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Brazil has no plans to cancel Games

[2016-02-06 08:22]

Brazilian organizers have reiterated they have no intention of canceling the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of the outbreak of the Zika virus, with Sports Minister George Hilton saying the topic "is not in discussion".

IN BRIEF (Page 9)

[2016-02-06 08:22]

The campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union has taken a nine-point lead over the rival 'in' campaign, according to a poll taken since Prime Minister David Cameron set out his proposals to keep the country in the bloc.

Rome puts pyramid in spotlight

[2016-02-05 07:54]

Rome's only surviving pyramid from ancient times is being put in the spotlight.

Expert: Surrogate kids face rejection

[2016-02-05 07:54]

A newborn Down syndrome baby left by his Australian biological father with his poor surrogate mother in Thailand was one of several cases of surrogate children abandoned because of defects, an expert told a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday.

Report: US military's F-35 still dogged by host of 'deficiencies'

[2016-02-05 07:54]

The US military's futuristic F-35 fighter jet remains dogged by dangerous problems sure to further complicate what is already the most expensive weapons project in history, a Pentagon report said.

Glassblower 'unravels mysteries' of Murano

[2016-02-05 07:54]

A modern-day glassblower believes he has unraveled the mysteries of Renaissance-era Venetian glassmaking, a trade whose secrets were so closely guarded that anyone who divulged them faced the prospect of death.

Deadline looms for $63m mystery winner

[2016-02-05 07:54]

With hours to go and $63 million on the line, the mystery remains: Where's the winning California Lottery ticket and why hasn't somebody cashed it?

After 2 days, peace talks to take a break

[2016-02-05 07:54]

The peace talks in the Syrian civil conflict are taking a break. The fighting is not.

Obama decries anti-Muslim rhetoric during mosque visit

[2016-02-05 07:54]

US President Barack Obama made his first visit to a mosque in the United States on Wednesday, in an effort to allay public fears fueled by pop-culture portrayals of Muslims as terrorists, and to reassure Muslim American youth about their place in the nation.

Al-Shabaab leading suspect in plane blast

[2016-02-05 07:54]

Investigators suspect the al-Shabaab militant group was behind a likely bomb blast that forced an Airbus A321 into an emergency landing this week in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, US government sources said on Wednesday.

Assange to accept arrest if UN rules against him

[2016-02-05 07:54]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he took refuge in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, and accept arrest on Friday if a UN panel investigating his case rules against him, he said in a statement.

Tighter security in place for Cologne carnival

[2016-02-05 07:54]

Cologne was scheduled to host its annual carnival from Thursday with beefed-up security to prevent a repeat of the sex assaults that marred New Year's festivities and ignited a debate about Germany's ability to integrate asylum seekers.

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