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Israel Slides into Deflation as Domestic Growth Falls
Israel’s consumer prices fell in September compared to a year earlier, as the country’s economy also slowed, according to new data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Prices fell 0.3% from the previous year, […]
Health
Canada gives Spain, Norway experimental drug to treat Ebola cases
The Public Health Agency of Canada gave health officials in Spain and Norway a ZMapp-like drug to treat two health-care workers infected with Ebola, the agency confirmed Tuesday. The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg sent […]
Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Shi’ite Pro-Democracy Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr to be Beheaded and Crucified
Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death a Shi’ite Muslim cleric who was at the forefront of the country’s pro-democracy protests in 2011 in a move that will likely rekindle sectarian divide in the Middle East, […]
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‘Scottish Independence is a When Not an If’ says Nicola Sturgeon
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has defiantly said that the country achieving independence will be a “when, not an if” – despite voters opting out of breaking the 307-year old union with England on […]
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Forced Marriage: Kazakhstan Stealing the Bride Video Highlights ‘Barbaric’ Kidnapping Practice
Footage of a Kazakh woman apparently being kidnapped and dragged into the house of her future husband has surfaced online. The video shows the woman being pulled out from a car and forced to enter […]
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BBC Website Blocked in China After Hong Kong Police Beating Pro-Democracy Protestor Video Posting
The BBC news website has been blocked in China in an act of “deliberate censorship” over the posting of videos relating to the protests in Hong Kong. It is the first time since December 2010 […]
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Breaking: Dallas Local State of Emergency?
Local NBC 5 Dallas reporter Meredith Land tweeted the below around mid-afternoon today. We have screen captured the tweet in case it is deleted. More than likely ebola related… BREAKING>> Emergency Dallas Commissioners Ct. […]
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Woman sent to jail over overgrown yard
A Tennessee woman who fell behind on her yard work was cited by code enforcers and has served a stint in jail over her overgrown yard. Karen Holloway tells WVLT (http://bit.ly/1w6Nzkr) that the issue started […]
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9-year-old dies from drug overdose
A 9-year-old Pennsylvania boy is dead and his relative is facing charges after the child died in his care from an apparent drug overdose. The boy, Korbin Rager, was staying with Victor Hare III at […]