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N. Korea claims new-engine success
Kyodo News, Published on 09/04/2016
» BEIJING — North Korea claimed on Saturday to have successfully tested a new type of engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in its latest episode...
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Brazil president takes Olympic time out from impeachment
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Dilma Rousseff tried to make it look like business as usual Friday with a visit to the Rio Olympics site, but time was running out for the Brazilian...
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Panama Papers threaten Macri's shine in Argentina
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentine President Mauricio Macri has become a rock star of the right with a flurry of free-market reforms, but now the Panama Papers scandal...
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GM settles 'bellwether' ignition lawsuit avoiding trial
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» NEW YORK - General Motors settled a wrongful death lawsuit, attorneys said Friday, averting a trial on charges the automaker's ignition-switch defect caused the...
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France visitor numbers up in 2015 despite attacks
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» PARIS - The number of foreign visitors to France grew in 2015 despite jihadist attacks in Paris thanks to a sharp rise in tourists from Asia, Foreign Minister...
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Al-Qaeda branch in Bangladesh claims murder of atheist activist
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» DHAKA - A Bangladesh branch of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) on Friday claimed responsibility for the murder of a secular activist after he criticised...
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US keeps Apple encryption battle alive in drug case
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» NEW YORK - The US government on Friday kept its encryption battle with Apple alive, pressing the high-tech giant to help crack an iPhone in a drug case in New...
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Panama pledges to work with France to fight money-laundering
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» PANAMA CITY - Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela assured his French counterpart Francois Hollande in a phone call Friday his country was committed to cooperating...
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Russia switch ice hockey teams to avoid meldonium detection at world champs
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» MOSCOW - Russia replaced its entire U-18 world ice hockey championship team on Friday to "minimise" the risk of testing positive for banned drug meldonium,...
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Warriors to decide on push for NBA glory
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he is yet to decide whether the team will seek to chase down the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' regular season...