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Warring South Sudan leaders sign peace deal
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» ADDIS ABABA - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal at a regional summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Wednesday.
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Georgia governor declares emergency ahead of hurricane
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» WASHINGTON - Georgia Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in the southern US state on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence.
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Climate fight tough, as US efforts fall short
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: The United States will fall short on its Paris commitment to cut greenhouse gases, making the uphill battle to avoid runaway global warming that much harder, according to a report released hours ahead of a major, solutions-oriented climate summit in San Francisco.
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US warns of sanctions for foreign election meddling
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday allowing punitive sanctions on foreigners who interfere in US elections, two years after Russia allegedly meddled on his behalf in the presidential campaign.
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In first, US capital may employ levee against Hurricane Florence
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» WASHINGTON - It is an unremarkable wall a stone's throw from the White House, barely noticed by tourists and locals alike. Yet officials hope this updated but never-used levee system will protect downtown Washington from the wrath of Hurricane Florence.
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Paris knife attacker charged with attempted murder: source
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» PARIS - An Afghan national who left seven people, including two British tourists, badly injured after he attacked them with a knife and an iron bar in a popular Paris area has been charged with attempted murder and detained, a judicial source said Wednesday.
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IWC vote backs aboriginal whale hunts -- with new quotas
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS (BRAZIL) - The International Whaling Commission on Wednesday cast a rare strong vote in favor of whale hunting -- but strictly for small subsistence hunts undertaken by some communities, mostly in the Arctic.
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Kiwi dairy giant Fonterra posts first-ever loss
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand's Fonterra, the world's largest dairy cooperative, posted its first-ever annual loss Thursday, admitting it had let farmers down with over-optimistic financial forecasts.
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Apple unveils premium iPhone XS, health features for watch
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» CUPERTINO, United States: Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday in a bid to bolster its spot in the premium smartphone market, along with an upgraded smartwatch that takes electrocardiograms and detects falls.
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Reuters pair in Myanmar not jailed because of journalism: Suu Kyi
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» HANOI - Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday that two Reuters journalists jailed for investigating a massacre in Rakhine state were not convicted because they were journalists but because they broke the law.
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