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Bird flu reported in far western China
Nov 24 2005 10:30PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Thursday announced the spread of bird flu to a far western region, while Indonesia reported its first outbreak of the virus in the tsunami-ravaged Aceh province where hundreds of chickens have died from the disease.
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China defends handling of toxic spill
Nov 24 2005 10:01PM (CT)
HARBIN, China (AP) - China's government defended its handling of a chemical plant explosion that sent a 50-mile-long toxic slick of river water coursing through a major city Thursday and blamed the disaster on a subsidiary of a state-owned oil company.
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U.N. welcomes Nepal deal to end civil war
Nov 24 2005 1:38PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The United Nations welcomed an agreement between Nepal's top political parties and its communist rebels to work together to restore democracy and end a civil war that has killed about 12,000 people.
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Panel: Women should ascend Japan throne
Nov 24 2005 12:43PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A panel on Japan's imperial succession formally recommended Thursday that women be allowed to ascend the ancient Chrysanthemum Throne, a change that could spare the royal family a looming succession crisis.
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U.N. official visits Pakistan quake zone
Nov 24 2005 10:50AM (CT)
BALAKOT, Pakistan (AP) - The head of the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday he was concerned about the fate of more than 40,000 highland quake survivors expected to flee their mountain villages as the frigid Himalayan winter hits, and a NATO official said troops were racing to get aid to the most vulnerable.
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China opposes bringing Iran before U.N.
Nov 24 2005 5:51AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China stuck to its long-held position Thursday that the dispute over Iran's nuclear program should be resolved through negotiations and not be brought before the U.N. Security Council.
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Japan forgives $6 billion of Iraqi debt
Nov 24 2005 12:34AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan finalized an agreement Thursday to forgive $6.1 billion of Iraqi debt, or about 80 percent of the total owed by Baghdad, a government official said.
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