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NATO troops free kidnapped NY Times reporter

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NATO troops released a kidnapped British reporter for the New York Times in northern Afghanistan in a commando raid before dawn on Wednesday, but his Afghan interpreter was killed.

Ethiopians offered free AIDS tests by text message

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Ethiopia is sending text messages to mobile phone users offering free HIV/AIDS tests ahead of New Year celebrations, in a drive to have more people checked in sub-Saharan Africa's second most populous nation.
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Iran should free some post-election detainees: MP

Iran should immediately release detainees who did not play a major part in street unrest after its disputed election in June, a member of a parliamentary investigative committee said on Tuesday.
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Free pizza today at Papa Johns

Papa Johns pizza chain will today (August 26) be offering free pizza to all Camaro owners in celebration of the chains 25th anniversary and also the reuniting of the chains founder with the Camaro he sold back in 1983 to start his business.
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Michael Jackson’s doctor worked for free: report

Michael Jackson's personal doctor, Conrad Murray, claims he never received any payment during the time he served as the singer's personal physician, abcNEWS reported citing an unnamed source familiar with the agreement.
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Afghan election fair, but not free: EU

Afghanistan's presidential election was generally fair but not entirely free because of Taliban intimidation and violence that kept turnout low in the south, European monitors said on Saturday.
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Universal free flu shots curb antibiotic use

When the Canadian province of Ontario began offering free flu vaccinations to its entire population in 2000, the result was a dramatic decrease in influenza-associated antibiotic prescriptions.
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Japan opposition backs Obama's nuclear-free plan

Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, which has a good shot at winning power in a general election this month, said on Thursday it backed U.S. President Barack Obama's call to rid the world of nuclear arms.
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Somali pirates free German, Malaysian vessels

Somali pirates freed a German ship seized in April on Monday after receiving a ransom and a Malaysian-owned tug boat has also been released after being held for more than seven months.
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Somali pirates free German-owned ship after ransom

Somali pirates fired in the air in jubilation after receiving a $1.8 million (1.1 million pounds) ransom in exchange for the release of a German-owned vessel and its 11-member crew, pirate sources and officials said on Saturday.
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Bloggers case shows Azeri free speech dying: OSCE

Hooliganism charges against two opposition bloggers in Azerbaijan are unfounded and the case is fresh proof that freedom of speech is dying in the central Asian state, an official from Europe's main rights watchdog said on Thursday.

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