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162 medical experts from Cuba arrive in Sierra Leone

Oct. 8, 2014

FREETOWN, Oct. 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Following the arrival of 59 medical experts from China about two weeks ago, 162 Cuban medical experts also arrived at Lungi international airport of Freetown, ...

Spanish nurse tested positive for Ebola virus: health minister

Oct. 6, 2014

MADRID, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A Spanish nursing auxiliary who treated a man infected with the Ebola virus in Madrid has tested positive for the virus herself, confirmed Spanish Health ...

SAO PAULO, Oct. 3, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President and reelection candidate of Workers' Party (PT) Dilma Rousseff(C) takes part in a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 3, 2014.

Brazil to have runoff in presidential elections

Oct. 6, 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Preliminary results showed that Brazil is headed for a presidential runoff between incumbent President Dilma Rousseff and Senator Aecio Neves.

Fifth American with Ebola returns home for treatment

Oct. 6, 2014

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The fifth American who had contracted Ebola in Liberia was flown to Omaha, Nebraska, in a specially equipped plane for treatment on Monday.

Deadly Marburg hemorrhagic fever breaks out in Uganda

Oct. 6, 2014

KAMPALA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Uganda is grappling to contain the deadly Marburg hemorrhagic fever after confirmatory laboratory tests turned positive.

PORT AU PRINCE, Oct. 4, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Image taken on Jan. 16, 2011 shows Jean-Claude Duvalier (2nd R), former President of Haiti, during his return to Haiti

Former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier dies

Oct. 5, 2014

SANTO DOMINGO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Former Haitian president Jean Claude Duvalier died of a heart attack Saturday, according to the Twitter account of the current President Michel Martelly. He ...

SAO PAULO, Oct. 1, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Presidential candidate of the Brazilian Socialist Party, Marina Silva, takes part in a campaign event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 30, 2014.

Brazil to hold general elections on Sunday

Oct. 4, 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Brazil will hold general elections on Sunday to choose a new president, state governors, federal and state representatives and one third of the ...

HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings (R) speaks during a press conference at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, the United States, Oct. 1, 2014.

Patient with Ebola-like symptoms treated at Washington DC hospital

Oct. 3, 2014

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A patient is being treated at a hospital in Washington DC with Ebola-like symptoms, U.S. media reported Friday.

SRINAGAR, June 27, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Kashmiri Shiite Muslims shout slogans during a protest against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir

IS beheads British hostage in latest video

Oct. 3, 2014

Cairo, Oct. 3 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The Islamic State (IS) militant group released a video and claimed responsibility on Friday for the killing of British aid worker Alan Henning in a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers speech for the Communist Party of China Central Committee on 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Sept. 30, 2014.

China celebrates 65th anniversary

Oct. 1, 2014

BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua/Sun) -- President Xi Jinping said Tuesday China will continue to give priority to development, adhere to reform and innovation and stay committed to the path of ...

Five students had contact with man diagnosed with Ebola: Texas ...

Oct. 1, 2014

HOUSTON, Oct. 1 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Officials from the U.S. state of Texas confirmed on Wednesday that five students who had contact with the man diagnosed with Ebola are being monitored ...

Pawol produces Obeah Man

Sept. 28, 2014

Tayat Pawol, the Dominican theatre group, has produced Obeah Man; it is carded for October 18, 2014 at the Sunrise Civic Center Theatre, Florida on 10610 W Oakland Park Blvd, ...

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