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Iconic rock guitarist Jeff Beck dead at 78
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» NEW YORK - Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom with 1960s supergroup the Yardbirds and later had a prolific solo career, has...
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Rock guitar master Jeff Beck dead at 78
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» NEW YORK - Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom with 1960s supergroup the Yardbirds and later enjoyed a prolific solo career,...
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WHO seeks more China Covid data, praises US 'transparency'
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» GENEVA - The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive Covid outbreak, while praising Washington's "radical transparency"...
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Space junk, not meteorites, remains biggest threat to spacecraft
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» PARIS - Dodging the kind of meteorite strike that forced Russia to plan a space station rescue mission is nearly impossible, yet the greater threat to spacecraft...
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UK, Japan sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» LONDON - The British and Japanese prime ministers signed what Downing Street called a "hugely significant" new defence deal allowing UK troops to deploy...
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UK minister rules out permanent return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» LONDON - UK culture minister Michelle Donelan on Wednesday said she did not support the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, following a report that a "cultural...
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It's advantage Vietnam, says Polking
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 12/01/2023
» Defending champions Thailand will be at a disadvantage when they meet Vietnam in Hanoi in the first leg of the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup final tomorrow, War...
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Two repatriated IS wives jailed on arrival back in Spain
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» MADRID - A Madrid court ordered two Spanish women who married Islamic State (IS) fighters remanded in custody Wednesday on terror-related charges after they were...
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Osaka announces pregnancy and promises return in 2024
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» MIAMI - Former world number one Naomi Osaka announced on Wednesday that she is pregnant and will be taking a break from tennis until 2024.
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Islamic State claims blast that kills 5 in Kabul
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» KABUL - The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing outside the foreign ministry in Kabul that officials and witnesses...