3, 2014KAMPALA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday that his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party will meet to decide on the next course of action ...
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WorldMore Chinese workers cross Libyan border to Tunisia
Aug. 3, 2014RAS JADIR, Tunisia, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- A group of 97 Chinese nationals crossed the Libyan border to Tunisia late Saturday, following suit of 411 other Chinese evacuees who fled ...
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WorldGaza death toll hits 1,654 as Israeli offensive enters 25th ...
Aug. 3, 2014GAZA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza in an Israeli offensive in the territories rose to 1,654 on Saturday, most of the them civilians, a ...
