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Toddler
confirmed as bird-flu victim
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JAKARTA: A 3-year-old boy
hospitalized in Jakarta has been confirmed as the
111th human bird-flu case in Indonesia, the nation worst hit by the
virus, a health ministry official said Monday.
“Two tests were both positive
so the boy is now the 111th confirmed bird-flu case,” said Suharda
Ningrum from the ministry’s bird-flu information center.
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Iran, UN atomic
watchdog resume talks on nuclear arms
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TEHRAN: Iran and the UN atomic
watchdog were to resume talks on Monday over controversial Iranian
nuclear activities, a day after the agency’s chief said there was
still no evidence Tehran is seeking nuclear arms.
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Smoking moms lead
to fat children, Japanese study says
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TOKYO: Children whose mothers
smoked even in the early stages of pregnancy are nearly three times
more likely to struggle with obesity later in life, according to a
Japanese study.
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Turkish army
clashes with Kurdish rebels
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ANKARA: The Turkish army killed
15 Kurdish militants Sunday as Ankara geared up for crucial talks
with the United States to tackle a simmering crisis over rebel bases
in northern Iraq.
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Darfur talks to
continue–UN, African Union
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SIRTE, Libya: The United Nations
and African Union said on Sunday there was no question of
interrupting the Darfur peace process launched in Libya on Saturday
despite calls by rebels there to do so.
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INBRIEF
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KUPANG, Indonesia: An
Indonesian village has been sealed off after about 20 people fell
ill after consuming anthrax-infected beef, a health official said
Monday.
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