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Labs to Destroy Flu Strain to Avoid Epidemic

LONDON – The U.N. health agency said Wednesday that Brazil, France, Germany and Japan — as well as Canada and the United States — are among 18 countries that received vials of a pandemic flu strain that could spark a global epidemic. The World Health Organization urged labs to destroy …

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Moussaoui Case Sparks Execution Fight

WASHINGTON – Now the real trouble begins as the case of Zacarias Moussaoui (search) hurtles toward a conclusion and the life of the admitted terrorist conspirator hangs in the balance. Next comes the penalty phase in the criminal prosecution of the 36-year-old French citizen, who says the endgame of his …

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Germans Proud, Wary of Benedict XVI

BERLIN – “We are the Pope!” Germany’s biggest-selling daily screamed on its front page Wednesday, reflecting national pride in the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (search) as the 265th pontiff. But the Bild newspaper’s joy was far from universal. Berlin’s left-leaning Tageszeitung daily appeared with a black front page and …

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