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The last edition: Friday 24 May 2013
New virus kills 22 in less than a year

New virus kills 22 in less than a year

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has voiced deep concern over the development of a virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year.

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Monday 29 April 2013
A boy from a family made homeless by the 2010 earthquake stands inside Shelter Camp 3 in the Delmas suburb of Port-au-Prince, 18 April, 2013

French actor Lambert Wilson visits Haiti

Three years after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced in temporary camps.

Sunday 28 April 2013

Chinese military ruffles Asian feathers

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says a dispute over an alleged incursion by Chinese troops deep inside Indian-claimed territory can be settled peacefully. But he warns against fuelling ...

Friday 26 April 2013
Firefighters, army and locals try to rescue garment workers, who are trapped inside the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building, in Savar

Bangladesh factory collapse sparks worker fury

The collapse of a garment factory in Dhaka  on Wednesday is the worst industrial accident in Bangladesh's history. The death toll could be as high as 300 and it has prompted angry ...

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