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Russian economy shrinks for first time since 2009
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» MOSCOW - Russia's economy shrank in November for the first time in five years, the government said Monday, illustrating the changing fortunes of President Vladimir Putin's rule as he faces falling oil prices and Western sanctions.
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Brazil Cup battering had been coming -- Zico
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazil star Zico says his country's World Cup battering by Germany was not an "accident," as some Selecao apologists maintain, but the logical consequence of years of gradual decline.
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Poroshenko announces Putin meeting in new peace push
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» KIEV - Ukraine's Western-backed leader Petro Poroshenko promised Monday to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin and involve US President Barack Obama in his stalled push for peace with pro-Kremlin fighters in the separatist east.
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UN urges North-South Korea talks
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed a South Korean proposal to hold high-level talks with North Korea and urged Pyongyang to accept the offer.
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China blocks access to Google e-mail service
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» China has blocked the last remaining way to access Google's popular e-mail service, experts said Monday, as authorities work to establish "Internet sovereignty" by controlling what enters the country via the web.
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Rallies as journalists mark year in Egyptian jail
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» LONDON - Rallies were held in London and The Hague on Monday in support of three Al-Jazeera journalists as they marked a year in prison in Egypt.
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Request to change course was denied
Published on 30/12/2014
» SURABAYA - The captain of AirAsia Flight 8501 sought permission to climb above threatening clouds early Sunday. Air traffic control couldn't say yes immediately - there was no room. Six other airliners were crowding the airspace, forcing AirAsia to remain at a lower altitude.
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Cellist Weilerstein finds personality in each instrument
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» NEW YORK - Alisa Weilerstein built a reputation as a premier cellist playing an instrument that would be considered top-notch by any standard. But recently, she has found one to top it.
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Kraft wins Four Hills opener as Ammann falls
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» OBERSTDORF (GERMANY) - Austria's Stefan Kraft won the opening leg of the Four Hills tournament as Swiss favourite Simon Ammann crashed in the Oberstdorf World Cup event on Monday.
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First British Ebola case found
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» GLASGOW - A healthcare worker recently back from Sierra Leone was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday by doctors in Scotland's largest city, the first diagnosis of the deadly virus in Britain during the current outbreak.
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