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Sequencing of patients’ genomes offers new hope: studies (AFP)

AFP – US researchers have decoded the entire genome of patients to identify the root cause of their diseases paving the way towards individual genomic treatments, according to newly published studies.

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Machete attacks on Christian villages kill 500-plus in Nigeria (AFP)

AFP – UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday appealed for “maximum restraint” amid revulsion at the slaughter of more than 500 Christians in Nigeria, as survivors told how the killers chopped down their victims.

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Strong turnout in Iraq election, say forecasts (AFP)

AFP – Iraq’s general election saw a strong turnout of at least 50 percent in most areas, initial forecasts showed Monday after a ballot hit by rocket, mortar and bomb attacks that killed 38 people.

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Iceland polling stations open for Icesave referendum (AFP)

AFP – Iceland polling stations opened Saturday for a referendum on a hugely unpopular bank collapse repayment deal for Britain and the Netherlands, with surveys and even the government saying a no vote is inevitable.

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Pentagon concerned over Blackwater’s work in Afghanistan (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is concerned about possible misconduct in Afghanistan by the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater and has promised to review the issue, the Pentagon said.

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Karadzic defends ‘holy’ war at genocide trial (AFP)

AFP – Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic ended a months long boycott of his genocide trial on Monday, defiantly declaring that a conflict which left 100,000 dead was “just and holy”.

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Huge suicide bombing hits Afghan capital (AFP)

AFP – A suicide bomber set off a huge explosion near an upmarket shopping and hotel complex in the heart of Kabul early Friday, and police shot dead two other would-be attackers, officials said.

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Fighting in Afghan assault slows, residents flee (AFP)

AFP – Taliban resistance to a major US-led assault in southern Afghanistan has slowed, the military said Wednesday, as civilians stream out of the area in search of food and supplies.

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