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Egypt court jails dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah for five years
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» CAIRO - An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading dissident during the country's 2011 uprising, to five years in prison over an illegal protest.
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Mongolian sumo hulk fans flames of protocol row
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» TOKYO - Record-breaking Mongolian sumo wrestler Hakuho on Monday fanned the flames of a row over sumo etiquette as he denied breaching the ancient Japanese sport's strict protocol with an outburst against officials.
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10 die in Pakistan van crash inferno
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» KARACHI - At least 10 people burned to death and nine others were injured when a passenger van overturned and caught fire in southern Pakistan, officials said Monday.
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Oscar-winning songsmiths see global message in 'Glory'
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - Common and John Legend made a heartfelt plea for civil rights in lands as far away as Hong Kong when they collected the Academy Award for best original song for "Glory", their politically aware theme from "Selma".
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Schmidt and Lancaster prepare troops for epic Six Nations duel
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» PARIS - Defending Six Nations champions Ireland might be the bookies favourites against fellow unbeaten side England on Sunday in Dublin but the hosts' coach Joe Schmidt is too canny to believe the odds accurately reflect the status of the two sides.
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Nadal drops out of ATP top three
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» PARIS - Rafael Nadal has slipped a place to fourth in the latest ATP Rankings published on Monday after losing his first semi-final on clay in 12 years in Rio.
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Rossi leads the pack in Sepang MotoGP test
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» SEPANG (MALAYSIA) - Nine-times Grand Prix champion Valentino Rossi ruled the track at Malaysia's Sepang circuit Monday, the first day of the second round of pre-season MotoGP winter testing.
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Cotter reinforces Scotland squad for Italy
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» LONDON - Sale scrum-half Chris Cusiter was among five players called up to the Scotland squad by coach Vern Cotter on Monday for this weekend's Six Nations match against Italy.
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Pacquiao hints at retirement after Mayweather bout
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» MANILA - Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao hinted Monday his long-awaited fight against American Floyd Mayweather could be his last, saying he would head into the May bout with retirement on his mind.
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Japan clocks keep time for 16 billion years
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» TOKYO - Japanese researchers have built a pair of clocks which they say are so accurate they will lose a second only every 16 billion years -- longer than the Earth has been around.
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