Merck Recalls Children's Vaccines

Merck announced that it is voluntarily recalling 1 million doses of two common childhood vaccines, PedvaxHIB and Comvax, routinely given to children under 5.

During a routine inspection of their manufacturing process, Merck officials found that some equipment was contaminated with a bacteria called Bacillus cereus.

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Hackers Launch Cyberattack on Federal Labs

A "sophisticated cyberattack" has been detected at Oak Ridge National Laboratory over the last several weeks, and authorities suspect the hackers are based in China.

The breach might have compromised the personal information of thousands of visitors to the lab.

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Russian Elections was not democratic

President Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, overwhelmingly won the parliamentary elections in Russia. But many believe that elections were 'not free and fair' and 'not democratic'. Now EU calls on Russia to answer election criticism.

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Russian Election is a Joke

As it has been expected by everyone, polls conducted by Russian state-controlled companies show President Vladimir Putin's party winning more than 60% of the vote in parliamentary elections. The communist party was running with about 12% of the vote and other parties followed.

Critics also note that "United Russia" was the only party allowed to campaign on national television.

Earlier Sunday, after opposition leader Garry Kasparov cast his vote, he accused the ruling party of, in his words, "not just rigging the vote, but raping the whole electoral system."

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