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Update: 113 bodies pulled out from Taiwan earthquake rubble, authorities say; 4 still missing - AP

 

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Preliminary magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes 6 miles NW of Torata, Peru - USGS

 

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Explosion of ash of the Telica volcano in Nicaragua - Radio 580AM

 

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Oman leader Sultan Qaboos to travel to Germany for medical check ups - state news agency via Reuters

 

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More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus, 31,555 total infections, country's national health institute says - Reuters

 

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov sees 49% chance ceasefire in Syria will successfully be in place a week from now - Al Arabiya

 

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Russia says not bombing civilians in Syria, but is protecting itself from militants - CNN

 

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Kerry: Russia sanctions to stay in force until Ukraine agreement is implemented - Al Arabiya

 

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POLITICS
Russia Prime Minister Medvedev says world has slipped into 'new Cold War' - AFP

 

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French Prime Minister Valls says 'Russian bombing of civilians' in Syria 'has to stop' - Reuters

 

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Myanmar army chief to extend term 5 more years as military and Aung San Suu Kyi negotiate terms of transition - Reuters

 

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Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces new-look cabinet - 9NEWS

 

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NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Report: North Korea to halt search for Japanese abductees after Japan imposed sanctions following North Korean rocket launch - Reuters

 

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China supports adoption of UN resolution calling for North Korea to 'pay necessary price' for recent behavior - Reuters

 

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US temporarily deploys additional Patriot missile battery in South Korea in response to North Korea's nuclear test, rocket launch - Reuters

 

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China's foreign minister says US needs to be cautious on possible deployment of advanced US missile defense system in South Korea - Reuters

 

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FIFA CORRUPTION CASE
13 European football associations pledge FIFA backing to presidential candidate Gianni Infantino, Serbian FA says - Reuters

 

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Secretary of State John Kerry says US wants 'a strong UK staying in a strong EU' - AFP

 

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Earthquake: M 5.7 - Izu Islands, Japan region

 

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Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini arrives at FIFA headquarters in Zurich to appeal ban - AP