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Congo army attacked measle vaccine sites-aid agency
KINSHASA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Congolese soldiers involved in a U.N.-backed offensive against Rwandan rebels attacked villages where thousands of civilians had gathered to receive measles jabs, a humanitarian agency said on Friday.
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Andean Cold War raises risks for Colombia, Venezuela
BOGOTA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Spying charges, troop movements and mysterious killings along the border between Venezuela and Colombia are stoking a long-running diplomatic dispute that some are calling the "Cold War" of the Andes.
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One killed, 5 injured in Orlando shooting-police
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov 6 (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire inside a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, the mayor and the local police chief said.
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US Justice Dept vows focus on white collar crime
NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department sees wire taps as a crucial tool to root out securities fraud as it collaborates more closely with market regulators, a senior department official said on Friday, one day after new charges were filed in the biggest U.S. hedge fund insider trading scandal.
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US jobless rate hits 26-1 2-year high at 10.2 percent
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.
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No takers for Abbas' Palestinian presidency
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 6 (Reuters) - There were no bids by younger Palestinian leaders on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas, who says he does not want to run for re-election in January.
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UK's Brown warns Karzai he could lose backing
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, winner of a fraud-tainted election, risks losing British and international support unless he acts decisively to fight corruption, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday. Brown, seeking to bolster dwindling public backing at home for keeping British troops in Afghanistan, said Karzai must pass five key tests.
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Saudis bomb rebels, but wary of Yemen entanglement
BEIRUT, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, deeply worried by instability in Yemen, has hit back hard at Yemeni insurgents who breached the kingdom's border, but will try to avoid getting sucked deeper into the conflict in its chaotic neighbour.
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China blasts U.S. duties ahead of Obama visit
BEIJING, Nov 6 (Reuters) - China denounced as protectionist new U.S. anti-dumping duties on steel pipes and launched its own investigation into imports of U.S.-made automobiles on Friday, a week before a visit by President Barack Obama.
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Rival Honduran leaders struggle to form gov't
TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Rival Honduran leaders struggled to form a compromise government in time to meet a Thursday deadline they agreed on last week to end the crisis over the ouster of deposed President Manuel Zelaya.
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EU experts say some countries 'ambushed' by H1N1
STOCKHOLM, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Some countries have been "ambushed" by sudden severe outbreaks of disease and death from the H1N1 flu pandemic, and have gone over the top in their response, a European flu specialist said on Friday.
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Iraqi kidnappings unabated as broader violence subsides
BAGHDAD, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Ten-year-old Iraqi football fan Muntazer picked up his ball one day and walked to his grandparents' house. On the way, he was snatched by kidnappers, who murdered him and poured acid on his body to try to erase evidence of the crime.
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China land of opportunity for some young Africans
BEIJING, Nov 6 (Reuters Life!) - It's not yet four a.m. and Vimbayi Kajese is already arriving at China Central Television (CCTV) for another day in her job as mainland China's first African news presenter, and the face of a growing community. Kajese is one of an increasing number of young Africans heading to China, as the country's booming economy and ever-closer ties with African nations create opportunities as tempting as any in Europe or the United States.
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Who built Berlin Wall? Most Russians don't know
MOSCOW, Nov 5 (Reuters) - More than half of all Russians do not know who built the Berlin Wall, one of the most enduring symbols of the Cold War, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.
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Abbas seen gambling as peace talks elusive
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's announcement on Thursday that he did not want to stand for re-election in January could be a tactic rather than a serious declaration of intent -- though he flatly denies that.
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Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases, group says
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday.
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7 killed, 12 wounded in Texas shooting
HOUSTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and 12 wounded in a shooting at the Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. Army base on Thursday, local media reported.
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Zimbabwe's MDC ends unity government boycott
MAPUTO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's MDC has ended its boycott of the new unity government and will give President Robert Mugabe one month to fully implement their power-sharing deal, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday.
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IAEA found nothing serious at Iran site
VIENNA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.N. inspectors found "nothing to be worried about" in a first look at a previously secret uranium enrichment site in Iran last month, the International Atomic Energy chief said in remarks published on Thursday.
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Africa the worst hit by AIDS, by far(2)
Nov 5 (Reuters) - Declining donor HIV/AIDS funding could have catastrophic consequences for millions who need treatment and undo progress made in fighting the disease, aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday.
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