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Mystery solved? FBI arrest suspect in manuscript theft scam
AFP, Published on 08/01/2022
» NEW YORK - A mystery that has shaken the literary world for years -- the theft of hundreds of unpublished manuscripts from distinguished authors -- may finally be about to be solved.
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What in the Wordle? Five-letter puzzle craze goes global
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - Five letters, six attempts, and just one puzzle to solve per day: the "Wordle" formula couldn't be simpler, but in a matter of weeks the online brain teaser has got millions guessing around the world.
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Clone your camel: beauty pageants, races spur high demand
AFP, Published on 12/09/2021
» DUBAI: Cloning is in high demand in the competitive world of camel beauty pageants, leaving scientists at a Dubai clinic working round the clock to produce carbon-copy beasts.
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Huawei exec's extradition fight enters final round in Canada
AFP, Published on 02/03/2021
» VANCOUVER: Chinese Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou was back in a Canadian court Monday to fight a final round against extradition to the United States, her lawyers challenging the crux of the case -- that she allegedly hid business dealings in Iran.
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Britain and EU release full text of post-Brexit trade deal
AFP, Published on 27/12/2020
» LONDON: Britain and the European Union on Saturday published the full text of the post-Brexit trade agreement aimed at governing their relationship when the UK definitively leaves the bloc's single market in just five days.
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US labour board challenges Google moves against activist employees
AFP, Published on 03/12/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google has been given two weeks to respond to a US labour board complaint accusing the internet giant of using surveillance, interrogation and other tactics to spy on activist employees.
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Embattled Belarusian leader holds secret inauguration
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko took the oath of office at a secret ceremony on Wednesday in a move his opponents attributed to his desire to avoid crowds of demonstrators who have held historic protests against his disputed re-election.
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Chinese property tycoon and Xi critic under investigation
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» BEIJING: An outspoken Chinese Communist Party critic and millionaire property tycoon, Ren Zhiqiang, has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law", an anti-graft watchdog said.
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Cyclist who flipped off US president wins local election
AFP, Published on 06/11/2019
» WASHINGTON: A cyclist who was fired after flipping the bird -- making a rude single-fingered gesture -- to US President Donald Trump's motorcade has been elected to local office in Virginia.
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Apple chief defends pulling app used by Hong Kong protestors
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple chief Tim Cook on Thursday defended the decision to pull an app used by protesters in Hong Kong to track police, according to a leaked email to employees obtained by a tech news site.
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