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Black smoke, flames shoot up from Texas chemical plant
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2017
» HOUSTON: Thick black smoke and towering orange flames shot up Friday after two trailers of highly unstable compounds blew up at a flooded Houston-area chemical plant, the second fire there in two days.
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Lawsuit challenges US border searches of computers, phones
Associated Press, Published on 14/09/2017
» WASHINGTON: A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the US government's growing practice of searching laptops and cellphones at the border is unconstitutional because electronic devices now carry troves of private personal and business information.
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Not-guilty pleas in Fukushima nuclear trial
Associated Press, Published on 30/06/2017
» TOKYO -- Three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) apologised in court Friday for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, but they pleaded not guilty to charges of professional negligence.
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The Apple show highlights: Siri, speakers and software
Associated Press, Published on 06/06/2017
» SAN JOSE, California -- Siri is getting a new voice, and the Mac is getting a new name.
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3 African countries chosen to test 1st malaria vaccine
Associated Press, Published on 25/04/2017
» JOHANNESBURG - Three African countries have been chosen to test the world's first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization announced Monday. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will begin piloting the injectable vaccine next year with young children.
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Sick or swim: Olympic teams to swim, boat in Rio's filth
Associated Press, Published on 31/07/2015
» RIO DE JANEIRO – Athletes in next year's Summer Olympics here will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human faeces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games, an Associated Press investigation has found.
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Taiwan, China sign aviation, tax deals after hiatus
Business, Associated Press, Published on 26/08/2015
» TAIPEI: Taiwan and China yesterday signed two agreements on the safety of civil aviation and avoidance of double taxation in China, 18 months after the two sides held the last high-level talks to seal bilateral deals.
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Chinese banks a haven for web counterfeits
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2015
» SHANGHAI — Kim Sbarcea knew exactly what she wanted. She typed “Tiffany Elsa Peretti mesh earrings” into Google and scrolled through impeccable photos of the delicate US$450 diamond-shaped earrings until she chanced upon a pair for -- deal of deals! -- $32.
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China pushes NKorea over nukes
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2013
» BEIJING - China is trying to punish ally North Korea for its nuclear and missile tests, stepping up inspections of North Korean-bound cargo in a calibrated effort to send a message of Chinese pique without further provoking a testy Pyongyang government.
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