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Police in Jerusalem have shot dead 2 Palestinians inseparate attempted stabbing attacks on the Israelisin the city. In Bethlehem on the west bank, dozensof Palestinian protestors clashed with Israeli troops.Paul Adams reports.
Fresh violence on the streets in Jerusalem. An Israeli woman was stabbed after nightfall as sheboarded the bus on busy Jeffter road. The police say she was not badly hurt. The attacker wasshot dead. They came as the authorities announced a major security operation. Hundreds ofextra soldiers mobilized across the country as the government Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu struggles to end the wave of Palestinian attacks. New Israeli checkpoints in several ofJerusalem’s Arab neighborhoods.
A new study has found the Ebola virus can linger on in male survivors for at least 9 months,much longer than previously thought. The researchers took semen samples from nearly 100men in Sierra Leone who recovered from the disease. In a quarter of them, the virus was stillpresent 7 to 9 months after they become sick. It’s not clear whether they were infectious.
The Head of Brazil’s army has warned that there is a risk of a social crisis developing. Brazil isfacing a severe economic downturn, a corruption sandal of state-owned oil company andattempts to impeach the President. From Rio De Janeiro, here’s Will Davis.
In a speech to fellow officers at the weekend, General Eduardo Villas Boas warned Brazil wasliving through a political, economic and ethic crisis which could have negative effects onstability. Details has only just come out, but the chief of staffs comments could be interpretedas string into a taboo area. Brazil President Dilma Rousseff is struggling to hold on to power. Adamaging corruption scandal and economic recession has weakened their support andauthority. For several weeks, opponents in congress have been trying to begin animpeachment process against her.
Police in Mexico have arrested a 14-year-old boy who was recruited on Facebook to carry out acontract killing. The boy who was called FS thing told police a drugs gang in the border townof Tijuana gave him a gun and took him by taxi to shoot a rival dead.
President Obama has announced that the United State is sending about 300 militarypersonnel to Cameroon to conduct air-borne surveillance and reconnaissance operations.It’s part of increasing effects by Washington to combat Boko Horam militants. As GD reportsfrom Washington.
It’s likely that intelligence gathering will be done by drones and it’s expected that they’llconduct missions over other countries in the region beyond borders of Cameroon. The senioradministration official told the BBC that the force have been requested invitation of and incoordination with the Cameroonian government. He said the troops will be deployed on 2existing military bases run by the country’s arm forces.
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A senior United State official has told the BBC that the American and Russia militaries are closeto finalizing a memorandum of understanding. It sets on basic air safety procedures in the skiesabove Syria. The 2 sides hope to prevent accidental clashes between planes during thatparallel but uncoordinated air strikes.
More than 100 prominent American women have launched a lobby group to curb gunviolence, a key issue in the early stages of the presidential campaign. The bi-partisan groupis led by former congress woman Gabrielle Giffords who in 2011 narrowly survived anassassination attempt.
Scientists have unearthed the fossil of a mammal which lived 125 million years ago. They sayit's so well preserved so they will be able to conduct detailed analysis of remains. RM has thestory.
The researchers described this ancient mammal as an exceptionally cute fur ball caught byanalysis.It was unearthed in a line stone quarry in central Spain and unusually, this creature ispreserved with its internal organs,skin and fur intact. It would’ve been small, somewherebetween the size of a mouse and a rat with big ears and a pointy face and has shout mane inthe soft fussy belly. But its low back was covered in short - spines and some tough scales,helping it ward off preditors such as the small dinosaurs that share its habitat.
The former President of Benin Mathieu Kerekou has died. He was 82. Mr. Karekou led thecountry for 30 years after seizing power in the military coup in 1972. He was nicknamed theChameleon because his changing political affiliations. After first embracing Marxism, the latehelped pave the way for multi-party politics and returned the power as a democraticallyelected President in 1996. The government has announced a week of national mourning.
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