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Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...
Tags: Government, Amnesty International, Oslo (Norway), Religion and Belief, Judaism
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Cheese Corn, Burma, Barack Obama, Thailand, Prisons
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France tumbles into double-dip recession
PARIS -- Beleaguered French President Francois Hollande suffered a further setback in his attempts to pull France out of its economic slump after official figures showed Wednesday that the country has entered a double-dip recession. Figures released by...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Japan, France, Francois Hollande
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Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.
NEW DELHI --Â Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...
Tags: Civil Rights, Burma, Elections, Barack Obama, Prisons
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Eurozone recession continues
WASHINGTON — Europe's recession stretched into the first three months of the year, making it the single-currency region's longest downturn and raising concerns about its effect on the U.S. recovery. The 17-nation Eurozone economy contracted 0.2%...
Tags: European Central Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Italy
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Brazil plan to import thousands of Cuban doctors criticized
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A Brazilian government plan to import 6,000 Cuban doctors to practice in needy areas is being greeted with criticism from local medical professionals. Much of the medical care in Brazil is concentrated in rich, densely populated...Tags: Brazil, Cuba, Healthcare Provider
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USC steals 2 star brain researchers from UCLA
In a major case of academic poaching involving crosstown rivals, USC has lured away two prominent neuroscientists from UCLA with a promise to expand their internationally renowned lab that uses brain imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Schizophrenia, National Institutes of Health, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research
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A skin-care line that is not just another pretty toxic face
Special to the Los Angeles TimesGregg Renfrew wants to change the way people live, starting with their cosmetics. Sitting in her light-filled office in Santa Monica, Renfrew rattles off the statistics she finds most alarming when it comes to some of the lotions, sprays and powders...Tags: Personal Service, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Health and Beauty Products, Environmental Pollution
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Bangladesh factory fire kills 8
NEW DELHI — A deadly fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh raised new cries for improvements in the country's industrial safety conditions Thursday, two weeks after a massive building collapse killed at least 950 people. The blaze that swept...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Plant Openings, Companies and Corporations, Pakistan, United Nations
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British leader David Cameron faces dissent on EU membership
LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron moved Monday to beat back a brewing rebellion within his Conservative Party over Britain's membership in the European Union, rejecting demands for a speedy public vote on exiting the trading bloc but insisting...
Tags: Government, International Organizations, White House, Barack Obama, Labour Party (UK)
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Citizen scientists: Help crowd-source climate change research
Citizen scientists, environmentalists and anyone who lives near a power plant -- your services are requested. Climate change scientist Kevin Robert Gurney needs your help in a grand undertaking: the mapping of all the power plants in the world. It's a...
Tags: Global Change, Ecosystems, Science and Technology, Arizona State University, Environmental Issues
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Obama, Cameron press for diplomatic solution in Syria
President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday pressed for a negotiated settlement in Syria, but acknowledged that diplomatic efforts to end more than two years of deadly violence might not be successful. Speaking after a meeting...
Tags: Russia, White House, Barack Obama, David Cameron, Weaponry
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