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Jamaicans urged to stay calm, restrained as ballot recount changes ...
Feb. 29, 2016KINGSTON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Both the ruling People's National Party (PNP) and the opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) Sunday urged supporters to stay calm and restrained as a ballot ...
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Mexican mother sick with Zika gives birth to healthy baby
Feb. 28, 2016MEXICO CITY, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- A young Mexican woman sick with Zika during her pregnancy has given birth to a healthy baby with no signs of microcephaly, announced health ...
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Venezuela raises gasoline price for first time in two decades
Feb. 21, 2016CARACAS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced an increase of gasoline prices for the first time in 20 years due to plummeting revenues from crude ...
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Bush withdraws from presidential race
Feb. 21, 2016WASHINGTON D.C., Feb. 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on June 15, 2015 shows U.S. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bushannouncing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination at Kendall ...
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WHO launches global response to address Zika outbreaks
Feb. 21, 2016Mosquito larvae grow in water of a house in San Salvador, capital of El Salvador, on Feb. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Oscar Machon/Diario El Mundo El Salvador)
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WHO dispels 4 biggest rumors about Zika and microcephaly
Feb. 21, 2016The World Health Organization Assistant Director-General Bruce Aylward speaks during a news conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 19, 2016.
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Bees can help boost food security -- FAO
Feb. 21, 2016UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday, for the first time, lauded bees for their role in helping increase crop yields.
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ECCB Governor Receives National Award from Government of Grenada
Feb. 13, 2016The Government of Grenada has conferred The Order of Grenada Gold Award for Excellence on the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Timothy N. J. Antoine, in recognition of ...
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PAHO Director calls for political commitment and more resources to ...
Feb. 13, 2016Montevideo, February 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — More resources are urgently needed to fight the spread of Zika in the Americas and the apparently related increase in microcephaly and other complications, the ...
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Carnival weekend gets rolling in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro
Feb. 8, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The traditional Rio de Janeiro Carnival, one of Brazil's most anticipated events, began Friday with the traditional colorful parade in the Sambadrome.
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Chinese Spring Festival goes global, holds universal values
Feb. 8, 2016BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen-year-old Chen Yiyue, who is half-Chinese, half-French, has always relished the atmosphere of a Chinese Spring Festival celebration. When her mother invites friends to dine ...
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WHO: Zika virus outbreak is public health emergency
Feb. 1, 2016GENEVA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The recent cluster of microcephaly cases and other neurologic disorders reported in Brazil constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the World Health Organization ...
