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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Food situation in N. Korea still poor

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- North Korea has never really come back from the famine years of the early 1990s, a report released Saturday said. The International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington released its 2012 Global Hunger Index of 120 nations, with individual scores from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Chavez seen preparing for succession

CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who won a fourth term Sunday despite speculation over his health after cancer treatment, seems to have marked newly appointed deputy Nicolas Maduro as his potential successor. Chavez, 58, has been receiving treatment for cancer... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Questions raised about meningitis pharmacy

BOSTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Massachusetts officials said an executive of a sister compa ny of the pharmacy linked to the meningitis outbreak recused herself as a state regulator. Sophia Pasedis, vice president of regulatory affairs and compliance at Ameridose, which shares the same owner as that of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Alex Karras, former NFL lineman, actor, dies at 77

By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Alex Karras was a man of many roles. Fearsome NFL defensive lineman. Lovable TV dad. Hilarious big-screen cowboy. And in the end, a dementia victim who blamed the NFL for his illness along with thousands of former players in lawsuits accusing the league... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Merkel visits Greece amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Greece rolled out the red carpet Tuesday for German Chancellor Angela Merkel who is making her first visit to Athens since the start of Europe's economic crisis. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was on hand at Athens International Airport to greet the German leader when... Sign in to see full entry.

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