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Chinese website sells 'Suarez bite' bottle openers
AFP, Published on 05/07/2014
» BEIJING - Chinese online stores are cheekily trying to cash in on Uruguay striker Luis Suarez's notorious bite of an opponent at the World Cup by selling bottle openers with his image.
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China, Germany in auto, aircraft deals as Merkel visits
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» China and Germany signed a series of trade and investment deals on Monday during a visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel, including agreements on two new Volkswagen factories and the sale of 123 Airbus helicopters.
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China president Xi heading to South America for BRICS summit
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping will visit South American nations including Brazil next week, where he will meet India's new prime minister for the first time before heading to Communist ally Cuba.
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Brazil's World Cup exit: Worse than 1950 trauma?
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» BELO HORIZONTE (BRAZIL) - Brazil's humiliating exit from the World Cup is as close as it gets to a national trauma in a football-mad nation whose identity is closely associated with its team.
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BRICS to launch bank, tighten Latin America ties
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» BRASILIA (BRAZIL) - The BRICS group of emerging powers will launch its own development bank at a summit next week, using its growing influence to establish a counterweight to Western-dominated financial organizations.
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Putin in Cuba, Nicaragua to rekindle Latin America ties
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» President Vladimir Putin made a surprise stop in Nicaragua after visiting Russia's Cold War ally Cuba, part of a tour to increase Moscow's influence in Latin America amid frayed ties with the West.
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Putin backs Argentine call for 'multipolarity' on visit
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner Saturday, backing her call to curb Western dominance of international relations as they cemented a nuclear energy deal.
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World Cup to put Ukraine, Russia leaders in same arena
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» BRASILIA (BRAZIL) - The leaders of Ukraine and Russia will attend the World Cup final on Sunday amid conflict between Kiev troops and pro-Moscow separatists as Brazil kicks off a flurry of diplomacy.
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China 'busts World Cup gambling rings worth $3bn'
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» BEIJING - Chinese police have uncovered a series of illegal World Cup betting cases involving almost $3 billion, media reported Monday, as authorities struggle to control the country's growing gambling problem.
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World Cup trophy makes stop in Tokyo
AFP, Published on 23/05/2014
» Rugby's Webb Ellis Cup, awarded to the winner of the World Cup, has made its first stop in Tokyo of a global tour to promote the 2015 edition in England.
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