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Brazil's Rousseff, Neves chase run-off votes

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and challenger Aecio Neves are reading up their campaigns for a tight run-off election, vying for the support of frustrated voters demanding change amid an economic slowdown. Duration: 02:16 Oct 7, 2014
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Anguish and fear at Spain hospital where Ebola spread

At Madrid's La Paz-Carlos III hospital, where a Spanish nurse became the first person to contract Ebola outside of Africa, anxious staff gather in small groups to discuss their anger and dismay over the case. Duration: 01:03 Oct 7, 2014
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Frenchman fights for return of sister from Syria

A young Frenchman is fighting for the return of his sister, a 15-year old school girl, who he claims left France to join the Jihadist Al-Nusra group in Syria after being in touch with an internet recruiting network. Duration: 01:00 Oct 7, 2014
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Somali troops secure key port after capture from Shebab

Somali military commanders Monday celebrated the capture of the last major port held by Islamist Shebab insurgents, as the government secured control of the town for the first time in over two decades. Duration: 01:25 Oct 7, 2014
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Stampede victims record their statement in Patna

Patna, Oct 07 (ANI): An enquiry committee conducted an open court hearing for the stampede victims in Patna on Tuesday in which 32 people were killed on the occasion of Dussehra on October 03.Most of the killed were women and a few children. Officials had said the stampede happened as people were leaving at the end of the event. Additional Director General of Police, Gupteshwar Pandey, who was present at the hearing, said they will take any decision only after they have heard the grievances of all the victims. Patna police had said some people reported that had they heard a rumour that a live electric wire had fallen on the public ground and it quickly spread through the crowd, prompting a rush for the gates. Home Secretary of Bihar, Amir Subhani, was also present to listen to people’s problems and recording their statements. Oct 7, 2014
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Meteorological department releases cyclone warning in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 07 (ANI): Meteorological department in Odisha released a warning on Tuesday for a cyclone developing over the Bay of Bengal and expected to hit the state's coast by October 12. In October 2013, Cyclone Phailin - country's fiercest storm in 14 years - had smashed into the coastline of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, flooded swathes of farmland and ripped apart tens of thousands of mud-and-thatch homes. Director of Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar city, Sarat Chandra Sahu said the depression would move in a West-North-westerly direction and intensify into a deep depression within 24 hours and further intensify into a cyclonic storm thereafter. However, he urged people not to panic. Meanwhile, speaking to media persons, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik assured that the state is ready to handle any such eventuality. Oct 7, 2014
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Samuel Doria Medina hits out at Morales

Centrist businessman Samuel Doria Medina who is running for the Democrat Unity party against incumbent Evo Morales, holds campaign rally ahead of Sunday's Bolivian presidential election. Duration: 01:08 Oct 7, 2014
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