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Conquistador Hernan Cortes, as dramatic in death as in life
AFP, Published on 27/03/2019
» MEXICO CITY - The body of Hernan Cortes, the conquistador who launched three centuries of Spanish rule in Mexico, today lies all but forgotten in a Mexico City church, even as a new debate rages over his legacy.
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Erdogan says time has come for Hagia Sophia to be a mosque
AFP, Published on 28/03/2019
» ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it was time to rename Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia as a mosque, saying that it had been a "very big mistake" to convert it into a museum.
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'Floating temple' in Samut Prakan defies coastal erosion
AFP, Published on 08/04/2019
» SAMUT PRAKAN: As sea waters slowly rose around his temple and his neighbours fled inland, Thai abbot Somnuek Atipanyo refused to budge and is today a symbol of the fight to restore the country's fast-eroding coastlines.
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Fresh clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine state temple town
AFP, Published on 10/04/2019
» YANGON: Fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic Rakhine rebels has escalated in the western state's temple-studded town of Mrauk U, sources confirmed Wednesday, with reports of military jets streaking across the sky.
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Modi favourite as India's incredible election begins
AFP, Published on 11/04/2019
» NEW DELHI: India's gargantuan election, the biggest in history, kicked off on Thursday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a second term from the South Asian behemoth's 900 million voters.
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India to mark 100th anniversary of Amritsar massacre
AFP, Published on 13/04/2019
» AMRITSAR (INDIA) - India was to mark Saturday the 100th anniversary of the Amritsar massacre, one of the worst atrocities of British colonial rule for which London has yet to apologise.
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India's Modi sworn in ahead of unveiling new government
AFP, Published on 30/05/2019
» NEW DELHI - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his historic second term at a solemn ceremony in front of cheering supporters Thursday, as he prepared to unveil a drastically revamped Hindu nationalist government.
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India's Modi sworn in, set to name new government
AFP, Published on 31/05/2019
» NEW DELHI - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his historic second term at a solemn ceremony in front of cheering supporters Thursday ahead of unveiling a revamped Hindu nationalist government.
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Tens of thousands of Israelis march to mark capture of east Jerusalem
AFP, Published on 03/06/2019
» JERUSALEM - Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis marched through Jerusalem on Sunday to mark their country's capture of the city's east in a 1967 war with tensions heightened due to the holiday coinciding with the final days of Ramadan.
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New Myanmar filmmakers shoot to rekindle golden years
AFP, Published on 07/06/2019
» YANGON: A deadly race to find hidden treasure, car chases and slick fight scenes drive the breakneck narrative of one of Myanmar's latest blockbusters, as a new generation of directors aim to revive the country's golden era of film.
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