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IS claims attack on Iraqi training camp north of Baghdad

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New WHO chief: Planned US funding cuts not a 'closed issue'

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Turkey summons US Ambassador over clash during Erdogan's US visit

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The North Carolina redistricting case - political warfare by judicial means

Writing for the court on Monday, Justice Elena Kagan said the redistricting deliberately concentrated black voters in the two districts and diluted their voti...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus becomes 'first African' to lead World Health Organization

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Its inability to get its travel spending under control may risk the agency's credibility when it comes to asking for extra funds to combat emergencies. It added...

Second Ebola case confirmed in Congo

Dr. Allarangar Yokouide, the World Health Organization representative in Congo , said the first teams of specialists should arrive in the affected area of Lika...

Salman Abedi: Profile of the Manchester murderer

Witnesses reported seeing bodies on the floor after the blast around 10:30pm (2130 GMT) on Monday, and some fans were trampled as panicked crowds tried to flee ...

Centeno's homer helps Astros over Tigers 6-2

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Gehl Foods' nacho cheese tied to botulism cases

A toxin that causes botulism , which is spread through contaminated food or water, was found in the gas station's cheese, state health officials said. "To ensu...

Cosatu to ask ANC to send Ramaphosa to its events

The decision was made at a special Cosatu executive meeting held on Monday to discuss the fallout from its May Day events. Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla, ...

Trump's health care budget means deep cuts for safety net

Mulvaney says by cutting safety net programs, the president's budget is explicitly created to encourage more people to work. It threatens our hard-earned progre...

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In addition, Paletta reports that the Trump budget documents may claim that tax cuts drive so much additional growth that they - plus the safety-net cuts ...

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Lab tests ongoing in California botulism case

Health officials say anyone who ate the shop's nacho cheese between April 23 and May 5 should get checked out by a doctor. The outbreak is so rare, Sacramento-a...

DONG Energy to sell oil, gas business to Ineos for $1.3 bln

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Tracking the pesky carriers of Lyme disease in Alberta

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World Health Organization elects new director general

He received 133 votes while Nabarro got 50, with two abstentions. He replaces Margaret Chan , who will step down from her 10-year post at the end of June. "I...

Manchester music legends rally behind bombing victims

The explosion injured 59 people. The 16 year-old cried. An 8-year-old girl was among the dead. Saffie was initially identified as missing after the attac...

Ariana Grande returns to US following Manchester bombing

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Manchester terror attack: Man behind bombing named

But authorities say there was a only single explosion and have not reported the discovery of any other devices. British Transport Police said the explosio...

I nearly went for Ariana Grande concert: Singaporean in Manchester

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Trump unveils first budget with $3.6-trillion spending cut

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Chocolate Helps Reduce Heart Risk

This condition affects millions of people worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of heart failure, stroke , cognitive decline, dementia, and deat...

Turkey condemns North Korean missile launch

South Korean troops fired about 90 machine gun rounds towards the flying object. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test fire of the ground-to-g...

United Kingdom threat level raised to 'critical' after attack

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