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Death
toll rises to 66
in East China train collision
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JINAN: The death toll has climbed to 66 and 247 were hospitalized
after an
early Monday train collision in east China’s Shandong Province,
railway authorities confirmed.
Ministry of Railways said 51 of
the injured passengers were in critical condition.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Gene therapy could
restore vision
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WASHINGTON: An experimental gene
therapy has helped restore partial vision to persons with congenital
retinal disease, according to studies published Sunday in a
breakthrough that provides hope....
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Schools cancel
classes as California fires rage
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LOS ANGELES: Schools in the
eastern suburbs of Los Angeles canceled classes Monday as a raging
brush fire swept through local mountains and canyons, forcing the
evacuation of at least 400 homes.
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Taiwan PM taps
unlikely choice in China post
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TAIPEI: Taiwan’s incoming
premier sprang a surprise Monday by naming a pro-independence
politician to head its China policy-making body, raising concerns
over the government’s vow to improve ties.
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WORLD INBRIEF
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KABUL: Afghanistan on Monday was
investigating how militants could get within 500 meters of President
Hamid Karzai and other top leaders to carry out a brazen attack that
left three Afghans dead.
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