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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, an Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.

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Zika virus: 2.2 billion people in 'at risk' areas

More than two billion people live in parts of the world where the Zika virus can spread, detailed maps published in the journal eLife show. The Zika virus, which is spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, triggered a global health emergency this year. Last week the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the virus causes severe birth defects. The latest

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White House: Barack Obama will back Remain campaign

US president Barack Obama will arrive in the UK for a visit which will see him drawn into the bitter row over the UK's membership of the European Union. The White House has indicated that Mr Obama will set out his support for the UK staying in the EU, in a major boost to David Cameron and the Remain camp. Share Go To Mr Obama and the Prime Minister will hold a joint press

Sen. Joe McCarthy sits in the witness chair at the close of the June 11, 1954 proceedings in the Senate hearings on his dispute with the Army, as Roy Cohn breaks in to ask for a 10-minute round of questioning McCarthy.

Donald Trump Found A Mentor In Joe McCarthy's Notorious Lawyer, Roy Cohn

Donald Trump is a man who likes to think he has few equals. But once upon a time, he had a mentor: Roy Cohn, a notoriously harsh lawyer who rose to prominence in the mid-1950s alongside the communist-baiting senator Joseph McCarthy, Michelle Dean writes in the Guardian. His tactics would often land him in the papers, but Cohn was unafraid of being slimed by the press – he used

After the earthquake several sectors portoviejo center were devastated, In the graphic volunteers spend about one of the affected buildings Portoviejo Monday April 18 2016, Ecuador earthquak

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Ecuador earthquake: Death toll at 553 and rising as aftershock rattles coast

MANTA, Ecuador — A magnitude-6.1 aftershock Wednesday set babies crying and sent nervous residents pouring into the streets, fearful of yet more damage following the deadly earthquake over the weekend. The pre-dawn jolt was the strongest aftershock yet since Saturday's magnitude-7.8 quake that killed more than 500 people. Some people in Portoviejo abandoned their homes, even

In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 file photo, New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang after reviewing a parade of thousands of soldiers and commemorating the 70th birthday of his late father Kim Jong Il.

Former Co-Workers Claim North Korean Defectors Were Abducted

Seven North Korean women who worked as waitresses in a state-owned restaurant in China claim that 13 of their former colleagues who defected to South Korea were actually abducted, CNN reports. The women, all in their 20s, represent some of the most trusted citizens in the North Korean capital. They come from good families and were chosen for the coveted assignment of working

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Volkswagen To Buy Back 500,000 Cars, Pay $1 Billion To Car Owners

After contentious negotiations, Volkswagen has agreed today to buy back some of the 500,000 U.S. cars outfitted with ‘cheat’ software designed to trick emissions tests – a fraction of the 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide that have been equipped with the illicit emissions cheating software. The move comes as Volkswagen continues to negotiate with the U.S.

File - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher uses hand signals to marshal an MQ-9 Reaper for end-of-runway checks on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015.

US drone strikes outnumber warplane attacks for first time in Afghanistan

US Air Force data shows unmanned aircraft released 56% of bombs and missiles deployed in 2015, and the trend is rising

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On Weed Day, Canada announces aim for marijuana legalisation in 2017

--> The announcement was made on April 20, a day celebrated by some cannabis advocates as "weed day. Canada's Liberal government will introduce a law in spring 2017 to legalise recreational marijuana, it said on Wednesday, fulfilling an election pledge and following several US states in permitting easy access to the drug. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised

Mexicanos' petrochemical plant in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Wednesday April 20, 2016.

Petrochemical plant blast kills 3, injures dozens in Mexico

An explosion ripped through a petrochemical plant on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, killing three people, injuring more than 100 and sending a toxin-filled cloud into the air, officials said. State oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said 136 workers were hurt and three died in the midafternoon blast in the industrial port city of Coatzacoalcos.

