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| Haiti aid workers released after kidnapping |
| Doctors Without Borders says kidnappers have released two European aid workers snatched off the streets of Haiti's Port-au-Prince and held for five days. |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00 a.m. |
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| Iraq election early results 'tight' |
| Partial vote results in Iraq's historic election released on Thursday show a tight contest between the nation's prime minister, who had the lead in two provinces in the mainly Shi'ite south, and a secular challenger who appeared to be drawing on Sunni support north of Baghdad. |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:49 a.m. |
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| Vatican slams condom machines in school |
| A Rome high school has decided to install vending machines selling condoms for its students, sparking angry reaction from the Catholic Church which claims the move will only encourage youths to have sex. |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:39 a.m. |
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| Large aftershocks rock Chile |
| Chile has been rocked by a 7.2-magnitude aftershock - the largest since a devastating earthquake hit the country last month. |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:01 a.m. |
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| Nigerian villagers flee slaughter |
| Nearly 3000 people have fled to a neighbouring state after hundreds were slaughtered in several mostly Christian villages in Nigeria over the weekend, aid officials say. |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46 a.m. |
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| Suncreen nanoparticles 'might be toxic' |
| Nanoparticles used to make some sunscreens transparent, making them popular with consumers, might also be toxic according to Australian research which adds to uncertainty about the safety of some sunscreens. |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:29 a.m. |
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