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German political heavyweight Wolfgang Schaeuble dies
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» BERLIN - Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of the most important figures in German politics and an icon of budgetary rigour in the eurozone, has died aged 81, the German parliament said Wednesday.
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At least 116 dead in northwest China earthquake
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» BEIJING - At least 116 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers raced to start digging through rubble in freezing conditions.
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Zuma deals new blow to ANC hopes in S. Africa election
AFP, Published on 16/12/2023
» SOWETO (SOUTH AFRICA) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Saturday drove a new split in the ruling African National Congress, calling for a boycott of the party in a landmark 2024 election.
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'World at her feet': British student murdered in 1990 remembered at France trial
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» PARIS - Family members of a British student murdered in France in 1990 gave emotional testimony to a French court Monday in the trial of the widow of serial killer Michel Fourniret, who kidnapped, raped and murdered the 20-year-old.
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'Terrorist plot' probe after deadly Paris stabbing
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» PARIS: A man known to French authorities for radical Islamism with mental health troubles stabbed a tourist to death and wounded two other people in central Paris late Saturday night before being arrested, with prosecutors opening an investigation into a suspected "terrorist plot".
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Attacker stabs German tourist to death in Paris
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» PARIS - A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a German tourist to death and wounded two people in central Paris on Saturday before being arrested, officials said.
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Prosecutors allege rapper Young Thug led gang as trial begins
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» ATLANTA - Prosecutors in Atlanta said Monday that rapper Young Thug was the "proclaimed leader" of a gang that "moved like a pack" to commit crimes, as opening statements in a long-delayed racketeering trial got underway.
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Huddled on an Indonesian beach, stranded Rohingya plead for mercy
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» SABANG (INDONESIA) - Huddled on a beach after a sleepless night, a group of around 200 Rohingya refugees sit on the sand of a western Indonesian island, cordoned off by yellow tape meant to stop them running away.
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Six tops and flops at Cricket World Cup
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - Australia beat India by six wickets to lift their sixth title in the Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
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Low turnout in boycott-hit Madagascar presidential election
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar voted in highly contested presidential elections Thursday that were boycotted by most opposition candidates, resulting in a low turnout.
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