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Zimbabwe 'set for cholera jump'

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 4:04
related countries: Zimbabwe

The UN Children's Fund prepares to handle 60,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe in coming weeks, four times official estimates.
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Healthy debate

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 8:23
related countries: United States

Moves to reform US healthcare gain momentum
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Glimmer of hope for rare monkey

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 9:32
related countries: Vietnam

A new sub-population of the Critically Endangered Tonkin snub-nosed monkey has been recorded in northern Vietnam.
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India denies Pakistan alert call

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 10:26
related countries: Pakistan, India
related places: Mumbai

India's foreign minister denies making a phone call that prompted an alert in Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks.
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England call up Khan and Rashid

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 10:32
related countries: India, United Kingdom
related places: Khan

Fast bowler Amjad Khan is added to England's squad for the two-Test series in India, while Adil Rashid is named as back-up.
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Greek police shooting sparks riot

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 10:48
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

Riots break out in Athens and spread to other Greek cities after police shoot dead a teenager, in the worst such violence in years.
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Dame Judi honoured at Europe gala

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 11:12
related countries: Denmark, United Kingdom
related places: Copenhagen

Dame Judi Dench is among the British winners at the European film awards in Copenhagen, with an honour for her life's work.
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Vietnam-born lawyer wins US poll

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 12:09
related countries: Vietnam, United States
related places: Louisiana, Congress

Voters in the US state of Louisiana elect the first Vietnamese-American member of Congress.
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China angry at EU-Dalai meeting

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 13:02
related countries: France, Poland, China
related places: Beijing, Eu

China summons the French ambassador to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama.
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Irish Republic recalls all pork

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 13:57
related countries: Ireland

The Irish Republic government recalls all pork products made since September after high levels of dioxins are found in pigs.
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Forest aid

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 14:17
related countries: Peru

Peru looks to save its rain forests with Western help
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Sudan build-up in oil-rich state

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 14:18
related countries: Sudan

The Sudanese army says it has has sent more troops to the sensitive oil-rich South Kordofan state.
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Militants torch Afghan supplies

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 14:20
related countries: Afghanistan

More than 90 lorries supplying US forces in Afghanistan are set on fire in a suspected militant attack in Pakistan, police say.
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India unveils $4bn stimulus plan

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 15:28
related countries: India

India announces $4bn (£2.72bn) in extra spending to boost its economy as the global financial crisis unfolds.
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England to tour India with full squad

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 18:57
related countries: India, United Kingdom

England's two-Test series in India will go ahead after the players receive assurances about their safety.
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'Turnout high' in Ghana elections

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 20:36
related countries: Ghana

Presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana have attracted a huge turnout, officials say, in a key poll for Africa.
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Olmert condemns settler 'pogrom'

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 20:50
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert likens violence by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in Hebron to European anti-Semitism.
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Fresh riots erupt in Greek cities

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 22:19
related countries: Greece
related places: Thessaloniki, Athens

Protesters again attack buildings in Athens and other cities after a night of rioting triggered by the police shooting dead a youth.
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Avoid Irish pork, food body says

Sunday 7th of December 2008, 23:44
related countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

Pork from the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland should not be eaten at the moment, the Food Standards Agency says.
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