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China Daily | Updated: 2017-09-30 08:11

Iraq

IS posts tape of leader Baghdadi

The Islamic State group on Thursday released a new audio recording purportedly of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who vowed to continue fighting and called on his followers to stand firm despite the loss of Mosul. The 46-minute-long audio, the date of which is not clear, called on Sunni Muslims to rise and fight against the Shiites, crusaders and apostates. The release of the audio, if confirmed, would be a clear response to earlier reports that said al-Baghdadi was killed.

United States

OJ Simpson to be released

Disgraced football star OJ Simpson, whose racially charged 1995 murder trial riveted the nation, was expected to be released from prison as early as Monday after nine years behind bars for armed robbery. Simpson, 70, plans to relocate to Florida following his release from the Lovelock Correctional Center, the medium-security prison in Nevada where he has been serving his sentence, said his lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne.

Woman, 101, dies in kitchen tragedy

Authorities said a 101-year-old suburban Boston woman died when a stovetop fire spread through her kitchen and ignited her clothing. They didn't release the victim's name. She died on Wednesday in her home in Melrose, about 15 kilometers north of Boston. Firefighters found the woman's body on the ground floor of the two-family home. She was alone and appeared to have been cooking herself a meal.

South Korea

Breakthrough in drug detection

Researchers have codeveloped a sensor that is able to detect a person's drug intake with a drop of sweat, saliva or urine. Right now, drug testing involves using complex diagnostic devices that are often bulky, expensive and slow. The newly developed portable sensor - sized at 1.5 x 3.5 centimeters - is 10,000 times as accurate as existing portable drug-screening devices. If commercialized, the team said the technology will make drug screening as easy as testing for alcohol intake with a breathalyzer.

Xinhua - AFP - The Korea Herald / ANN

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