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Nay Pyi Taw now less of a ghost town
Associated Press, Published on 11/12/2013
» NAY PYI TAW — Watched around the clock, bathed twice a day and otherwise pampered, five white elephants are munching on choice greenery in Myanmar's vast, remote and surreal capital. Above them soars a shimmering, gold-plated pagoda.
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John Kerry breaks leg, cancels tour
Associated Press, Published on 31/05/2015
» U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bicycle crash Sunday, apparently after hitting a curb, and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group.
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Strife-torn territory nears seventh decade of internal struggle
News, Associated Press, Published on 25/07/2016
» When news spread that Indian troops had killed 22-year-old Burhan Wani, a charismatic commander of Indian-controlled Kashmir's biggest rebel group on July 8, the public response was spontaneous and massive. Tens of thousands of angry youths poured out of their homes in towns and villages across the Himalayan region, hurling rocks and bricks and clashing with Indian troops.
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Trump trip set: Israel, Vatican, Saudi Arabia
Associated Press, Published on 05/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday his first foreign trip as president will feature stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican, where he will meet with Pope Francis, an ambitious foray onto the world stage that will include meetings with Nato and a summit in Italy.
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Arrested Thai activist getting S. Korean human rights award
Associated Press, Published on 18/05/2017
» SEOUL -- A Thai law student arrested for sharing a critical article about the country's new king that was posted on Facebook is this year's winner of South Korea's most prestigious human rights award.
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Spain: Terrorists planned 'massive' bomb attack
Associated Press, Published on 21/08/2017
» BARCELONA - Police put up scores of roadblocks across northeast Spain on Sunday in hopes of capturing a fugitive suspect from the 12-member Islamic extremist cell that staged two vehicle attacks and plotted much deadlier carnage using explosives favoured by Islamic State militants.
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Trump: Jerusalem is Israel's capital
Associated Press, Published on 07/12/2017
» WASHINGTON: Defying dire, worldwide warnings, President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a move upending decades of US policy and carrying unclear consequences for Mideast peace efforts.
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'Trump country' faith unshaken
Associated Press, Published on 28/12/2017
» SANDY HOOK, Kentucky: The regulars amble in before dawn and claim their usual table, the one next to an old box television playing the news on mute.
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UK police: 21 people sought treatment after ex-spy poisoning
Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2018
» LONDON: Around 21 people have received medical treatment after a nerve-agent attack on an ex-Russian spy, British police said Thursday, as the UK vowed strong action against whoever was responsible for the "brazen and reckless" act.
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'Suicidal' man crashes stolen plane near Seattle
Associated Press, Published on 11/08/2018
» SEATTLE: A “suicidal” airline employee stole an empty turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and was chased by military jets before crashing into a small island in the Puget Sound on Friday night.
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