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Japan officials raid Mitsubishi office after data scandal

Tokyo, April 21, 2016 (AFP) - Japanese transport ministry officials raided a Mitsubishi Motors office Thursday following the shock admission by the automaker that it falsified fuel-efficiency tests in more than 600,000 vehicles. The officials descended on a research and development centre in the city of Nagoya Thursday morning, and the government may slap the under-fire company

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves after a visit to the Royal Mail Post Office in Windsor, England, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Queen becomes UK's first nonagenarian sovereign

The Queen celebrates her 90th birthday today - a milestone that will be marked both privately with family and publicly by the nation. Tributes will be paid to the monarch - born on April 21 1926 - who has become the country's first nonagenarian sovereign. Share Go To Well-wishers are expected to sing Happy Birthday to the Queen when she goes on a walkabout close to her Windsor

File - Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, addresses the Leaders' Summit on Peacekeeping.

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China's President Xi assumes title of commander in chief

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has assumed a more direct role as head of the country's powerful armed forces with the new title of commander in chief of its Joint Operations Command Centre, state media and analysts said Thursday. Xi's new position was revealed in news reports that featured prominently on national news broadcasts Wednesday and Thursday in which he

President Barack Obama concludes a National Security Council meeting in the Situation Room of the White House in advance of his trip to Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Germany, April 19, 2016.

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Obama looking for Gulf to step up on day 2 of Saudi visit

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (CNN)A day after his longer-than-planned talks with Saudi King Salman partially eased some long-simmering tensions, President Barack Obama was working Thursday to persuade other Gulf leaders to take a more muscular role in stabilizing their region. But in his group meetings with the various Kings, Emirs and Sultans of the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman,

Aaron Ramsey lines up for Wales U21's alongside Christian Ribeiro (right) and Ched Evans (left)

Ched Evans wins appeal against rape conviction

Former Sheffield United footballer spent two-and-a-half years in jail after his 2012 conviction for raping 19-year-old woman

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Blatter: I Played Role In Attempt To Remove Burundi President To Aid Swiss Efforts

Writing in his new book, embattled former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he was asked by Switzerland’s foreign ministry last year to help persuade the president of a rogue African nation to leave office, The Associated Press reported Thursday. Blatter said he offered Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza an ambassador’s role in world soccer when the nation fell into violent

New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang after reviewing a parade of thousands of soldiers and commemorating the 70th birthday of the late Kim Jong Il on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.

Increased Activity At North Korean Nuclear Site May Indicate Impending Test

Evidence of continued vehicle and equipment activity at a North Korean nuclear site are raising expectations the secretive Communist nation is preparing for a fifth nuclear test, according to the website 38 North and reported by Newsweek. Based on satellite imagery of North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear site, the photos that were taken between April 14 and 19 reveal the increased

In this photo taken Wednesday, April 8, 2015, decomposed bodies of civilians reportedly killed by Boko Haram lie around on the ground in Gwoza, Nigeria.

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Boko Haram, Daesh collaboration rising: US

The rising collaboration between the Daesh and Boko Haram terrorist groups has raised alarms that the two are working together to wreak more havoc in northern and central Africa. US Brigadier General Donald Bolduc, the commander of the US military’s Special Operations in Africa, said Wednesday that a Daesh weapons convoy departing from Libya was

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, file photo, a convoy of trucks loaded with humanitarian supplies are seen heading to the besieged town of Madaya, some 24 kilometers in southwest Damascus, Syria, for distribution as part of a large-scale U.N.-sponsored aid operation in the war-ravaged country.

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Humanitarian groups send largest-ever delivery of aid to Syria

Aid groups launched their largest delivery of assistance yet in war-torn Syria on Thursday after the UN evacuated hundreds of besieged residents, intensifying relief efforts even as peace talks falter. ...

Stifling Indian Heat Wave Causing Hazardous Conditions

With no end to the heat wave in India in sight, the hot weather continues to take its toll on residents, as searing heat has not released its grip on the country, Al Jazeera reported Thursday. Temperatures in many parts of the country are well above average, with some places reporting more than 5 degrees Celsius higher than expected this time of year, the report said. The heat

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