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US blacklists Japanese Yakuza group Kodo-kai
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - The US Treasury on Tuesday slapped sanctions on the Kodo-kai, calling it the most violent arm of Japan's powerful Yamaguchi-gumi Yakuza crime syndicate....
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Solar plane lands in east China ahead of most ambitious leg
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» BEIJING - Solar Impulse 2 landed late Tuesday in the Chinese city of Nanjing, finishing the sixth stage of its landmark 12-leg quest to circumnavigate the globe...
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Let's be neighbours, US security head tells tech sector
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Even though Silicon Valley has had an often-contentious relationship with the US government's national security organisations, it's now time to...
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Twitter moves to stem violent threats, abuse
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - Twitter on Tuesday began implementing a new policy aimed at curbing use of the social network to incite violence, and to crack down on abuse and...
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Champion Moshoeu a South African colossus
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» JOHANNESBURG - John "Shoes" Moshoeu, who died Tuesday in Johannesburg from stomach cancer aged 49, was a colossus of post-apartheid South African football....
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Chinese and US navies play games and party despite tensions
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» ZHANJIANG (CHINA) - US and Chinese sailors faced off on Chinese soil Tuesday, in sporting clashes between their navies aimed at building trust despite rising...
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Bayern Munich and Barcelona cruise into semi-finals
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Doubles from Robert Lewandowski and Neymar inspired Bayern Munich and Barcelona respectively into the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday.
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Neymar double eases Barcelona past PSG
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» BARCELONA - Barcelona cruised into their seventh Champions League semi-final in eight years as a double from Neymar handed them a 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain...
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Bayern thrash Porto to reach semis
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» MUNICH - Robert Lewandowski scored twice on Tuesday as Bayern Munich powered into the Champions League semi-finals for the fourth year in succession with a 6-1...
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Facebook shifts News Feed, gives priority to friends
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - Facebook said Tuesday it was reconfiguring its News Feed, in a move aimed at giving people more information about what is happening to "the...