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Deadly Gas Explosion at Mexico City Maternity Hospital - Scientists warn that Ebola virus might have mutated, plus more. — Patrice PeckA woman and two babies were killed on Thursday morning, when a gas tanker exploded and destroyed a nearby maternity hospital in Mexico City. According to the British newspaper The Guardian, dozens were injured in the tragic blast that caused the building to collapse. Both locals and firemen searched for survivors among the rubble.(Photo: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Researchers Warn of Possible Ebola Virus Mutation - Scientists in France are studying the Ebola outbreak in Guinea to determine whether the virus has mutated, particularly to learn if it could have become more contagious, the BBC reports. "We've now seen several cases that don't have any symptoms at all, asymptomatic cases,” said human geneticist Dr Anavaj Sakuntabhai. "These people may be the people who can spread the virus better, but we still don't know that yet. A virus can change itself to less deadly, but more contagious and that's something we are afraid of.”(Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Peter)

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Amnesty: Nigeria Military Knew About Major Boko Haram Attacks Beforehand - According to Amnesty International, Nigeria’s defense leaders had been warned about the brutal Boko Haram attacks on the northeast towns of Baga and Monguno earlier this month, but did not act. "It is clear from this evidence that Nigeria's military leadership woefully and repeatedly failed in their duty to protect civilians of Baga and Monguno despite repeated warnings about an impending threat posed by Boko Haram," said Amnesty's Africa director Netsanet Belay. The organization allegedly received information from senior military officers and local sources.(Photo: AP Photo)

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Search for Survivors on Vanishing Malaysian Airlines Flight Ends - The Malaysian Airline flight MH370 that disappeared on March 8, 2014, has been officially been declared an accident with no survivors, the BBC reports. As a result, relatives of the victims will be able to start the process of claiming compensation, government officials said. "All 239 of the passengers and crew on board MH370 are presumed to have lost their lives," Department of Civil Aviation Director General Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said.(Photo: REUTERS/Olivia Harris)

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UNICEF Aims to Help Released Child Soldiers Return Home - On Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported on UNICEF's overwhelming mission to reconnect thousands of recently released South Sudan child soldiers with their families. The task proves extremely difficult given that more than one million children have either fled to nearby countries or have been internally displaced since fighting began in December 2013. "The successful reintegration of these children back into their communities depends on a timely, coordinated response to meet their immediate and long-term needs,” UNICEF South Sudan representative Jonathan Veitch said. "These programs require significant resources."(Photo: REUTERS/Katy Migiro)

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The Oldest Primary School Student - At 90-years-old, Priscilla Sitienei might be the oldest primary school student in the world, BBC reports. The Kenyan midwife attends Leaders Vision Preparatory School with six of her great-great-grandchildren, as well as some of the children whom she helped deliver at least a decade ago. "I see children who are lost, children who are without fathers, just going round and round, hopeless,” Sitienei, also affectionately known as “Gogo,” told BBC. "I want to inspire them to go to school.”(Photo: XINHUA /LANDOV)

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Miss Colombia Named Miss Universe - Paulina Vega of Colombia was recently crowned Miss Universe in the 63rd annual contest in Miami. Miss USA Nina Sanchez came in second. However, the audience erupted into boos when the clear favorite, 22-year-old Kaci Fennell of Jamaica, was named fourth runner-up, the Daily Mail reports. (Photo: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Egypt Female Genital Mutilation Trial Convicts Doctor - An Egyptian court has sentenced a doctor to two years and three months in prison for performing an illegal female genital mutilation procedure on a 13-year-old girl, BBC reports. Raslan Fadl was acquitted in November of the manslaughter of Suhair al-Bataa, but the verdict of the initial trial was overturned on Monday. "The new sentence will deter doctors from performing this dangerous practice," said Manal Fawzi, an activst who campaigns against FGM in southern Egypt, told BBC.(Photo: GettyImages)

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Jet Crash Kills 10, Injures 21 - A Greek fighter jet crashed at a military base in Spain on Monday, killing at least 10 Greek and French military workers, BBC reports. According to Spain's defense ministry, the F-16 jet "lost power" and crashed at Los Llanos air base in Albacete. At least 21 were reported injured.(Photo: AP Photo/Josema Moreno)

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Cuban Youth Sidestep Wi-Fi Ban With Secret Network - The AP recently explored SNet, also known as streetnet, the secret computer network built by eager Cuban youths. While home Internet connections are banned on the Caribbean island, a small group has successfully created an alternative solution in the form of a private network linking more than 9,000 computers via hidden Wi-Fi antennas and Ethernet cables. (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Ousted Egyptian Leader's Sons Released From Prison - Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, the two sons of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, were freed from prison almost four years after they were first arrested with their father, AP reports. The sons were previously sentenced to four years in prison on charges of using state funds to renovate family homes, but the sentences were recently overturned. President Mubarak, Alaa and Gamal face a retrial on corruption charges and the sons also face trial on insider trading charges.(Photo: AP Photo/File)

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Greece Elects New Leader - Alexis Tsipras has been sworn in as Greece's new prime minister after running a successful anti-austerity campaign, BBC reports. The radical left leader is the youngest man to hold the post in 150 years.(Photo: AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Ireland Gets New Selfie-Friendly Passport Cards - Passports with selfie photographs? That is now a valid option for Irish citizens who apply for a new plastic passport for travel in Europe. Interested parties will be able to submit their own headshots taken by their phone via a mobile application.(Photo: AP Photo/Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/PA)

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