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Merkel clinches German coalition deal
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel finally reached a deal Wednesday to form a new German coalition government, handing the powerful finance ministry to the country's main centre-left party in an agreement aimed at ending months of political gridlock.
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Kim Jong Un sends influential sister to Olympics
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, an increasingly prominent figure in the country's leadership, will be part of the North's delegation to the South Korean Winter Olympics, officials said Wednesday.
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US prepares 'toughest' sanctions for North Korea
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» TOKYO: US Vice President Mike Pence said Washington is preparing to announce the "toughest and most aggressive" economic sanctions against North Korea in the coming days, boosting pressure on the bellicose government during the Winter Olympics.
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Myanmar's place at Cobra Gold draws US criticism
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: Lawmakers are demanding Myanmar's exclusion from the Cobra Gold military exercises next week, amidst pressure for more American sanctions in response to atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.
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Stock turbulence continues, New York down again
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» NEW YORK: It was another shaky day on Wall Street as indexes rallied in the morning, bobbed up and down for much of the day, then sank in the last few minutes of trading. Energy companies dropped along with oil prices and technology companies also declined.
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Vomit illness blights opening of 2018 Olympic Games
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Korean officials on Wednesday confirmed additional cases of norovirus at the Pyeongchang Olympics, bringing the total of people infected to 86.
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Cave-in at south China metro construction site kills 8
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» BEIJING: Eight people were killed and three were missing after a cave-in at a construction site for a new metro line in Foshan city in southern China's Guangdong province, the city's transport bureau said on Thursday.
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Court rejects handful of Russian Olympic appeals
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected an appeal by six Russian athletes who weren't invited to compete in the Olympics, ruling them out a day before the opening ceremony.
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