2014年10月13日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Court hears Pistorius had 'genuine remorse'

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 01:42 AM PDT

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius arrives at the High Court in Pretoria on October 13, 2014Pretoria (AFP) - Oscar Pistorius's therapist told a sentencing hearing Monday the fallen sprinter suffered genuine remorse following his girlfriend's death, as his defence team argued he should not be imprisoned for negligently killing the model.


CDC head criticized for blaming 'protocol breach' as nurse gets Ebola

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 09:04 PM PDT

CDC Director, Dr. Thomas Frieden, speaks at the CDC headquarters in AtlantaSome healthcare experts say the case shows how far hospitals are from adequately training staff.


Marchers confront riot police over Missouri shootings, more protests planned

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 01:55 AM PDT

St. Louis Police department officers block the Grand bridge in St. LouisBy Fiona Ortiz and Kenny Bahr ST. LOUIS Mo. (Reuters) - More than 1,000 protesters shouted slogans at riot police in St Louis in the early hours of Monday near the climax of four days of street rallies and sit-ins over the police shootings of two black 18-year-olds. Many on the night march chanted "Indict, convict, put the killer cops in jail. The whole damn system is guilty as hell," in the city where a white off-duty officer shot and killed teenager Vonderrit Myers Jr. last week. Police said the youth had opened fire. ...


Clashes as masked men rush Hong Kong protest barricades

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 01:02 AM PDT

A police officer tries to stop a man who removing the metal barricades that protesters have set up to block off main roads near the heart of the city's financial district. Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. An angry crowd tried to charge barricades used by pro-democracy protesters to occupy part of downtown Hong Kong as a standoff with authorities dragged into a third week. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Chaos erupted in central Hong Kong Monday as dozens of masked men rushed barricades at the city's main pro-democracy site triggering clashes with protesters, hours after police had moved in to remove some barriers.


South Korea warns North of 'strong' response after exchange of fire

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 09:55 PM PDT

No Firm Indication Of Transfer Of Power In North Korea: U.S. OfficialSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday it had warned North Korea of a "strong" response if it provoked an incident similar to one last week that sparked an exchange of machinegun fire across their border. The warning came as South Korean President Park Geun-hye reiterated on Monday her commitment to engage with the North, despite what she called "the dual nature" of ties, saying the "door was always open to dialogue". ...


At 90, Jimmy Carter is back campaigning in Georgia

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 01:27 PM PDT

Former President Jimmy Carter, left, and his grandson, Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Jason Carter, react to a joke from the pulpit Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany, Ga. After an absence of four decades, the former president is returning to the campaign trail this year on behalf of Jason Carter, who's challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Nathan Deal. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — It's been more than four decades since Jimmy Carter campaigned across Georgia and asked voters to make him governor.


Boston patient does not appear to have Ebola, hospital says

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 07:34 PM PDT

Ambulance workers wearing protective gear load a patient with possible Ebola symptons into the back of an ambulance at the Harvard Vanguard facility in BraintreeBy Kevin Murphy (Reuters) - A man in Massachusetts who was being evaluated at a Boston hospital for a possible Ebola infection does not appear to have the deadly disease, officials at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center said on Sunday night. The patient, who recently returned from Liberia, had complained of headache and muscle aches, prompting his admittance to an isolation ward with close monitoring, the hospital said. ...


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