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BEIJING (Reuters) - China jailed a Tibetan business owner for 5 years on Tuesday for prompting separatism , his legal representative said, after he advocated using Tibetan in schools and was included in worldwide media reports.
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MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Two more people have actually passed away from Ebola and 7 brand-new cases were validated in Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said on Tuesday, but resistance to some public guidance about preventing the disease was evident in a provincial capital.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian anti-graft agent Mohd Shukri Abdull's eyes welled with tears on Tuesday as he recalled death hazards and how he was branded a traitor, while close by, officers took a statement from the primary target of his examination, ex-premier Najib Razak.
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Uber will launch a pilot programme this summer to hook up tourists in the western Awaji island (File)

Tokyo, Japan:  Uber announced Tuesday it would start its first taxi-hailing pilot programme in Japan this summer, as it bids to break into a tough market in the world's third largest economy.

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Investigators have so far confirmed that three pieces of debris washed up on western Indian Ocean (File)

Sydney, Australia:  Australian investigators Tuesday defended their findings that missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was out of control when it plunged into the ocean, despite renewed theories that a rogue pilot
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Crosses bearing the names of the victims killed in a shooting at Santa Fe High School.

Austin, Texas:  Texas political leaders are considering installing airport-style security at public schools and screening students for mental health issues as alternatives to gun control to thwart a repeat of last week's deadly shooting
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