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Trump promises Syria pullout, but sets no end date
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's White House vowed Wednesday that the US mission in Syria would come to a "rapid end" but failed to put a timetable on an eventual withdrawal.
Milky Way core may harbour thousands of black holes: study
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» PARIS - Astrophysicists have detected a dozen black holes at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, and said Wednesday there could be as many as 10,000.
Rivals glimpse intimidating Tiger of old at Masters
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» AUGUSTA (UNITED STATES) - Tiger Woods says nothing short of winning a fifth green jacket would be considered a successful Masters, even after spinal fusion surgery and no major starts since the 2015 PGA Championship.
'Unacceptable': Man City team bus attacked with bottles outside Anfield
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» LIVERPOOL - Liverpool were forced to apologise after Manchester City's team bus was pelted by bottles and cans ahead of their highly-charged Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.
Migrant caravan scraps plan to travel to US border
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» MATíAS ROMERO (MEXICO) - A caravan of Central American migrants whose trek across Mexico infuriated Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped plans to cross into the United States, as the American president ordered the National Guard to deploy to the border.
Police were warned of shooter grudge against YouTube
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Police said Wednesday they had been alerted that the Iran-born animal rights activist who shot three people before killing herself at YouTube's California headquarters, was believed to have a vendetta against the online giant.
Challenger Bio wins S. Leone presidential vote: election watchdog
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» FREETOWN - Opposition challenger Julius Maada Bio clinched victory Wednesday in Sierra Leone's presidential vote, the country's election monitor said.
Philippines to close Boracay resort to tourists for six months
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» MANILA - The Philippines has announced its best-known holiday island Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
Trade war inches closer as US-China tensions mount
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - The escalating confrontation between Washington and Beijing inched closer to all-out trade war on Wednesday after China threatened retaliation against key US exports.
YouTube shooting shows how fake news spirals on social media
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» PARIS - Within minutes of the shooting at YouTube offices in California, social media was awash with conspiracy theories and images of the supposed "shooter" wearing a Muslim headscarf.