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UN child sex ring left victims but no arrests
Associated Press, Published on 13/04/2017
» PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - In the ruins of a tropical hideaway where jet-setters once sipped rum under the Caribbean sun, the abandoned children tried to make a life for themselves. They begged and scavenged for food, but they never could scrape together enough to beat back the hunger, until the UN peacekeepers moved in a few blocks away.
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China's Q1 economic growth ticks higher to 6.9%
Associated Press, Published on 17/04/2017
» HONG KONG -- China's economic recovery is gaining momentum, with growth ticking up to a 6.9% annual pace in the first three months of the year, lifted by government stimulus and a property boom.
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China Q1 growth fastest in two years
Associated Press, Published on 17/04/2017
» HONG KONG - China's economic recovery is gaining traction, with growth rising to its fastest pace in over a year in January-March.
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Japan's exports, imports surge
Associated Press, Published on 20/04/2017
» TOKYO - Exports rose at a faster-than-expected 12% pace in March, while imports jumped nearly 16% from a year earlier, the government said on Thursday.
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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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US colleges to foreign students: You are welcome here
Associated Press, Published on 04/05/2017
» On a trip to India, the president of Portland State University reassured prospective students they'd be safe on his campus. Purdue University sent overseas applicants a note from two mayors touting Indiana's "friendly smiles" and hospitality. And dozens of other schools produced online videos to welcome foreign students.
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Top Philippine official to face questions at UN rights body
Associated Press, Published on 04/05/2017
» GENEVA -- A top Philippine official is set to be questioned next week at the United Nations Human Rights Council on issues such as extrajudicial killings and vigilante justice alleged to be occurring in President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly fight against illegal drugs.
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UN expert in Philippines rebukes Duterte's war on drugs
Associated Press, Published on 05/05/2017
» MANILA -- The UN's investigator on extrajudicial executions issued a veiled rebuke Friday of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly campaign against illegal drugs, saying world leaders have recognised that such an approach does not work.
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Tense France deciding Europe's fate
Associated Press, Published on 07/05/2017
» PARIS - French voters decided on Sunday whether to back pro-business independent Emmanuel Macron or far-right populist Marine Le Pen as their next president, casting ballots in an unusually tense and important presidential election that also could decide Europe's future.
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Big child webcam sex bust in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/05/2017
» MABALACAT, Philippines -- The suspected paedophile could see people banging on his front door through his security cameras. Were they neighbours? Cops?
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