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Japanese film 'Your Name' takes Asia by storm
Kyodo News, Published on 17/11/2016
» Having taken Japan by storm, the animated film <i>Your Name</i> continued on its soaring popularity to top the box offices in both Hong Kong and Thailand...
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US Congress to grill Fed chair Yellen
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» WASHINGTON - For the first time since the election of Donald Trump, who has harshly criticised the Federal Reserve, Fed Chair Janet Yellen appears before Congress...
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Messi will never leave Barcelona - club president
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» BARCELONA - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu predicted Wednesday that Lionel Messi would not only extend his contract with the Catalan club but also end...
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Mystery thickens over whether Van Gogh 'notebook' is real
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» PARIS - It was, on the face of it, one of the biggest art world discoveries in years.
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Syria regime bombs rebels as Aleppo food aid runs out
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» ALEPPO (SYRIA) - Syrian government and Russian warplanes pounded rebel-held parts of northern Syria Wednesday, including battered second city Aleppo, where food...
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Circus Maximus reopening as Rome frets over vandals
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» ROME - A section of Rome's Circus Maximus, the ancient venue for chariot racing, will be reopened to the public Thursday after seven years of renovation.
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Murray fights back to subdue Nishikori in Tour Finals epic
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» LONDON - Andy Murray moved a step closer to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals as the world number one wore down Kei Nishikori in a gruelling 6-7 (9/11),...
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Bob Dylan can't make Nobel ceremony: Swedish Academy
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» STOCKHOLM - Music icon Bob Dylan will not attend the Nobel ceremony in December to accept his literature prize because he has "other commitments", the...
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Economy minister's arrest shocks Russian government liberal wing
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» MOSCOW - The surprise arrest of Russia's economy minister over a two-million-dollar bribe on Wednesday sparked shock and bewilderment in the liberal wing of the...
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Twitter bans US 'white supremacists'
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter accounts of white supremacy advocates who helped Donald Trump win the US presidency were mute on Wednesday, suspended as the social network...