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Oct 14 2009
US senate panel backs health plan | Print |  E-mail
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Snowe, right, is the first Republican to vote for a health plan supported by most Democrats [EPA]
Snowe, right, is the first Republican to vote for a health plan supported by most Democrats [EPA]
The US senate finance committee has voted to approve a healthcare package, boosting attempts by Barack Obama, the US president, to overhaul the present system.

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Disease fears in Manila flood zone | Print |  E-mail
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John Holmes is in the Philippines assessing relief efforts after two disastrous storms [AFP]
John Holmes is in the Philippines assessing relief efforts after two disastrous storms [AFP]
Two weeks after heavy rains caused widespread flooding in the Philippine capital, several areas of Manila remain waterlogged raising fears of mass outbreaks of disease, the UN's top humanitarian official has said.

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Yao joins China anti-smoking drive | Print |  E-mail
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China's biggest sports star Yao Ming has joined a high profile anti-tobacco campaign aimed at persuading around 350 million Chinese smokers to kick the habit.

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Seoul seeks flood talks with North | Print |  E-mail
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Last month's sudden surge in water along the Imjin river killed six South Korean campers [AFP]
Last month's sudden surge in water along the Imjin river killed six South Korean campers [AFP]
South Korea has called for talks with North Korea on measures to prevent a repeat of last month's sudden flood surge along a cross-border river that left six South Korean campers dead.

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Deaths in Cambodia ferry disaster | Print |  E-mail
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The ferry capsized some 160km upstream from the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh
The ferry capsized some 160km upstream from the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh
An overloaded river ferry has capsized in a tributary of Cambodia's Mekong river, claiming the lives of at least 17 passengers.

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