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Bee forces flight delay in Indonesia
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2016
» An errant bee delayed the takeoff of a flight operated by Indonesia's Garuda Indonesia, the flag carrier’s spokesman said Wednesday.
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Obama weeps, pleads for gun control
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama wept openly Tuesday as he urged America to wake up to the need to tackle the gun violence that claims tens of thousands...
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New Year's sex assaults stoke German migrant debate
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» BERLIN - German leaders expressed shock over dozens of apparently coordinated sexual assaults against women on New Year's Eve in the western city of Cologne blamed...
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Cancer study shows higher risk among twins, siblings
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» MIAMI - Twins share the same genes, and when one gets cancer, the other faces a higher risk of getting sick too, according to a study Tuesday that included 200,000...
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US records auto sales record for 2015
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» CHICAGO - US auto sales were set to smash records in 2015 as easy credit, hot new vehicles and strong consumer confidence lured buyers to showrooms.
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Ferrer crashes out in first round in Doha
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» DOHA - Defending champion David Ferrer crashed out in the first round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, beaten in three sets by Ukraine's Ilya Marchenko, ranked number...
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Charlie Hebdo widow 'furious' over typo on commemorative plaque
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» PARIS - The widow of one of the cartoonists slain in last year's attack on the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo said she was "furious" to see her...
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Norway's Loeseth claims maiden World Cup win
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» MILAN - Norway's Nina Loeseth held her nerve to cruise to her maiden World Cup victory in the women's slalom in Santa Caterina on Tuesday ahead of Sarka Strachova...
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Shock exit for Kvitova in Shenzhen first round
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» BEIJING - Double Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova went out of the WTA Shenzhen Open in the first round on Tuesday, retiring hurt in a shock exit for the world number...
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IS presses assault on key Libya oil region
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» TRIPOLI - Fighting raged between the Islamic State group and Libyan forces Tuesday as the jihadists pushed on the country's crucial coastal oil terminals.