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History buffs re-enact Napoleon's finest hour
AFP, Published on 04/12/2016
» SLAVKOV U BRNA (CZECH REPUBLIC) - More than a thousand history buffs gathered in the Czech Republic on Saturday for a re-enactment of the Battle of Austerlitz, in which Napoleon crushed the Austrian and Russian armies in 1805.
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Pau stun Clermont, Montpellier give ill White boost
AFP, Published on 04/12/2016
» PARIS - Clermont's grip on the French Top 14 loosened Saturday despite a hat-trick of tries from England wing David Strettle after a shock 40-35 loss to struggling Pau.
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Russian security service says killed North Caucasus Islamic State 'emir'
AFP, Published on 04/12/2016
» MOSCOW - Russia's FSB security service said Sunday it had killed an "emir" of the Islamic State group in the North Caucasus along with four other militants in a raid in the Dagestan region.
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Up to 40 feared dead in blaze at California party
Published on 04/12/2016
» OAKLAND - Up to 40 people were feared dead in a huge fire that tore through a rave party in a warehouse near San Francisco, as authorities warned Saturday of a prolonged search and recovery effort.
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US Green Party drops election recount bid in Pennsylvania
AFP, Published on 04/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein dropped her efforts to request a vote recount in Pennsylvania, one of three battleground states won by Donald Trump where she challenged the results.
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The snake-catching tribe saving lives in India
AFP, Published on 04/12/2016
» CHENGALPATTU, INDIA - A small scythe, a crowbar and a bundle of canvas bags are all that Kali and Vedan carry when they venture into the fields of southern India to catch some of the world's deadliest snakes.
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Trump threats may not stop US offshoring of jobs
AFP, Published on 04/12/2016
» NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump's threats to retaliate against US companies planning to shift operations overseas constitute a new risk for multinationals, but may not sway those already planning to offshore jobs.
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Killing Castro: Poisoned cigars, explosive seashells
AFP, Published on 04/12/2016
» HAVANA - Mobsters, poisoned cigars, exploding seashells, a contaminated diving suit: The CIA's imagination ran wild in its plots to assassinate Fidel Castro.
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S. Korea crisis proves perils of cheating at school
AFP, Published on 04/12/2016
» SEOUL - When South Korea's Park Geun-Hye looks back on the scandal-fuelled implosion of her presidency, she may reflect ruefully on what lit the first fuse -- a parent pulling strings over a child's education.
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Europe holds its breath as Italy votes for change
AFP, Published on 04/12/2016
» ROME - Italians head to the polls Sunday for a constitutional referendum on which reformist Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has staked his future.
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