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INTERNATIONAL
| New vaccine to combat rotavirus infection |
| Every monsoon, hundreds of infants in Mumbai’s slums suffer from rotavirus infection, leading to severe diarrhoea. And lack of adequate and timely medical help leads to unnecessary deaths. |
| Chennithala likely to join Chandy cabinet |
| TRIVANDRUM - Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Ramesh Chennithala launched his Kerala yatra from Kasargod on April 18 predicting major political changes by the time it concludes in the state capital of Trivandrum. |
| Chennithala likely to join Chandy cabinet |
| TRIVANDRUM - Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Ramesh Chennithala launched his Kerala yatra from Kasargod on April 18 predicting major political changes by the time it concludes in the state capital of Trivandrum. |
| ‘Li’s trip shows China keen to enhance ties with India’ |
| NEW DELHI - All issues, including the boundary question, would be on the table when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet here on Sunday evening for talks. |
| Gen Kayani meets Sharif, discusses crucial issues |
| ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani met the Sharif brothers in Lahore on Saturday spending a couple of hours with them to discuss a wide array of issues. |
| ‘Brain-eating amoeba’ claims first victim |
| KARACHI - A 14-year-old boy became the first victim this year of ‘brain-eating amoeba’ (Naegleria fowleri) in Karachi, who died here at a hospital on Friday night. |
| Zardari not resigning: Spokesman rejects Shahbaz’s allegations |
| ISLAMABAD - Dispelling the rumours, presidential spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar on Friday announced that President Asif Ali Zardari will not be resigning any time soon. |
| Musharraf’s remand extended by 14 days |
| ISLAMABAD - An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Saturday extended the judicial remand of former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s for 14 days in the judges’ detention case following a dramatic withdrawal from the case by the main complainant. |
| Tight security measures in place for re-polling in NA-250 today |
| KARACHI - Despite the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) decision to boycott re-polling in 43 polling stations in NA-250 and Provincial Assembly PS112 and113 today (Sunday), voting will go ahead as announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). |
| Landing gear issue leads to plane’s belly landing |
| NEWARK, New Jersey - An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported. |
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