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Prosecutors seek prison for Russian-Swede accused in spying case
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» STOCKHOLM - Swedish prosecutors on Thursday urged a prison sentence of up to five years for a Russian-Swedish citizen accused of passing Western technology to Russia's military.
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Dutch police say fatalities in Rotterdam hospital shooting
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» THE HAGUE - A 32-year-old gunman dressed in combat gear opened fire in a hospital in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday, killing and wounding an unknown number of people and setting the facility ablaze.
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Xi to open biggest ever Asian Games, after a year's delay
AFP, Published on 23/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Asian Games open at a glittering ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, kickstarting a sporting behemoth that boasts more athletes than the Olympics.
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Xi to open Asian Games as China targets sporting glory
AFP, Published on 23/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Asian Games open at a glittering ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, kickstarting a sporting behemoth that boasts more athletes than the Olympics.
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Leading Chinese university becomes first to remove English requirements for students
South China Morning Post, Published on 22/09/2023
» HONG KONG - A leading university in China has removed an English language test from its degree requirements amid a growing debate about the subject's practical benefits for many people.
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Gold and mercury, not books, for Venezuela's child miners
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» EL CALLAO (VENEZUELA) - At 10 years old, Martin cannot read, but he is an old hand at detecting traces of the gold he and his young cousins dig for at an open-pit mine in southeastern Venezuela.
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Russell Brand: Fall of the arch-provocateur
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» LONDON - Bursting onto the scene as a provocative comedian before transforming into a Hollywood star then anti-establishment guru, Russell Brand still boasts millions of online fans despite being accused of rape.
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Apple unveils iPhone 15 and switches to USB-C charger
New York Times, Published on 14/09/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO — Every September for the past decade, Apple has convened media from around the world for a marketing event that celebrates the creative feats behind its newest iPhone. It has hyped the shine of the phone’s exterior, the sculpting around its cameras and the power of its processors.
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Gabon's squandered oil wealth under 55 years of Bongo rule
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» PARIS - The toppling of Ali Bongo Ondimba brought the curtain down on 55 years of rule by a family accused of extracting fabulous wealth from Gabon's major oil reserves.
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Luxury cruise ship runs aground off Greenland
Published on 13/09/2023
» A luxury cruise ship carrying more than 200 people — primarily Australians — is stuck in remote northeastern Greenland after two failed attempts to free it from the muddy seabed.
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