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Associated Press Iranian teachers Akram Shafizadeh (left) and Saba Mirvahabi hold young children in a kindergarten in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. In a major reversal of once far-reaching family planning policies, authorities are now slashing its birth-control programs in an attempt to avoid an aging demographic similar to many Western countries that are struggling to keep up with state medical and social security costs.
Major reversal, Iran now urges baby boom
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s new message to parents: Get busy and have babies. In a major reversal of once far-reaching family planning policies, authorities are now slashing its birth-control programs...
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Leaders determined to protect eurozone
BERLIN — The leaders of Germany and France added their weight to the battle to preserve the European single currency when they issued a joint statement Friday promising to do everything they can to...
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Associated Press Spectators sit amongst empty seats before Egypt's group C men's soccer match against New Zealand at the London 2012 Summer Olympics on Sunday, in Manchester, England.
Troops, students, teachers to fill Olympic seats
LONDON — Troops, teachers and students are getting free tickets to fill prime seats that were empty at some Olympic venues on the first full day of competition. Organizing chief Sebastian Coe an...
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NBC rating for ceremony sets new record
NEW YORK — The Olympics opening ceremony was seen in the U.S. by 40.7 million people, making it the most-watched opening ceremony for a summer or winter Olympics. The Nielsen company said Saturd...
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Associated Press The Olympic cauldron burns following the opening ceremonies to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Saturday.
Invisible flame is burning issue of London games
LONDON — The Olympic flame is nowhere to be seen. The enduring image of the Summer and Winter Games, lit Friday night at the climax of the opening ceremony, is out of sight from the throngs of f...
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Associated Press Queen Elizabeth II watches the morning session of swimming competitions at the Aquatics Centre in London during the 2012 Summer Olympics on Saturday.
Queen tours Olympic Park after debut as Bond Girl
LONDON — Fresh from her star turn as the latest Bond Girl, Queen Elizabeth II returned to Olympic Park for an encore Saturday, while the usually biting British press gave a resounding review: We ar...
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Egypt’s president faces backlash from allies
CAIRO — An alliance of pro-democracy advocates on Saturday criticized Egypt’s new Islamist president for unilaterally choosing a prime minister with no track record, while leading without transpare...
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Officials: Ebola breaks out in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda — The deadly Ebola virus has killed 14 people in western Uganda this month, Ugandan health officials said on Saturday, ending weeks of speculation about the cause of a strange disea...
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Associated Press Syrian President Bashar Assad (left) meets with Fahd Jassem al-Freij, Syria's new defense minister, July 19 in Damascus, Syria.
Assad has many generals to fight rebels in Syria
BEIRUT — The Syrian regime appears to have absorbed the shock it suffered in the heaviest blow against it yet in Syria’s 17-month-old upheaval — a bombing that killed four top aides. The blast r...
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2 U.S. climbers missing on Peru found dead
LIMA, Peru — Searchers on Saturday found the bodies of two U.S. mountaineers who apparently plunged to their deaths off a ridge after ascending a glacier-capped 20,000-foot Peruvian peak, the rescu...
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