"India's power supply has been fully restored after a two-day blackout hit much of the country, officials say." Source: BBC News - Power restored after huge Indian power cut …
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"India's power supply has been fully restored after a two-day blackout hit much of the country, officials say." Source: BBC News - Power restored after huge Indian power cut …
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"Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has called on people to avoid physical contact, after the deadly Ebola virus spread to the capital, Kampala. " Source: BBC News - Uganda's Yoweri Museveni warns of …
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"2012 might be a record year for whooping cough in the United States if midyear trends continue. Nearly 18,000 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported to the Centers for Disease …
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"A newly discovered water source in Namibia could have a major impact on development in the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa. " Source: BBC News - Vast aquifer found in Namibia could last for …
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"A population boom across the world will undermine food security and urgent counter-measures are needed, the Land Bank said on Wednesday. Chief executive Phakamani Hadebe said a new approach was …
"The World Health Organization (WHO) and Cambodian health officials are investigating why at least 61 children in the country have died mysteriously after suffering severe neurological and respiratory …
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"The A(H1N1) 'swine flu' 2009 pandemic probably claimed over a quarter of a million lives -- 15 times more than the 18,500 reported, a paper in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal said Tuesday. The …
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"The second of two bird flu studies once considered too risky to publish was released Thursday, ending a saga that pitted concerns about terrorism against fears of a deadly global epidemic." Source: …
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"President Barack Obama is set to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges aimed at alleviating hunger in Africa and urge the world’s biggest economies to make good on their own financial …
"Envelopes containing suspicious powder were sent through the mail to at least seven locations in Manhattan, primarily Wells Fargo banks, police officials said. " (Wells Fargo, Others Get White …
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