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Venezuela announces 4,500 suspected cases of zika
Jan. 31, 2016CARACAS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua)-- A total of 4,500 suspected cases of the zika virus have been detected in Venezuela, the country's Health Minister Luisana Melo revealed on Thursday.
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PAHO Director briefs global health authorities on Zika virus in ...
Jan. 31, 2016Geneva, 28 January 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — Zika virus is spreading rapidly through the Americas and could potentially reach all countries except Canada and continental Chile, the Director of the Pan ...
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40-feet whale washes up on Mumbai beach in India
Jan. 31, 2016NEW DELHI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- A 40-feet whale, weighing 20 tonnes, washed up on Mumbai's Juhu beach late Thursday night, drawing huge crowds to the spot.
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Barbie gets stunning makeover: tall, petite and curvy
Jan. 31, 2016NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Barbie, the world's most famed doll, is having a dramatic makeover. The classic stick-thin frame that generations of girls have been so familiar with ...
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Antigua and Barbuda ambassador to lead OAS mission to Haiti
Jan. 31, 2016Washington DC, 28 January… Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, will lead a mission to Haiti at the request of the Haitian ...
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Pistorius appeals murder conviction
Jan. 15, 2016CAPE TOWN, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Murder convicted Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's double-amputee "Blade Runner", has filed papers with the Constitutional Court in a bid to appeal his conviction, his ...
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"The Revenant" takes home three Golden Globe Awards, becoming biggest ...
Jan. 15, 2016LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- "The Revenant" became the big winner at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night, taking home three awards, including best drama film, best ...
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Xi calls for unrelenting efforts in fight against corruption in ...
Jan. 15, 2016BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses ...
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Mexican security forces recapture "El Chapo" Guzman in early morning ...
Jan. 8, 2016MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- After an early morning raid in northwestern Mexico's Sinaloa State's town of Los Mochis by Mexican police and marines on Friday, Sinaloa Cartel leader ...
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Global outlook: What to expect in 2016?
Jan. 1, 2016BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Bidding farewell to an eventful 2015, the world is embracing a new year on Friday. The following is a list of major political and economic ...
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Revelers embrace 2016 in New York's Times Square amid tight ...
Jan. 1, 2016NEW YORK, Dec. 31(Xinhua) -- As the glittering crystal ball dropped with live music and the countdown resonating across Times Square, nearly one million delirious revelers burst into cheers, ringing ...
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Comedian Bill Cosby charged with sexually assaulting woman in 2004
Dec. 30, 2015WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Famed U.S. comedian and actor Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman in 2004, a case that has attracted nationwide attention.
