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US health chiefs in hot seat over flawed Ebola response
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» WASHINGTON - Top US health officials braced for a grilling Thursday by lawmakers infuriated over the nation's fumbling response to the Ebola outbreak, as the Obama administration scrambles to contain the disease's spread.
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Kurds hold out in Syria's Kobane one month into IS assault
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» Kurdish fighters backed by a flurry of US-led air strikes were still holding out Thursday against jihadists in Kobane, as an Islamic State offensive on the Syrian border town entered its second month.
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World steps up Ebola action as fear mounts
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» Western countries scrambled to review safety measures at airports and borders on Thursday amid a mounting wave of fear that West Africa's Ebola outbreak will spread worldwide.
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Iran wants end to nuclear talks
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» VIENNA - Iran said Thursday it is against extending a November 24 deadline for troubled nuclear talks, even though major stumbling blocks remain in the way of a deal.
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Australia aims to end extinction of native wildlife by 2020
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» SYDNEY - Australia's Environment Minister Greg Hunt has pledged to end the extinction of native mammal species by 2020, with a focus on culprits such as feral cats.
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Murray, Ferrer start Vienna campaigns with wins
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» VIENNA - Andy Murray and David Ferrer stayed in the race for the year-end ATP finals as both of the leading seeds won their opening matches at the Austrian Open on Thursday.
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Argentina launches geostationary satellite
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina is launching a geostationary communications satellite Thursday that was built at home with local technology, a first for Latin America.
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Venezuela, New Zealand win UN seats but Turkey rebuffed
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela won coveted seats on the UN Security Council Thursday, but Turkey suffered a humbling defeat in its bid to join the world's "top table."
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Ex-IMF head faces graft charges
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» MADRID - A Spanish judge on Thursday ordered ex-IMF head Rodrigo Rato to pay a three-million-euro bond as a court probes allegations that former bank bosses spent millions on nightclubs, safaris and other treats using company credit cards.
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Police clear Mongkok protest site
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong police cleared a pro-democracy protest site in the city's densely populated Mongkok area early Friday, meeting no resistance as they removed barricades and tents.
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