Thousands more people are evacuating their homes as widespread flooding continues across the Australian state of Queensland.

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‘Battling to save what they can’

Thousands more people are evacuating their homes as widespread flooding continues across the Australian state of Queensland.

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‘Battling to save what they can’

Brazilian police have shot dead at least 13 more people in Rio de Janeiro as they try stop a wave of violence by suspected drug traffickers.

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Violence sparks panic on Rio’s streets

We haven’t heard the last of Proposition 19. Its backers are taking heart from its unsuccessful run at the polls last week-where more people voted in favor of it than for Meg Whitman or Carly Fiorina.They are vowing that they will be back in 2012, with…

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Prop. 19 Backers Regroup for 2012

Seven more people have died from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a hospital official said Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities to 76 since Friday.

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Volcanic ash strikes Indonesia village

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano belched a steady stream of gas and ash Thursday, unleashing a pair of powerful eruptions into the morning sky, as disaster officials announced five more people had died.

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Volcano death toll climbs to 44

Fire crews say they are “amazed” more people were not seriously injured in a suspected gas explosion in Salford, Greater Manchester.

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Crews ‘amazed’ at low blast toll

One day, Google’s chief health strategist, Dr. Roni, had an epiphany: On any given day, more people are posing health questions to Google than posing health questions to their doctors.

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Sick? Read this before you Google

Cuts will lead to more people serving short jail terms, claim the probation officers’ union.

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Probation officers condemn cuts

A new form of brain disease, similar to Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease, could affect more people than previously thought, researchers in the US say.

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‘Wider impact’ of brain disease

Many more people will die of heart problems as climate change continues, experts warn.

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Climate change poses a heart risk