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Chiang statues become targets as Taiwan confronts history
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» TAIPEI - One has been beheaded, others defaced. Some are dressed in costumes by pranksters. Statues of Taiwan's former ruler Chiang Kai-shek have been increasingly targeted as the island confronts its authoritarian past.
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Tracking the retreat of Arctic ice
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» NY-ALESUND (NORWAY) - Not so long ago, skeleton staff overwintering at the Ny-Alesund research centre could walk on the Arctic town's frozen bay and race their snow mobiles across its surface.
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New 'metallic debris' found on La Reunion island: legal source
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» PARIS - A piece of metal was found Saturday on La Reunion island, where a Boeing 777 wing part believed to belong to missing flight MH370 washed up last week, said a source close to the investigation.
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UAE to try 41 on charges of seeking 'caliphate'
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates is to try 41 people on charges of seeking to overthrow the government to set up an Islamic State group-style caliphate, prosecutors said on Sunday.
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Top general assassinated in Burundi: officials
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» BUJUMBURA (BURUNDI) - A top Burundian general and close aide to President Pierre Nkurunziza was killed Sunday in a rocket attack on his car in the capital Bujumbura, officials and witnesses said.
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Cecil the lion lights up New York's Empire State building
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» NEW YORK - A giant photo of the beloved Zimbabwean lion killed by an American trophy hunter was among images projected Saturday onto the Empire State Building in New York in a dazzling display.
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Zimbabwe win toss, bowl against New Zealand
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» HARARE - Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first as their three-match one-day international series against New Zealand got underway at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
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Rome rules out using Vatican for 2024 bid
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Rome will not use the Vatican for events in its 2024 Olympic bid, a top Italian sports official said Sunday, as Toronto gave stronger hints that it will join the campaign.
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20 people feared dead in northeast India landslide: official
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» GUWAHATI (INDIA) - Rescuers were searching Sunday for some 20 villagers feared killed in a landslide triggered by torrential rain in a remote region of northeastern India, a local official said.
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Australian parliamentary speaker resigns over expenses scandal
AFP, Published on 02/08/2015
» SYDNEY - Australian parliamentary Speaker Bronwyn Bishop announced her resignation Sunday following public anger over her travel expenses, as Prime Minister Tony Abbott said a review would be launched into politicians' entitlements.
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