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From Solo Cup to an asteroid: NASA's newest space mission
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» MIAMI - The idea for a device that could unveil the origins of life in our solar system began with a Solo cup.
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Aussies elect to bowl against Sri Lanka in 1st ODI
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» COLOMBO - Australian skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Colombo on Sunday.
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Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 massacre of recruits: officials
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» NASIRIYAH (IRAQ) - Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials...
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Nigeria oil rebels Niger Delta Avengers announce ceasefire
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» WARRI (NIGERIA) - The Niger Delta Avengers have pledged to lay down their weapons and resume talks with the Nigerian government after months of attacks on the...
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Sri Lanka airline suspends drunk pilot in Frankfurt
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's national carrier has suspended a captain who failed a breathalyser test just before he was due to fly 274 passengers and crew from Frankfurt...
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Tiny Spanish publisher clones world's most mysterious book
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» BURGOS (SPAIN) - It's one of the world's most mysterious books, a centuries-old manuscript written in an unknown or coded language that no one -- not even the...
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Olympic football gold only medal that counts: Brazil fans
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil won the entire Olympics -- or so it felt for fans dancing in the streets after Neymar fired the winning penalty for football gold.
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Teens charged over Pattaya body-under-bed murder
Published on 21/08/2016
» CHON BURI — Two teenage boys, one 17 and the other 14, were arrested on Sunday on charges of murdering a transgender woman in a Pattaya hotel and stuffing the...
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Chinese takeover approach for Liverpool - report
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» LONDON - Premier League giants Liverpool are the target of an 800 million pounds ($1 billion, 924 million euros) takeover bid backed by the Chinese government,...
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VW, suppliers to hold talks on production-crippling dispute
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» BERLIN - Embattled automaker Volkswagen will hold talks Monday with two component suppliers, in a bid to end a stand-off over car parts deliveries that has severely...