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Hemingway memoir becomes totem of post-attacks Paris
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» PARIS - US literary great Ernest Hemingway's tender and joyful memoir of 1920s Paris, "A Moveable Feast", has enjoyed a surge in sales since last week's terror attacks in the French capital.
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Record UN majority condemns N.Korea
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» UNITED NATIONS - A UN General Assembly committee on Thursday adopted by a record majority a resolution condemning "gross" widespread human rights violations in North Korea.
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Taiwan, Philippines ink fishing agreement over disputed waters
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» TAIPEI - Taiwan and the Philippines have signed an agreement pledging non-violence in disputed fishing zones, Taiwanese authorities announced Thursday, in what analysts say is an important step to defuse tensions over territorial maritime disputes.
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US House votes to suspend Syria refugee programme
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives voted Thursday to suspend the American programme giving Syrian refugees safe haven in the United States, a move Democrats slammed as giving in to xenophobia after the Paris attacks.
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France hasn't the heart to enjoy best Beaujolais 'in a lifetime'
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» PARIS - It may be scant consolation after what France has been through since last week's terror attacks, but its winemakers claimed Thursday that this year's Beaujolais Nouveau wine is the best in a lifetime.
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All Blacks, Wallabies align for BaaBaas' Pumas test
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» LONDON - World Cup finalists from New Zealand and Australia were aligned in a star-studded Barbarians line-up announced by head coach Michael Cheika on Thursday for Saturday's Twickenham clash with Argentina.
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Afghan IS captive 'buried head of fellow hostage'
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» KABUL - Nine months of torture at the hands of Islamic State fighters, in which he buried the decapitated head of a fellow detainee, are written on the gaunt face of Afghan student Mohammed Yousuf.
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Greek government takes losses in home foreclosures vote
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» ATHENS - Greece's leftist government narrowly pushed a bailout reform vote through parliament Thursday, but saw its majority dwindle after axing two lawmakers who refused to support a home foreclosures bill.
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After attack, Eagles of Death Metal become unlikely symbol
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» PARIS - Earlier known for energetic guitar riffs and raunchy humour, California rockers Eagles of Death Metal have become an unlikely symbol of freedom after their fans were cut down in the Paris attacks.
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Balkans limit entry on migrant route to war refugees
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» BELGRADE - Countries along the migrant route through the Balkans have begun tightening restrictions by accepting only those fleeing war, causing a backlog of hundreds of people Thursday on the Greek-Macedonian border.
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