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Online daters aim 'out of their league,' says study
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» TAMPA - Most people who use online dating websites seek partners who are out of their league, said a study Wednesday based on heterosexuals in four big US cities.
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Maduro takes aim at Venezuela opposition after drone 'attack'
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» CARACAS - President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday put Venezuela's opposition squarely in his crosshairs after accusing it and neighboring Colombia of being behind a weekend drone "assassination" attempt.
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US hits Russia with sanctions over nerve agent attack in Britain
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - The United States said Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions on Russia, as it accused the government in Moscow of using a "lethal" nerve agent in the attempted assassination of a former spy in Britain.
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Dying groundskeeper battles chemical giant Monsanto
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Cancer-stricken Dewayne Johnson vowed to fight to his death in a David versus Goliath court battle against agrochemical giant Monsanto, whose weed killer he blames for robbing him of his future.
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Chile's Bachelet picked to be UN rights chief
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of Michelle Bachelet, Chile's twice-serving president who endured torture under the Pinochet regime, as the world body's next human rights chief.
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Oscars to add 'best popular film' award, shorten gala
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Organizers of the Oscars -- under fire for plummeting ratings and accused of elitism -- on Wednesday announced the creation of a new category to honor top blockbusters and said they would shorten the ceremony to attract more viewers.
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Firefighters make progress in California but weather not promising
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» MENDOCINO (UNITED STATES) - Thousands of firefighters, backed by US troops and crews from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, were on Wednesday making progress battling the biggest wildfire on record in California -- but the weather forecast for the rest of the week is not promising, officials said.
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US camp raid suspect trained children for school shootings: prosecutors
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» LOS ANGELES - A man arrested in a raid on a squalid compound in New Mexico was training children living there to carry out school shootings, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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'My time was short' - Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle dead at 36
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» SYDNEY: Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has lost his battle with cancer, dying aged 36 after halting treatment for leukaemia last week, sparking an outpouring of grief from fellow players Thursday.
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Tiger still excites rivals as 100th PGA showdown looms
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» ST LOUIS: Ten years after his last major victory and five years since his last triumph, Tiger Woods is back on the prowl and a new generation of rivals couldn't be more thrilled.
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