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Venezuela slows Amazon Indian swine flu outbreak PUERTO AYACUCHO, Venezuela, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A potentially devastating outbreak of swine flu among the Yanomami Indians in Venezuela's Amazon rain forest appears to be contained for now after a rapid medical response in the remote zone.
Nov 9, 2009 at 23:21 | Reuters
Speeches by world leaders on Berlin Wall anniversary BERLIN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - World leaders gathered in the German capital on Monday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which marked the end of the Cold War and freed the way to the unification of Germany.
Nov 9, 2009 at 22:51 | Reuters
U.S. justices consider life in prison for juveniles WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant on Monday to make it unconstitutional for any juvenile who commits a crime other than murder to be sentenced to life in prison without possible release.
Nov 9, 2009 at 22:01 | Reuters
Hebrew Bible stolen by Nazis returned to Austria NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A nearly 500-year-old Hebrew Bible stolen by the Nazis shortly before World War Two was returned to the Jewish community of Vienna on Monday, U.S. officials said.
Nov 9, 2009 at 21:30 | Reuters
Medics fly in to tackle Cape Verde dengue outbreak PRAIA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - International medical teams have landed in Cape Verde to fight a dengue fever epidemic that has killed six and is suspected to have hit 12, 000 in a country of just over 400, 000 inhabitants, authorities said on Monday.
Nov 9, 2009 at 21:20 | Reuters
Libya says illegal migration to Italy cut by 90% RABAT, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Libya has slashed by 90 percent numbers of African migrants trying to reach Europe illegally by sea since striking a deal with Rome early this year, Interior Minister Salah Rajab al-Masmari said on Monday.
Nov 9, 2009 at 21:15 | Reuters
Iran charges three detained Americans with espionage TEHRAN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Iran has charged three detained U.S. citizens with espionage, the official IRNA news agency quoted a prosecutor as saying on Monday, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there was no evidence to back the charges.
Nov 9, 2009 at 21:11 | Reuters
European Union wants coordinated exit plan for banks BRUSSELS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - European Union states should tell investors they will work together on a strategy to wean banks off state support when the economy improves, the EU's anti-trust chief will tell finance ministers on Tuesday.
Nov 9, 2009 at 21:06 | Reuters
AIDS is leading cause of death, disease for women GENEVA (AP) — In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
Nov 9, 2009 at 20:28
Florida most dangerous state for pedestrians NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters Life!) - Florida, with four of the five most treacherous metropolitan areas for walking, is the most dangerous state in the United States for pedestrians.
Nov 9, 2009 at 18:50
U.N. official warns of grim Gaza winter GAZA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Palestinian families in Gaza whose homes were destroyed almost a year ago during an Israeli military offensive may have to spend another winter in tents, a U.N. official said on Monday.
Nov 9, 2009 at 18:46 | Reuters
Britain approves 10 possible nuclear plant sites LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The British government on Monday approved 10 sites where utilities could build nuclear power plants and promised to speed up the planning system for new energy facilities.
Nov 9, 2009 at 18:33 | Reuters
Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for making change possible in East Germany as she visited what was once a fortified border crossing on Monday — retracing her steps on the night 20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell.
Nov 9, 2009 at 17:53
What does subsidy bill mean for Iran? TEHRAN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The political stakes are high for the plan of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to cut food and energy subsidies.
Nov 9, 2009 at 17:52 | Reuters
Somali pirates seize weapons ship, attack tanker MOGADISHU, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship loaded with weapons bound for the anarchic Horn of Africa nation in contravention of a U.N. arms embargo, maritime experts said on Monday.
Nov 9, 2009 at 17:47 | Reuters