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Ukraine border battles leave 15 dead as sanctions war heats up
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» Fierce battles on Ukraine's porous eastern border left 15 government troops dead as fears of a possible Russian invasion swirled on Friday despite NATO urging...
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Village team's big-time dream shattered
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» PARIS - The big-time dreams of a tiny French village football team have been shattered by the authorities after the League refused Luzenac (pop. 649) permission...
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Over 900 authors join effort to press Amazon on Hachette
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» NEW YORK - More than 900 authors have signed a letter urging US online giant Amazon to end its simmering dispute with publishing group Hachette over book pricing....
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Grim French growth outlook a new blow for Hollande
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» PARIS - Gloom over the French economy deepened on Friday with a grim forecast from the central bank, in a new blow to the Socialist government of President Francois...
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Fear in east Ukraine's Donetsk as shells hit homes and hospital
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» DONETSK (UKRAINE) - Tatyana had just stepped out of the small kitchen in her Donetsk flat when an explosion blasted through the windows, shattering all the glass....
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Majka wins again to seize lead in Tour of Poland
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» BUKOWINA TATRZANSKA (POLAND) - Rafal Majka won on his home Tour of Poland for the second day running on Friday, triumphing on the sixth stage to seize the overall...
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Cambodia hails Khmer Rouge verdict amid future trial fears
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia welcomed Friday the conviction of two Khmer Rouge leaders for crimes against humanity, amid concerns from rights groups that political interference...
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One shot dead by police in west Myanmar displacement camp unrest
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» NAYPYIDAW (MYANMAR) - A man was shot dead after security forces in strife-torn western Myanmar opened fire as unrest broke out in a camp for displaced Muslims,...
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Two French journalists arrested in Indonesia's Papua
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» JAYAPURA (INDONESIA) - Indonesian police have arrested two French journalists who were reporting on the separatist movement in the restive eastern region of Papua,...
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Fury in Russia over new Wi-Fi curbs
AFP, Published on 09/08/2014
» MOSCOW - A new government decree requiring Russians to provide their passport details when logging on to public Wi-Fi networks had Internet users up in arms on...