UN human rights committee calls for open elections

25 Oct abc.net

The United Nations Human Rights Committee is putting pressure on China to ensure the people of Hong Kong are given the right to elect their own leader without Beijing's interference. At a meeting in Geneva, a panel of 18 independent experts, who monitor compliance with an international treaty on civil and political rights,

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Nine million people developed tuberculosis in 2013

25 Oct Xinhua

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report that 9 million people developed tuberculosis (TB) in 2013 and 1.5 million died from the disease. The WHO's annual report, the Global Tuberculosis Report 2014,

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Brazilian President Rousseff leads among women

25 Oct CHINADAILY

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who is to compete in a presidential runoff Sunday, leads among women and people aged above 35, according to a poll released . The survey by polling firm Datafolha shows that Rousseff, with a supporting rate of 47 percent,

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