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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.
What the Fluff? An American lunchbox icon turns 100
Business, Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2017
» SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts: Fluff turns 100 this year, and the marshmallow concoction that has been smeared on a century's worth of schoolchildren's sandwiches has inspired a festival and other sticky remembrances.
India's hospitals accused of rejecting dengue patients
Associated Press, Published on 16/09/2015
» NEW DELHI - Government officials threatened Wednesday to cancel the licences of private hospitals in India's capital if they turn away patients suffering from dengue fever.
Sick or swim: Olympic teams to swim, boat in Rio's filth
Associated Press, Published on 31/07/2015
» RIO DE JANEIRO – Athletes in next year's Summer Olympics here will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human faeces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Rain cools Pakistan heatwave that killed at least 749
Associated Press, Published on 24/06/2015
» KARACHI — Wind from the sea and pre-monsoon rains cooled southern Pakistan on Wednesday, likely marking the end of a scorching heat wave that killed at least 749 people, authorities said.
Bird flu confirmed at US farm with 5.3 million chickens
Associated Press, Published on 21/04/2015
» DES MOINES, UNITED STATES - Up to 5.3 million hens at an Iowa farm must be destroyed after the highly infectious and deadly bird flu virus was confirmed, the US Department of Agriculture said Monday.
Jakarta cracks down on air sector
Associated Press, Published on 05/01/2015
» PANGKALAN BUN, INDONESIA — Highlighting the depth of Indonesia's air safety problems, the transportation ministry announced harsh measures on Monday against everyone who allowed AirAsia Flight 8501 to take off without proper permits — including the suspension of the airport's operator and officials in the control tower.
Beijing now 2022 Olympics favourite
Associated Press, Published on 04/11/2014
» The new front-runner to host the 2022 Winter Olympics doesn't have a long winter sports tradition. Then there's the matter of snow, or lack thereof. The mountains near Beijing where Olympic bidders want to hold skiing events receive less than a meter of snow each winter.
Toilet paper stock for big quake
Associated Press, Published on 01/09/2014
» TOKYO - On national disaster prevention day, Japan's government is urging people to stock up on toilet paper, because more than 40% of the nation's supply comes from a high-risk earthquake zone.
Chinese factory workers on strike
Associated Press, Published on 15/04/2014
» HONG KONG — Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Yue Yuen, the world's largest maker of athletic footwear for brands such as Nike and Adidas, are striking in a dispute over benefits.