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foreign minister tells the BBC all sides must use restraint, after
scores are killed in clashes and amid fears of a crackdown against...
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The man who set-up Russia's biggest search engine, Yandex, with his school friend dies in a London hospital aged 48.
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Greene: Goodbye, mail carrier
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proposed in this day and age, would never fly. And the US. Postal
Service may...
Body pulled from river identified as missing Manitoba mom
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Police have confirmed that a body discovered in the Red River on
Saturday is that of Lisa Gibson, the mother of two young children
who...
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How Height Is Connected to Cancer - TIME (blog)
Jealous
of your long-legged peers? Turns out they may not have won the gene
pool after all. New research published in the journal Cancer
Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found a surprising correlation
between height and cancer risk among ...
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Health dept. steps up fever watch - The Hindu
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the light of Saudi Arabia and a few other countries reporting cases of
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the Health
Department here is keeping track of cases of fever on a daily basis.
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Relay For Life offers hope against cancer - Midland Daily News
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the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Midland County on
Saturday. This year, 91 teams were registered to take over the Midland
County Fairgrounds for the ...
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Coffee Could Save Your Life - TIME
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Video of Memphis QB singing with young cancer patient goes viral - natmonitor.com
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