Egyptian girl dies in illegal circumcision sparks ban
A 12-year-old Egyptian girl died after anesthesia overdose during female circumcision in an illegal clinic in Maghagh. Health Ministry issued a decree banning all cutting of the female reproductive system in any facility. penalties not specified. Separate cases include a suspected extortion plot involving Madeleine McCann, and a cocaine smuggling bust in Colombia using false teeth. Smuggling alcohol into Sweden was repurposed into biogas fuel, powering buses and a train one year later.
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Badour Shaker
Maghagh
Zeinab Abdel Ghani
Al-Masry Al-Yourn
Egyptian Health Ministry
Madeline McCann
Spain
Sotogrande
San Roque
Torremolinas
Sweden
Customs Service
Ingrid Jerlebrink
Linkoping
Stockholm
Carl Lilliehook
Svensk Biogas AB
Lilliehook
Jerlebrink
Ivory Coast PM survives landing attack at Bouake airport
An Ivory Coast plane carrying Prime Minister Guillaume Sora was fired upon on landing at Bouake airport in the north. Three people were killed and many injured as explosions and gunfire erupted during the rough landing. Sora and his aide were unharmed and moved to safety.
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Ivory Coast
Bouake
Abidjan
Guillaume Sora
Sidiki Konate
Sora
Alain Labagnon
Labagnon
Hamas preacher defies governor order in West Bank sermons
A leading Hamas preacher defied a Palestinian government ban on political talks in mosques during a Ramallah sermon while other clerics toned down rhetoric. The clash highlights Hamas influence after Gaza violence as Abbas seeks international support and security steps amid raids in Nablus and clashes with Fatah rivals.
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Nasius
West Bank
Hamas
Fatah
Gaza
Salam Fayyad
Ramallah
Jenin
Maher Kharas
Israel
Nablus
Moud Abbas
Abbas
Paris
Nicolas Sarkozy
Haitham Saleh
Balata
al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades
Abbas’ Fatah Movement
Storm toll and riots as floods devastate Turbat region
Villagers in Turbat and surrounding areas protest slow relief after Cyclone Yemyin swamps southwest Pakistan. Thousands oppose meager aid, rioting at the mayor's office as authorities say 14 dead in Baluchistan with many missing. Military helicopters drop supplies but 800000 affected poorly served. Afghan camps and regional refugees face disruption.
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Pakistan
Yemyin
Chaker Baloth
Baluchistan
Farqooq Ahmed Khan
National Disaster Management Authority
Khan
Islamabad
Arabian Sea
Khyber Agency
Ilyas Khan
North West Frontier Province
Afghanistan
NATO
Turbat
Mohammed Kash
Beijing bans 10 types of drugs for exaggerated claims
Beijing outlined a ban on 10 drugs after claims of high blood pressure and diabetes improvements could not be clinically supported. Stores were ordered to halt sales and outlets to print retractions under a new drug advertising law.
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Shanghai
China
Beijing News
United States
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S
Chinese Commerce Ministry
Wang Xinpei
Wang
FDA
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