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Japan aims to fill empty old condos
Japan aims to cap number of vacant homes at 4 million.
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At 94, Minn. eye doctor heads to Africa to help Ebola survivors
Dr. Lowell Gess, an ophthalmologist from Alexandria, alerted West Africa to the virus continuing to lurk in the eyes and causing vision loss.
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Grisly fossils from Kenya reveal a 10,000-year-old massacre
Scientists have found grisly evidence of a massacre in Kenya about 10,000 years ago, providing rare evidence of violence between groups in ancient hunter-gatherer societies.
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Deadly attack on university in NW Pakistan
Police in northwest Pakistan say gunmen stormed a university. Police and army exchanged gunfire with the attackers. One official says at least 19 people were killed.
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Year of the monkey could spark baby boom in China
Chinese companies, hospitals predict boost from potential baby boom.
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Minnesotan who founded Books for Africa to walk across Zanzibar
Founder of Books for Africa plans fundraising walk across Zanzibar in E. Africa.
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Iran, U.S. swap prisoners
Officials from both Iran and the United States confirming that four detained Iranian-Americans have been released Saturday - in exchange for seven Iranians held or charged in the U.S.
Alan Rickman, star of stage and 'Harry Potter,' dies at 69
British actor Alan Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain in the "Harry Potter" saga and other films, has died. He was 69.
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Islamic State claims deadly Jakarta attacks
Attackers set off suicide bombs and exchanged gunfire outside a Starbucks cafe in Indonesia's capital in a brazen assault Thursday that police said "imitated" the recent Paris attacks.
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Niger says 4 soldiers confess to December coup plot
Four of Niger's army officers arrested in December confessed to planning an attempt to overthrow the government, the defense minister said Wednesday.
Business
Microsoft, despite years of reaching out to Chinese leaders, is under a monopoly investigation there
Company has worked to recover from early missteps, but it still draws scrutiny
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Deadly explosion in Istanbul
A TV report blames a suicide bomber for an explosion that killed at least 10 people in Istanbul, Turkey. The blast happened in a historic area that is popular with tourists. Officials say the cause of the blast is under investigation.
Variety
Gallery: Remembering David Bowie
Once known as Ziggy Stardust, he became a fashion icon and a symbol of changing time. He died Sunday at age 69.
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