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John McCain arrived in Baghdad

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Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican Party nominee for president, arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for an unexpected visit with Iraqi and American leaders, a U.S. official said.
The details of McCain’s visit were kept secret for security reasons.
“Senator McCain is in Iraq and will be meeting with Iraqi and U.S. officials,” said Mirembe Nantongo, spokesperson […]

USA and China Investigate Heparin Life Thinner

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China and the United States are working together to investigate the blood-thinner heparin, which has been linked to 19 American deaths, China’s food and drug administration said Sunday.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been widening its investigation into the hundreds of adverse reactions - including difficulty breathing, nausea and falling blood pressure - linked […]

Paraguay To Get Gold Fever Vaccines

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ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) - Brazil flew 50,000 doses of yellow fever vaccine into Paraguay on Thursday and Peru promised 250,000 more doses next week, as the government said it was expanding a vaccination campaign against the first outbreak of the disease here in 34 years.
Five cases of yellow fever detected in a remote Paraguayan farm […]