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Something is different this time. This is the worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history, and this particular strain appears to be spreading much more easily than others have. So far, 1,323 people have been infected in the nations of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Of those 1,323 victims, a whopping 729 of them have... 

Asian Games have been tough and the Olympics tougher, but the Indian paddlers have started to feel the pinch at the Commonwealth Games too, largely due to the domination of China-born players in the event.  The Indians won two gold medals - including one by top paddler Achantha Sharath Kamal - at the Melbourne Games in 2006... 

Emergency workers at the crash site. Plane carrying 295 people may have been shot down near Russian border but government and separatists deny involvement. A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in an area of eastern Ukraine where separatist rebels have been engaging...