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Philippines' Duterte endorses killing corrupt journalists, drug dealers
AFP, Published on 01/06/2016
» DAVAO - Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday that corrupt journalists were legitimate targets of assassination, as he amped up his controversial anti-crime crusade with offers of rewards for killing drug traffickers.
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'Ground-breaking' accord on illegal fishing enters force
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» ROME - A "ground-breaking" international treaty to combat fishing pirates took effect Sunday, becoming legally binding in 29 countries that so far have adhered to it, the UN's food agency said.
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Pacquiao '50-50' on retirement
AFP, Published on 11/04/2016
» LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao admitted he was "50-50" about retirement after bidding farewell to boxing Saturday (Sunday morning, Thailand time) with a vintage performance to defeat long-time rival Tim Bradley.
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Pimp my rickshaw: Indonesian karaoke goes mobile
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» DEPOK, INDONESIA - An Indonesian rickshaw fitted with a karaoke machine blasts out loud music next to a row of food stalls, as revellers sing and dance enthusiastically nearby.
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Leicester one win away from 'incredible' title triumph
AFP, Published on 26/04/2016
» LONDON - Leicester will complete an "incredible" Premier League title triumph and be crowned champions of England for the first time in their history if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
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Circus elephants' retirement home promises pampered life
AFP, Published on 03/05/2016
» POLK CITY, Florida - When Mysore performed in the Ringling Brothers' traveling circus, she waltzed, she hooked her trunk onto another elephant's tail, and she stood on her hind legs in a line for a trick known as the long mount.
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A year on, Asia's boat people trapped in desperate limbo
AFP, Published on 03/05/2016
» BAYEUN, INDONESIA – A year after struggling ashore during Southeast Asia's human-trafficking crisis, Sonamia and hundreds of other desperate Rohingya migrants remain in limbo, forgotten footnotes as record numbers worldwide flee violence and persecution.
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Bangkok parties as Leicester lift English Premier League trophy
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» Cheers, spilt beers and confetti met the award of the English Premier League trophy to Leicester City on Saturday at a lively title party laid on by the Foxes' Thai owners in Bangkok.
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Profile: Cambodia's private paedophile hunters
AFP, Published on 13/05/2016
» SIEM REAP - Using tip-offs, stakeouts and stealth, civilian investigators are playing a crucial role in helping Cambodian police track down foreign paedophiles, as they battle to spread the message that the impoverished nation will no longer be a playground for abusers.
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Kenya counts on team of canine agents to sniff out illegal ivory
News, AFP, Published on 04/03/2016
» Burrowing deep into a huge pile of jumbled luggage, Dick the dog wags his tail, pawing at a small green rucksack: inside is the hand-sized tip of an elephant's tusk.
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