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US troops in Ferguson as Obama calls for calm
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» US National Guard troops were deployed Monday after unrest in a Missouri town where a white police officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager, as President Barack...
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Pope calls for UN rather than US action in Iraq
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» Pope Francis called Monday for collective action through the United Nations to "stop unjust aggression" in Iraq, in an implicit criticism of unilateral...
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Pope says he wants to visit China
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» Pope Francis said Monday that he wants to visit China and called for the Catholic Church in the country to be allowed to do its "job".
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Drug lords 'hurt Myanmar stability'
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» YANGON - The UN on Monday warned that drug trafficking gangs in Myanmar are undermining stability and development, as it hailed a new partnership with the government...
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'Iron Lady' holds firm to take European swimming gold
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» BERLIN - Katinka Hosszu and Velimir Stjepanovic were the first individual winners on the opening night at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin.
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Iraqi Kurds assault IS positions as Obama vows support
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» Kurdish fighters, backed by Iraqi forces and a new wave of US air strikes, pressed their offensive against jihadist rebels Monday as President Barack Obama urged...
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Israel, Palestinians extend Gaza truce by 24 hours
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» A new 24-hour ceasefire came into effect in the Gaza Strip Tuesday after Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to extend a five-day truce, minutes before...
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US stocks rebound as Ukraine fears ease; Dow up 1.1%
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» US stocks rebounded Monday from last week's Ukraine-linked setback as fears of a clash with Russia ebbed, with the Dow surging 1.1 percent and Nasdaq reaching...
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Neymar, Messi on target as Suarez makes Barca debut
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» Luis Suarez made his first appearance for Barcelona after his move from Liverpool for a reported 95 million euros (pound sterling75 million, $127 million) as...