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Zika virus — be prepared
Currently Zika virus, which is carried by a mosquito, is limited to the Americas, a situation that will change
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Clinton, Kasich win New York Times endorsement in US presidential race
John Kasich was the only candidate in the crowded Republican field the board said it was able to stomach
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Clashes in German town targeted by anti-refugee violence
Some 80 far-right demonstrators and 150 counter-protesters showed up in the Black Forest town of Villingen
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Turkey says Russian jet violated its airspace, envoy summoned
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in November in an incident that wrecked relations between the two countries
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Colombia has more than 2,000 Zika cases in pregnant women
The South American country now has 20,297 cases of Zika infection
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French foreign minister's son charged with forgery
Thomas Fabius in connection with fraud, tax laundering, breach of trust and misuse of corporate assets
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Cuba's Raul Castro on grand bridge-building France trip
The Cuban leader arrived in Paris on Saturday, two days ahead of the start of the official programme
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Rome hosts large rally against same-sex unions and gay adoption
Italy is the last major country in Western Europe that has not offered rights same-sex couples
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Afghan boy in plastic Messi jersey becomes Internet star
Murtaza Ahmadi idolises Argentine soccer star but jersey of his favourite player is beyond means of his poor family
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16 more starve to death in Syria's besieged Madaya: MSF
Several dozen more residents are in danger of death because of severe malnutrition, the humanitarian group warned
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Sri Lanka arrests ex-president's son over money laundering
Younger brother of country's World Cup winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga's brother is also among the accused
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Meeting held between Pak, Afghan military commanders at Peshawar Corps Headquarters
Military commanders of both countries agree on better coordination, enhanced security measures
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Almost 40 dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey
More than one million refugees and migrants arrived in European Union last year and some 3,600 died or went missing
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Turkey police recover stolen Picasso in Istanbul
The operation targeted alleged art thieves attempting to sell the painting "Woman Dressing Her Hair"
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Saudi billionaire prince trolls Trump on Twitter
Says the presidential candidate may need to be bailed out once again by him
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Masked gangs attack migrants in Sweden
The assaults in Stockholm occurred overnight amid rising tension over immigration
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Three sentenced to death for gang-rape, murder in India
The 21-year-old woman was targeted as she walked home after an exam in 2013 in eastern West Bengal state
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Afghan version of 'Be Like Bill' makes online splash
"Be Like Qodos" has attracted more than 66,000 likes on its Dari Facebook page in over two weeks
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Britain's HSBC back online after cyber attack
HSBC said it had successfully repelled attack although customers trying to access their accounts suffered disruptions
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Earth is actually two planets, scientists conclude
Professor Edward Young reveals that planet Theia slammed into Earth so hard that the planets melded together
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Italian fugitive mobster caught after sneaking to see newborn son
Nicola De Martino, 23, is accused of being a member of the Camorra organised crime group
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US dealer who helped smuggle Pakistani artefacts gets two-year probation
Florida-based fossils and artefacts dealer John Bryan McNamara claimed he worked with some Pakistanis to import goods
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Canada to reap billions in taxes from legal marijuana
The study ignored broader health, social policy and criminal justice issues
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg becomes sixth richest person on earth
Microsoft founder Bill Gates still remains world's richest person
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Boeing wins contract to build new Air Force One presidential jets
US Air Force awarded Boeing an initial contract worth $25.8 million to reduce risk and lower the cost of the programme
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Iran to buy 40 ATR planes: vice minister
ATR is co-owned by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and Italian aerospace group Finmeccanica
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Riyadh welcomes Syrian opposition's decision to go to Geneva
UNSC in Dec sought immediate access for humanitarian aid and an end to attacks on civilians in Syria
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Fiat used by Pope during US visit sold at auction for $82,000
Some 19 bidders from across the United States vied for the vehicle
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Is this 7-feet-tall Great Dane the world's tallest dog?
Standing seven feet tall on his hind legs, Rocko, is contending for a place in the Guinness Book of Records
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Marshall Islands sue Pakistan, India and Britain over nuclear weapons
Island will seek in March to persuade the UN's highest court to take up a lawsuit against the three countries
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Canada's Trudeau visits remote community after deadly shooting
Trudeau, elected in October, has pledged to repair relations with Canada's 1.4 million aboriginals
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US won't release 'top secret' Clinton emails
"These documents were not marked classified at the time they were sent," State Department spokesman John Kirby
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Iran cancels London oil conference over visas - Seda weekly
The deputy head of the National Iranian Oil Co said foreign companies would be invited in May to bid for new contracts
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France to recognise Palestinian state unless deadlock with Israel broken
US-led efforts to broker peace for a two-state solution collapsed in April 2014, no efforts to resume talks since then
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Obama calls for efforts to counter Islamic State in Libya
United States has already sent a small number of military personnel into Libya, Pentagon spokesperson said
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Trump: celebrity billionaire re-writing US politics
The big question is: Can he translate his poll numbers into votes?
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Facebook aims to block private gun sales
The California-based social network on Friday updated its policy for managing regulated goods
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Iranian drone flew over US aircraft carrier operating in Gulf: US Navy
Iranian state television said a surveillance drone flew over a US aircraft carrier in the Gulf and took pictures
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Female shark eats male shark in Seoul aquarium
Aquarium in South Korea says its biggest shark has eaten another in what it has described as a 'turf war'
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Strong 7 magnitude quake strikes eastern Russia - USGS
National and Pacific Tsunami Warning Centers says there was no risk the earthquake had caused a tsunami
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Hamas ready for fresh conflict with Israel: Gaza chief
Tunnels have been reconstructed in Gaza City to fight the Jewish state, says Ismail Haniya
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At least 10 dead in Nigeria suicide bombing
Boko Haram has killed at least 17,000 people since its campaign began in 2009
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India arrests three extremists deported from Abu Dhabi
They have been charged with conspiracy to carry out strikes in India and outside, says investigation agency
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'Raped' German-Russian teen spent night at friend's house: Berlin
German police last week rejected the teenager's account but nevertheless passed the case to the prosecutor's office
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Buddhist monk declared 'world’s happiest man'
Originally from France, 69-year-old Matthieu Ricard reveals his secret of being the happiest person in the world
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Kohli fan’s arrest shows Pakistan’s hatred towards India: Shiv Sena
Umar Draz of Okara, Punjab faces 10 years in jail for waving Indian flag at his house
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Muslim women seek entry into Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah
The protest sees intensifying after other women activists seek their way into Maharashtra temple
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Oxford physicist develops equation to disprove conspiracy theories
David Robert Grimes focuses on conspiracy theories such as mood landing was faked and vaccinations are unsafe, etc
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Iraq inks $328 mn deal with GE to boost power production
The deal will make only a small dent in the country's major summer production shortfall
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Illness that diverted American Airlines flight remains a mystery
Flight 109 traveling to LA from London was two hours into its journey when passengers and crew members became ill