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Myanmar
cyclone survivors starving
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BANGKOK: Desperate survivors of the Myanmar cyclone are facing
serious
health worries one week after the disaster, with everything from
disease to snakebites putting some 1.5 million people at risk, aid
groups say.
Those still alive are battling
myriad problems—dirty water, lack of food and long exposure to the
sun—and experts warn that without immediate relief, the death toll
caused by Cyclone Nargis will keep rising.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Obama-Clinton
ticket possible
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WASHINGTON: Surging presidential
hopeful Barack Obama did not rule out the idea of running with
Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential nominee to unite the
Democratic Party.
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Asian pedophile
suspect arrested
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NEWARK: US authorities on
Thursday arrested a 58-year-old man accused of sexually abusing
young Asian boys, ending a two-day global manhunt sparked by a rare
public appeal from Interpol.
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Facebook sets new
porn, pedophile safeguards
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SAN FRANCISCO: Top US state
attorneys announced Thursday that Facebook has agreed to get tougher
on keeping its young users safe from bullies, porn, pedophiles and
other online hazards.
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US receives nuclear-weapons documents from Korea
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WASHINGTON: The Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea (DPRK) has handed over its key nuclear-weapons documents to a
visiting US diplomat, local media quoted a senior State Department
official as saying Thursday.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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GENEVA: The World Health
Organization’s Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Department
spokesperson Gregory Hartl spoke to Xinhua on Thursday about
effective prevention...
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