WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday said he would address a package of new measures next week to boost U.S. growth and hiring as he greeted the August job report as positive news.            JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has stood down from international football for the foreseeable future, telling Ghana he wants to return to form at club level, coach Milovan Rajevac said.            MOSCOW (Reuters) - Wildfires swept through dozens of villages in southern Russia, killing at least eight people and reducing more than 400 homes to smouldering ruins, officials said on Friday.            MANTEO, N.C., (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl slapped North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and heavy surf on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still potent storm.            HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, wearing his green military cap and clothing like the comandante of old, made his first speech before the Cuban public since falling ill in 2006 on Friday, warning of the threat of nuclear war.            DUBAI (Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said.            PARIS (Reuters) - Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will miss France's Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus because of an ankle injury, the French Football Federation said on Friday, a few hours before the game at the Stade de France.            LONDON (Reuters) - Cricket's governing body vowed on Friday to do whatever necessary to root out cheats and preserve the integrity of the game after suspending three Pakistan players over match-fixing allegations.            LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Lime green dresses for girls spill out of the sack of food, supplies and shoes -- a gift from the Islamist charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) to help flood victims celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid this month.            KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan have called up Asad Shafiq and Mohammad Irfan as replacements for the suspended Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif for the one-day series in England.           
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Heat probably killed thousands in Moscow, says scientist

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Heat probably killed thousands in Moscow, says scientist

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Heat probably killed thousands in Moscow - scientist August 18, 2010 REUTERS

Obama swims in Gulf, says beaches open for business

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Obama swims in Gulf, says beaches open for business

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. August 15, 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama went swimming off the coast of Florida on Saturday and declared the Gulf area's beaches "open for business."

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On Florida trip, Obama vows to restore oil-hit Gulf August 14, 2010 REUTERS

China widens milk powder checks, tests breast milk

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China widens milk powder checks, tests breast milk

SHANGHAI August 14, 2010 China plans to test a range of infant milk powders and breast milks to looking deeper  into reports of hormone-tainted milk powder,  the People's Daily reported on Saturday.

The Ministry of Health  started the probe following complaints that tainted milk powder had caused baby girls to show signs of premature sexual development.

Food safety problems  have alarmed consumers, hurt China's global image and drew criminal cases.

Two years ago, China was hit by  a melamine scandal when at least six children died and nearly 300,000 became ill.   Powdered milk was found to have been laced with melamine, a chemical  added to cheat  protein tests.

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China widens milk powder checks, tests breast milk August 14, 2010 REUTERS

Four charged over deaths of 800 Bosnian Muslims

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Four charged over deaths of 800 Bosnian Muslims

SARAJEVO August 13, 2010  Bosnia's war crimes court  has charged  four former Bosnian Serb army soldiers with genocide over the killing of at least 800 Bosnian Muslims from Srebrenica in 1995.

The court found that  they took part in the killing of Bosnian men and inflicted on them severe physical and mental injuries. They wanted to destroy Bosniaks, the court statement said.

Bosnian Serb troops killed about 8,000 Muslim men and boys after capturing the U.N.-protected eastern enclave of Srebrenica. This is  Europe's most serious atrocity since World War Two.

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Four charged over deaths of 800 Bosnian Muslims August 13, 2010 REUTERS
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