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Ebola nurse

Kaci Hickox Wins Initial Round: Maine Judge Rejects Strict Quarantine for U.S. Nurse Who Treated Ebola Patients in

State troopers stationed to guard U.S. nurse Kaci Hickox's home in Fort Kent pulled out Friday, after Maine District Court's chief judge ruled against state authorities imposing a strict quarantine on her

Xiaomi

China's Xiaomi Now Third Largest Smartphone Seller in the World

Beijing-based Xiaomi Inc. has now become the world's third-largest vendor of smartphones, trailing only South Korean Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and U.S.-based Apple Inc., a study by Strategy Analytics shows.

Engineers Show LEGO-style Google Project Ara Smartphone Prototype on Video

A smartphone that assembles like LEGO and boots up seamlessly? That's Google's Project Ara. See it here on video

Russian Engines

Antares Rocket That Exploded on Lift-off Powered by 1960s-era Russian Engines

Several experts outside of NASA are training their eyes on the Russian engines that powered the 140-foot Antares rocket a contractor was using to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.

Dung In Delhi

India to Supply Four Naval Ships to Vietnam, Despite China Objections

Aware that China will definitely protest, India and Vietnam have signed an agreement for the former to supply four naval vessels to Hanoi, part of a US$100 billion line of credit signed last month.

Explosion

NASA's Supply Spacecraft for ISS Explodes Seconds After Launch

A supply rocket that was slated to deliver supplies to the International Space Station exploded tonight, seconds after taking off its launch pad on Wallops Island, Virginia.

Ebola Free

Dallas Nurse Nina Pham Now Out of Hospital, Gets Hug from Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama met with Ebola survivor Nina Pham at the White House, just hours after Pham was declared free of the virus and released from the hospital.

Canada Parliament Shooting: Soldier Shot While Guarding National War Memorial Dies in Hospital

A reservist performing guard duty at Canada's National War Memorial in Ottawa died Wednesday after being shot at his post, by a gunman who was reportedly later shot and killed inside Canada's Parliament building.

Border Troops

China and India Agree to Set Up Hotline for Border Issues

China and India agreed to set up a communications hotline that can be used to immediately resolve border issues between the two countries.

Ebola suits

Monitoring Period for Family and Close Friends of First Ebola Casualty in U.S. Ends

Dallas County officials announced Monday that 43 people who were earlier quarantined after coming into close contact with deceased Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan are now officially cleared as their 21-day monitoring period ended.

Serial Killer

Police ID Suspected Indiana Serial Killer After Finding 7 Bodies of Women

Police authorities in northwest Indiana warned that there could be more bodies elsewhere, after they arrested a suspected killer believed responsible for the murders of seven women in the towns of Gary and Hammond.

Clashes

Hong Kong Supreme Court Bans Protesters from Mong Kok Roads

Hong Kong's Supreme Court has now banned demonstrators from occupying roads in Mong Kok, through an injunction issued Monday.

Bear Suit

Shanxi Man Wears Bear Disguise to Claim Lottery Winnings

A lucky man from Shanxi province in China's north region probably didn't want to have instant relatives and long-lost friends take advantage of him winning 520 million yuan - the equivalent of US$85 million - in China's lottery.

Ebola patient Amber Vinson now at Atlanta Hospital; Viewers Perplexed by Unprotected Man at Airport

American viewers and online news readers quickly noticed something was wrong with how Dallas nurse Amber Vinson was transferred by air to Atlanta several hours ago.

Lie In

CY Leung Now Ready to Dialogue with Hong Kong Protest Leaders

Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung is now ready to meet with leaders of the pro-democracy protesters that have blocked several of the city's main roads for almost three weeks now.

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