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Cuba named first country to end mother-to-child HIV transmission
The World Health Organization on Tuesday declared Cuba the first country in the world to eliminate the transmission of HIV and syphilis ...Europe to end mobile roaming charges
The European Union has agreed to end mobile roaming charges within two years and allow travelers with European phone plans to pay ...Nepal tells U.N. to destroy low quality food meant for quake survivors
The United Nations must destroy hundreds of tonnes of substandard food it imported for distribution to survivors of the recent earthquakes in ...Israeli navy peacefully intercepts Gaza-bound vessel
Israel\'s navy intercepted a Swedish vessel attempting to breach a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip early Monday and brought it to ...WikiLeaks says NSA spied on French business
WikiLeaks has released documents that it says show that the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on France\'s top finance officials and high-stakes ...Greek banks shut down as crisis deepens
Greece announced early Monday it will shut banks for a week and impose capital controls, pleading for calm after anxious citizens emptied ...Solar Impulse leaves Japan on delayed Pacific flight
The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed "the point of no return" Monday after it left Japan bound for Hawaii, the most ...Taliban ambush kills 11 Afghan soldiers
At least 11 Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan, officials said Monday, as security forces face their ...Pro-European candidate wins Moldova vote
A pro-European Union candidate easily won the runoff vote for mayor of Moldova\'s capital and biggest city Monday, in an election seen ...Burundi votes in parliamentary poll amid opposition boycott
Burundians voted for a new parliament on Monday, the first in a series of elections boycotted by the opposition after weeks of ...