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Merkel stresses conditions for EU-Turkey deal on refugees
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel signalled Wednesday that the EU will not do a deal with Ankara at all costs to solve the bloc's refugee crisis, as she urged...
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Under-fire French cardinal denies covering up child sex abuse
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» LOURDES (FRANCE) - A French cardinal on Tuesday denied accusations he covered up the sexual abuse of children amid a growing scandal that has deeply embarrassed...
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Energy giants call German nuclear phase-out 'expropriation'
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» BERLIN - Three energy giants Tuesday told Germany's top court that they should be compensated for the nuclear phase-out Chancellor Angela Merkel's government...
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New Zealand beat India by 47 runs in World Twenty20 match
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» NAGPUR (INDIA) - New Zealand stunned India in the opening World Twenty20 group match, defeating the hosts and title favourites by 47 runs on Tuesday.
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Palestinian child survivor of firebombing to meet Real Madrid stars
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - A Palestinian boy who survived a firebombing by Jewish extremists that killed his parents and brother will travel Tuesday...
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One suspect killed in Brussels terror raid: Belgian media
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» BRUSSELS - Police shot dead one suspect on Tuesday during a major Belgian-French anti-terror operation in Brussels linked to the Paris attacks, Belgian media...
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Cyprus threatens to block EU-Turkey migrant deal
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» NICOSIA - Tiny Cyprus on Tuesday threatened to derail a proposed EU deal with Turkey to end Europe's migration crisis, warning it would not be pressured into...
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Brazil minister accused of bribe for silence in graft case
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian senator has accused a minister in President Dilma Rousseff's government of trying to buy his silence in a massive corruption investigation...
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Jolie visits Syria refugees in Lebanon on war's 5th anniversary
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» BEKAA VALLEY (LEBANON) - Hollywood star and UN refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday met Syrian refugee families living in squalid conditions in Lebanon,...
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Macedonia sends over 1,000 migrants back to Greece
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» GEVGELIJA (MACEDONIA) - Some 1,500 migrants who managed to cross into Macedonia, despite the border being closed to them for a week, have been sent back to Greece...