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US study: Zika causes birth defects in one of 10 pregnancies
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2017
» CHICAGO - About one in 10 pregnant women with confirmed Zika infections had a fetus or baby with birth defects, offering the clearest picture yet of the risk of Zika infection during pregnancy, US researchers said on Tuesday.
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Syria gas attack kills 58; UN to act
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2017
» BEIRUT - A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war.
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St Petersburg Metro bomber identified
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2017
» ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - A 22-year-old suicide bomber born in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan was behind a blast on the St Petersburg subway that killed 13 other people, Russian investigators said Tuesday.
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Germany retreats in social media 'war on hate speech'
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2017
» BERLIN - German Justice Minister Heiko Maas has watered down plans to impose fines of up to 50 million euros ($53 million) if social networks such as Facebook do not remove slanderous or abusive online postings quickly, <i>Der Spiegel</i> said on Tuesday.
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US trade deficit drops sharply in February
Published on 05/04/2017
» WASHINGTON - The US trade deficit declined sharply in February as imports from China fell by a record amount and American exports rose for a third straight month.
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Record seizure of smuggled crystal meth in Australia
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2017
» MELBOURNE -- Australian police have seized 903 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine that was smuggled from China inside hollow floorboards - the largest ever haul of the illicit drug in Australia, officials said on Wednesday.
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6.1 earthquake reported near Mashad in Iran
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2017
» TEHRAN -- A powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northeastern Iran near the holy city of Mashhad on Wednesday, sending people fleeing out onto the street as aftershocks shook the region.
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Canny Cambodians get free rides home
Published on 05/04/2017
» PHNOM PENH - The number of "undocumented" Cambodian workers being deported from Thailand through border checkpoints has doubled due to the approaching Khmer New Year, an official said Tuesday.
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Malaysia passes child sex crimes law
Published on 05/04/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian MP said girls as young as nine were "physically and spiritually" ready for marriage, as the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian country passed a law on sexual offences against children without criminalising child marriage.
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SE Asia stocks slightly down as all eyes on Trump-Xi meeting
Published on 05/04/2017
» Southeast Asian stock markets, barring the Philippines and Indonesia, ended slightly lower on Wednesday as investors awaited a crucial meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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