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Texas school children have come into contact with the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola on US soil

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Texas school children have come into contact with the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola on US soil, Governor Rick Perry has said. At...
The FAA has ordered airlines to replace or modify the cockpit display units fitted to hundreds of Boeing jets

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered airlines to replace or modify the cockpit display units fitted to hundreds of Boeing jets. The US air...
Malcolm Young formed AC/DC in 1973 with his younger brother Angus

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Malcolm Young, who recently left AC/DC due to ill-health, is reportedly suffering from dementia. 61-year-old Malcolm Young, AC/DC guitarist and founder member, has been replaced...
Generations is South Africa's longest-running soap

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Generations fans have been cut off from South Africa's most popular show following the August sacking of its cast for demanding better pay. The last...
Tom and Jerry cartoons on TV will be accompanied by a warning that they may depict scenes of racial prejudice

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Classic Tom and Jerry cartoons on TV will be accompanied by a warning that they may depict scenes of "racial prejudice". The cartoons, some made...
The protesters want Beijing to withdraw plans to vet candidates for the next Hong Kong leadership election in 2017

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Hong Kong protesters are preparing for huge pro-democracy rallies on the National Day as leader CY Leung has urged them to back electoral reforms...
The International Day of Older Persons is celebrated each year on October 1st

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On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated October 1st as the International Day of Older Persons. This was preceded by initiatives...
HelpAge International's Global AgeWatch Index measures the social and economic welfare of those over 60

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According to an index of the quality of later life in 96 countries, Norway is the best place to grow old. HelpAge International's Global AgeWatch...
Daniel Crespo was mayor of Bell Gardens, a suburb of Los Angeles, and a city council member for more than a decade

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Daniel Crespo, the mayor of California suburb Bell Gardens, has been fatally shot at home and his wife taken into custody. Mayor Daniel Crespo, 45,...
An armed contractor with violent criminal record got in the elevator with President Barack Obama during his visit at CDC in Atlanta

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President Barack Obama rode in an elevator this month with an armed security contractor who had assault convictions, in what appears to be another...
The first Ebola case diagnosed on US soil has been confirmed at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital

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The first Ebola case diagnosed on US soil has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas. According to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital officials, the unidentified patient is...