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Everest logjam fails to thwart climber's record 14-peak bid
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» KATHMANDU - Former Gurkha soldier Nirmal Purja remains on target to conquer the world's 14 highest mountains in a record-breaking seven months despite death-defying queues on the biggest peak of them all.
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Virus-packed laptop sells as artwork for over $1.3 million
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - For Chinese artist Guo O Dong, the simple black Samsung laptop computer, loaded with six potent viruses, symbolizes one of the world's most frightening threats.
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Tornadoes in Ohio leave at least one dead, widespread damage
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - Ohio residents inspected destroyed homes and debris-strewn streets Tuesday after powerful tornadoes ripped through the US state overnight, killing at least one person and causing widespread damage and power outages.
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US Treasury again says China is not manipulating currency
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - The US Treasury again found that neither China nor any other trading partners was manipulating its currency, according to the semi-annual report released Tuesday.
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Venezuela talks under way in Oslo, but US says focus must be Maduro
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» OSLO - Talks between Venezuela's government and opposition on ending months of crisis were under way in Norway, sources said Tuesday, but Washington insisted that the only item for discussion should be President Nicolas Maduro's removal.
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US says N.Korea program violates UN resolutions
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» WASHINGTON: The US State Department said Tuesday that North Korea's overall programme of weapons of mass destruction violated UN resolutions, after President Donald Trump brushed off recent missile launches.
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Landmark US opioid trial begins in Oklahoma
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» CHICAGO - The first civil trial that could hold a drug company responsible for the US opioid epidemic began Tuesday in Oklahoma -- a landmark case that could impact thousands of others like it.
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'Never so nervous' Osaka, Halep survive Roland Garros horror shows
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» PARIS: World number one Naomi Osaka was just two points from a sensational Roland Garros exit on Tuesday before securing her place in the second round where she was joined by defending champion Simona Halep who also needed three sets to survive.
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Federer, Nadal face unheralded Germans
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» PARIS: Roger Federer continues his first Roland Garros campaign since 2015 with a second-round clash against German lucky loser Oscar Otte on Wednesday, while reigning champion Rafael Nadal takes on qualifier Yannick Maden.
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US Treasury again says China is not manipulating currency
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» WASHINGTON: The US Treasury expanded the number of countries subject to scrutiny in a semi-annual report released Tuesday, but again found that neither China nor any other trading partners was manipulating its currency.
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