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3D printers give amputees hope of near-normal life

[2015-06-03 07:41]

Doctors amputated Ugandan schoolboy Jesse Ayebazibwe's right leg three years ago after he was hit by a truck while walking home from school.

Two patients claimed by MERS in South Korea

[2015-06-03 07:41]

South Korea on Tuesday reported its first deaths from the MERS virus, following the largest outbreak outside the Middle East. The virus has infected 25 people and triggered widespread public alarm.

School lunch programs give hungry children an education in caring

[2015-06-03 07:41]

Churning out 1.2 metric tons of curry in under an hour, staff members running a spotlessly clean, high-tech kitchen in the Hindu holy city of Vrindavan are hoping to turn around the poor reputation of India's free school lunch program.

Brothers accept payout in Flight 370 lawsuit

[2015-06-03 07:41]

Two Malaysian boys whose father was a passenger on the jetliner that vanished in March last year have secured an out-of-court settlement in the tragedy's first legal case against Malaysia Airlines and the government.

727 migrants escorted to Bangladesh

[2015-06-03 07:41]

Myanmar's navy is escorting a boat carrying 727 migrants to the waters of neighboring Bangladesh, four days after intercepting it in the Andaman Sea, the Myanmar's information minister said on Tuesday.

Abe to push for 26% cut in emissions

[2015-06-03 07:41]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he would pledge a 26 percent cut in the country's greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a global summit on climate change this year.

FBI behind surveillance

[2015-06-03 07:41]

The FBI is operating a small air force with scores of low-flying planes across the United States carrying video and, at times, cellphone surveillance technology - all hidden behind fictitious companies that are fronts for the government, The Associated Press has learned.

Iraq raises alarm about foreign IS fighters

[2015-06-03 07:41]

US-led coalition members carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State jihadists met in Paris on Tuesday as Iraq's leader pleaded for more support against what he said was an increase in the proportion of foreigners in the group.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-06-03 07:41]

A New Zealand union is going to court to determine whether Chinese workers who were allegedly exploited while working for the state-owned railway are covered by the country's employment law.

Woman, 92, completes marathon

[2015-06-02 07:47]

A 92-year-old cancer survivor rocked her way into the record books on Sunday, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon.

Nation's love for the bottle takes its toll on productivity

[2015-06-02 07:47]

Australia's affliction with alcohol sees its adults spending 91.5 million hours of every month hung over, according to data released on Monday.

Afghanistan harnesses militias to fight Taliban

[2015-06-02 07:47]

Mohammed Omar, the commander known on the battlefield as Pakhsaparan, or "the wall breaker", barked out commands at his bandolier-draped fighters, part of a patchwork of anti-Taliban militias in northern Afghanistan seeking to augment hard-pressed Afghan forces in a strategy fraught with risk.

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