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Earthquakes death toll rising

BEIJING (AP):Rescue workers cleared roads yesterday so they could search for survivors and rush aid to a remote mountainous area of south-western China after twin earthquakes killed at least 80 people.

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Social media rumours cause panic

MEXICO CITY (AP):Mothers rushed to pull their kids out of school, shopkeepers slammed down their metal gates, and bus drivers radioed one another about streets to avoid after rumours of shoot-outs and gunmen travelling in a caravan in a Mexico City...

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Teenage suicide bomber kills six

KABUL, (AP):A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up outside NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital yesterday, killing at least six civilians in a strike that targeted the heart of the United States (US)-led military operation in the country.

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Residents on alert as storm nears

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP):Tropical Storm Leslie moved slowly northward yesterday after pausing to spin in place over the Atlantic, and forecasters expected it would regain strength and become a hurricane before passing to the east of Bermuda.

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Obama vs Romney debates

WASHINGTON (AP):Finally, the fall season offers the matchup sure to attract the biggest audience of the campaign: President Barack Obama goes one-on-one with Republican rival Mitt Romney in three prime-time debates.

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Marijuana hits the US campaign

DENVER (AP):Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan says the federal government shouldn't interfere with states that have legalised medical marijuana.The Wisconsin congressman said while he personally doesn't approve of medical marijuana laws...

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Television spending spree really begins

The television advertising war for the 2012 presidential contest is now well and truly on with its total spending expected to swell to US$1.1 billion (more than J$90 billion).