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China's stigma of single, 'leftover' women
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» HONG KONG - Demonised by the government, pestered by their parents and pitied by the media, for China's "leftover women" the pressure to settle down...
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Remi Garde appointed Aston Villa manager
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» LONDON - Remi Garde has been appointed as the new manager of Aston Villa on a three-and-a-half-year contract, the struggling Premier League club announced on...
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McLaren crisis as Dennis blocks Red Bull's Honda move
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» MEXICO CITY - Struggling McLaren have created a crisis by blocking a deal between their team's engine suppliers Honda and Red Bull that could be the key to keeping...
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Poulter gets WGC place after whirlwind two weeks
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» SHANGHAI - Ian Poulter has been added to the field for the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai this week after a bizarre turn of events concluded a whirlwind fortnight...
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Erdogan takes to Twitter to hail poll win
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» ISTANBUL - He once wanted to "wipe out" Twitter and compared social media to a "murderer's knife", but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan couldn't...
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Space station marks 15 years of astronaut life
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» MIAMI - Astronauts have circled the Earth on board the International Space Station for 15 years on Monday, a milestone for an orbiting space lab that some say...
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US says VW also violated emission rules in larger engines
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» WASHINGTON - US environmental regulators said Monday that Volkswagen also included "defeat devices" to skirt emissions rules on certain larger diesel...
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Mourinho hit with stadium ban, fine
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» LONDON - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been hit with a one-match stadium ban and a £40,000 ($61,680, 56,000 euros) fine after admitting to a charge of misconduct,...
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Radwanska up to fifth in WTA Rankings
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» PARIS - Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska climbed one place to fifth in the WTA rankings released Monday on the strength of her WTA Finals success.
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UN chief hits out at Myanmar monks' 'hate speech'
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» YANGON - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hit out Monday at "extreme elements" in Myanmar who are sowing hate speech and bigotry towards religious minorities,...