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Study: Tobacco control has saved millions of lives

YoopyaJan 8, 2014December 31, 20230

CHICAGO (AP) — Anti-smoking measures have saved roughly 8 million U.S. lives since a landmark 1964 report linking smoking and disease, a study estimates, yet

The final episode of a stowaway’s story

YoopyaJan 7, 2014January 31, 20240

Many months after a man from Mozambique fell to his death from the undercarriage of an aeroplane flying over London, his family has been traced.

American football-Florida State edge Auburn in thriller

YoopyaJan 7, 2014January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – The top-ranked Florida State Seminoles completed the biggest ever comeback to win college football’s national championship with a wild 34-31 victory over No.

Asian shares falter to near 4-month low, dollar regains strength

YoopyaJan 7, 2014December 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Asian shares fell to a near four-month low on Tuesday, though the dollar rebounded after overnight weakness on disappointing U.S. services sector data

Thai anti-government protesters march to support Bangkok “shutdown”

YoopyaJan 7, 2014December 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Protesters trying to topple Thailand’s prime minister marched in Bangkok on Tuesday to drum up support for their plans to bring the capital

Thousands of African migrants protest Israel detention policy

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Thousands of African migrants, many holding banners demanding freedom for compatriots jailed by Israel, protested on Sunday in a Tel Aviv square against a

Israeli ex-PM Sharon’s condition in steady decline: hospital

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

(Reuters) – The condition of Israeli former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since a 2006 stroke, continues to decline, a

Rodman’s ex-NBA team arrives in NKorea for game

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Monday with a team of fellow former NBA players for an exhibition game

Syrian rebels battle al-Qaida-linked fighters

YoopyaJan 5, 2014December 3, 20230

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels seized a compound held by al-Qaida-linked militants Sunday as their one-time allies used car bombs against them, in some of

Bombings kill 15 in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad

YoopyaJan 5, 2014December 10, 20230

BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities say bombings in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, have killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens. Police say the deadliest in Sunday’s