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Dark economic cloud over IMF-World Bank meeting
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - Worries that the global economy is nearing a stall made worse by the specter of '"Brexit" cloud the air as the world's finance chiefs gather...
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All Blacks W. Cup-winning lock Thorn named Reds assistant coach
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SYDNEY - All Blacks World Cup-winning lock Brad Thorn will become an assistant coach at the Queensland Reds after his success helping the club's youth team, the...
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Fiji golfer Vijay Singh out of Olympics, reportedly citing Zika
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SUVA (FIJI) - Fiji's former world number one Vijay Singh will not compete at the Rio Olympics, officials in the Pacific island nation said Thursday, with reports...
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PNG plane crash leaves 12 dead: reports
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SYDNEY - Twelve people, including an Australian, were killed when a light aircraft crashed just short of a landing strip in remote Papua New Guinea, reports said...
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Google Calendar helps make the most of spare time
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google has made it tougher for people to hide behind excuses when it comes to finding time to hit the gym or learn new languages.
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Shots fired at southern train; no injuries
Maluding Deeto, Published on 14/04/2016
» Bullets hit a train in Yala province Wednesday evening but did not injure anyone.
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I'm the man to fear in Sheffield, Chinese snooker player Ding says
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» LONDON - China's Ding Junhui reckons he is the opponent that snooker's top players will least want to face in the first round of the World Championship.
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US: Forced labour continues on Thai fishing vessels
Associated Press, Published on 14/04/2016
» The US State Department said Wednesday that forced labour on Thai fishing vessels has continued in the past year despite legal reforms and arrests following an...
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Erdogan hosts Istanbul summit in quest for Islamic unity
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hosts over 30 heads of state and government from Islamic countries in Istanbul for a major summit...
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Delhi's street kids on the beat with hard-hitting newspaper
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» NEW DELHI - As one of New Delhi's thousands of street children, Jyoti Kumari knows more than most about the goings on in the Indian capital's desperate and sometimes...