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Pope condemns indifference to jihadist atrocities against Christians
AFP, Published on 05/04/2015
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of a massacre of nearly 150 people at a Kenyan university by Shebab Islamists.
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Gunmen kidnap Romanian security guard from Burkina Faso mine
AFP, Published on 05/04/2015
» OUAGADOUGOU - Gunmen on Saturday kidnapped a Romanian security officer working at a mine in northern Burkina Faso and fled with him towards the border with Mali, security sources in both countries said.
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The secret weapon at the Iran talks: a whiteboard
AFP, Published on 05/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - In this hi-tech age of gadgets and gizmos, a simple whiteboard found in classrooms around the globe was the tool that helped negotiators seal the complex parameters of a Iran nuclear deal.
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Kenya mourns victims of student massacre with Easter prayers
AFP, Published on 05/04/2015
» NAIROBI - Kenyans prepared to dedicate Easter Sunday prayer services to the 148 victims of a university massacre by Somalia's Shebab Islamists, marking the first of three days of national mourning.
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US wage hikes: real progress for workers or publicity stunt?
AFP, Published on 05/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - After turning a deaf ear to pressure for years, US businesses are digging into their pockets to improve the lot of the lowest-paid workers, but also their own images.
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Kadhafi palaces reduced to garbage dumps
AFP, Published on 05/04/2015
» TRIPOLI - The sprawling palace compounds from which Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi ruled for four decades have been reduced to garbage dumps and pet markets by the 2011 revolution which toppled him.
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Bonfire of the vanities? Chinese offerings go up in smoke
AFP, Published on 05/04/2015
» MIJIAWU (CHINA) - Gleaming gold watches and smartphones are piled high in a ramshackle Chinese farmhouse –- all replicas made of paper and designed to be incinerated, as 21st-century consumerism transforms the age-old market in offerings to ancestors.
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Farmers plough in fear in Philippine killing fields
AFP, Published on 05/04/2015
» TUKANALIPAO, PHILIPPINES - Farmer Lot Pangaoilan gazes towards a vast cornfield in the Philippines' rebel-infested south, hoping that one day he will be able to farm his land without fear of being killed.
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Typhoon downgraded as it hits Philippines
Published on 05/04/2015
» MANILA — Typhoon Maysak was downgraded to a tropical depression and made landfall in the Philippines Sunday, forecasters said, easing fears after thousands of residents were evacuated from remote coastal communities to avoid potentially dangerous storm surge.
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Singapore museum extends Lee Kuan Yew exhibit
Published on 05/04/2015
» SINGAPORE — The National Museum of Singapore extended its memorial exhibition on the country's late founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew to cater to an overwhelming number of visitors.
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