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Venezuela captures 18 suspected violent protest organizers
April 5, 2014CARACAS, April 2 (Xinhua/ SUN) -- Venezuelan authorities have captured 18 suspects believed to be behind the recent wave of violent protests in the South American country, an official said ...
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Reports on Chinese ship's detection of pulse signals need verification: ...
April 5, 2014PERTH, Australia, April 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The Chief Coordinator of the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC), Angus Houston, said Saturday evening reports that the Chinese ship, Haixun 01, had detected ...
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Chinese search vessel discovers pulse signal in Indian Ocean
April 5, 2014ABOARD PATROL SHIP HAIXUN 01, April 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Chinese patrol ship Haixun 01, searching for the missing Malaysian passenger jet MH370, detected a pulse signal with a frequency of ...
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Venezuelan court denies appeal to free jailed opposition leader
April 2, 2014CARACAS, March 28 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A Venezuelan court on Friday rejected an appeal to release jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez who awaits trial on charges of inciting political violence.
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World Health Day 2014 to focus on vector-borne diseases
April 2, 2014GENEVA, April 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for more attention and enhanced efforts to protect people from vector-borne diseases.
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Five confirmed dead in 8.2-magnitude quake in Chile amid tsunami ...
April 2, 2014SANTIAGO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile Tuesday, leaving five people dead and three severely injured, while thousands of people have been ...
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NCCU grows wide and tall
April 2, 2014You see it standing there, imposingly – if somewhat inelegantly, clocked in protective cover, steel rods jutting out to the heavens and elsewhere.
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New Zealand's High Commissioner Pays Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ...
April 1, 2014Roseau, Dominica – Tuesday, April 1, 2014 – Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit has thanked the Government of New Zealand for sponsoring a major ...
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Prime Minister Skerrit on Official Visit to Martinique
April 1, 2014Roseau, Dominica – Tuesday, April 1, 2014 – Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit is heading a high-level government delegation on an official visit to Martinique to meet with Martinique's ...
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Carbon Wins Big
April 1, 2014Government is to pay Civil Servant Patrickson Carbon EC$ 404,000 for wrongful police arrest
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Numbers go up
April 1, 2014Anthony Scotland, Dominica's Chief Environmental Health Officer is calling on Dominicans to be more vigilant as the spread of Chikungunya disease continues.
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LIAT Appoints Mr. David Evans Chief Executive Officer
March 31, 2014ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, March 31, 2014 – The Board of Directors of LIAT – The Caribbean Airline – today announced the appointment of Mr. David Evans as Chief Executive Officer ...