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Researchers: Anti-AIDS programs help protect South Africa’s poor from...
Government grants to help poor children in South Africa also play an important role in reducing HIV risk from “sugar daddies” who prey on teenage girls, a study said on Tuesday. In a wide-ranging probe...
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EPA may have underestimated U.S. methane emissions by 50 percent
U.S. emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — could be significantly higher than indicated in estimates by the US Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new study published Monday. The...
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Okapi and Flufftail make ‘red list’ of species nearing extinction
The giraffe-like Okapi and the White-winged Flufftail, one of Africa’s rarest birds, are on the verge of extinction, conservation body the IUCN warned on Tuesday. In an update to its “Red List” of...
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WATCH: ‘Living natural man’ berates Montana judge over not having a fishing...
A 52-year-old Montana man who repeatedly called himself a “living natural man” was found guilty on Friday of obstructing a police officer and resisting arrest, putting an end to a series of heated...
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Ryan O’Neal accused as Warhol painting trial opens
Los Angeles (AFP) – Ryan O’Neal snatched an Andy Warhol portrait of his ex-lover Farrah Fawcett from her home shortly after she died, even though he knew it was not his, lawyers claimed Monday. But as...
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Teacher could be forced to apologize for letter complaining about pre-K...
A longtime Buffalo, New York school teacher could be sanctioned for a letter admonishing parents in her pre-kindergarten class over several of her students’ body odor. The Buffalo News reported on...
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‘Call me a n*gger’: Small-town mayor insults cops after drunk driving stop
Police in Monticello, New York have released footage of the town’s mayor cursing and threatening officers after getting arrested on drunk driving charges. WCBS-TV reported that the footage captures...
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‘Fight Club’ producer Arnon Milchan reveals he was an Israeli spy and arms...
Hollywood producer gives interview in which he confirms earlier claims that he was an arms dealer The Hollywood producer behind box office hits including Fight Club, Pretty Woman and LA Confidential...
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British ‘slavery’ case kidnappers were Maoists
A couple who allegedly held three women as “slaves” in a London house for 30 years were prominent Maoist activists in the 1970s, according to media reports. The couple, named by British newspapers as...
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Launch of private SpaceX satellite delayed due to fuel system issues
The private US company SpaceX Monday postponed the launch of a rocket carrying a telecoms satellite. The launch with a Falcon 9 rocket had been scheduled for Monday from Florida. But the company said...
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National Security Advisor Susan Rice: Karzai U.S. may leave no troops in...
US national security advisor Susan Rice told Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday that a delay in signing a troubled security deal risked the US pulling troops out of the country completely next year....
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UN food agency says alpaca, donkey, moose, reindeer and yak milk should be...
Milk from a variety of animals including camels, llamas and moose should be more widely used to counteract high cow milk prices due to growing demand for dairy in the developing world, the UN food...
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Scotland unveils blueprint for independence and its own defense force
An independent Scotland would keep Queen Elizabeth II as its monarch but create its own defence force, nationalist leader Alex Salmond said Tuesday as he unveiled detailed proposals ahead of next...
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France to send troops as UN warns of chaos in Central African Republic
France said Tuesday it would send hundreds of extra troops to the strife-torn Central African Republic after the UN warned the country was descending into “complete chaos”. Calls were growing for an...
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Boxer Manny Pacquiao’s bank accounts frozen by Philippine authorities for...
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao said Tuesday authorities had frozen all his domestic bank accounts over allegations of unpaid taxes from lucrative fights in the United States, leaving him...
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Bruce Springsteen to release 18th studio album in January 2014
Bruce Springsteen on Monday set January 14 as the release date for his 18th studio album, a mix of cover versions, studio outtakes and re-recordings of old songs titled “High Hopes.” “This is music I...
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China to send ‘jade rabbit’ lunar rover to the moon
China will launch its first ever moon rover early next month, state media said Tuesday, with the vehicle named “Jade Rabbit” in a nod to Chinese folklore. The name derives from an ancient Chinese myth...
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Man attacked by tiger at ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin’s Queensland zoo
An animal handler was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after being attacked by a tiger at Australia Zoo, the Queensland institution made famous by the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin. The senior tiger...
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Children as young as 12 carrying out ‘shocking’ sexual violence against other...
Children as young as 12 are carrying out “shocking” sexual violence against other children, according to an official report published on Tuesday. The Office for the Children’s Commissioner for England...
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‘Sovereign citizen’ defies authorities and seizes ‘abandoned’ Ohio homes
An Ohio family says a man took their home from them by going inside while they were out of town, changing the locks and laying claim to the property in court. The family told WLWT-TV that they found...
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