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Nicaraguan students vow to keep up fight until Ortega resigns
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» MANAGUA - Students marched through Nicaragua's capital Monday, chanting 'GET OUT' to demand that President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice President Rosario Murillo resign after a deadly weekend of clashes.
Casualties feared after Boko Haram attack military base
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» ABUJA - Dozens of soldiers were feared dead after a Boko Haram attack on a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, security sources said on Monday, as search parties were sent into the bush to locate missing troops.
Putin slams 'ungrounded accusations' after UK poisonings
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Vladimir Putin accused Britain Monday of making baseless allegations against Russia after a former Soviet spy was among four people found poisoned by a nerve agent in southern England.
Netflix shares dive as subscriber growth misses mark
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Netflix shares plunged Monday after the leading streaming television service said subscriber growth fell short of expectations in the recently ended quarter.
Strikes in Europe on Amazon's Prime Day
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» MADRID - Workers in Spain, Germany and Poland plan to walk off the job on Tuesday as online retailing giant Amazon carries out its major summer sales event called Prime Day.
Russia jails Pussy Riot members for World Cup pitch invasion
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia on Monday jailed four members of Pussy Riot feminist punk group for 15 days after they invaded the pitch during the World Cup final dressed in police uniforms.
Spieth eyes wide Open, seeks to emulate Harrington
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» CARNOUSTIE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Jordan Spieth feels he is back in the groove and capable of becoming the first player since Irishman Padraig Harrington in 2007/08 to win back to back Opens.
Get your geek on: 130,000 head for San Diego Comic-Con
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Desk jockeys in eye-wateringly tight spandex will blur the line between fantasy and reality this week as they invade San Diego for the world's largest celebration of pop culture fandom.
In US, condemnation mounts for 'treasonous' Trump
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» HELSINKI: President Donald Trump refused to confront Vladimir Putin over meddling in the US election at their first face to face summit, publicly challenging the findings of the US intelligence community and triggering bipartisan outrage at home.
Tornado Trump rips diplomatic swathe across Europe
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» HELSINKI - Donald Trump was fired up. When the US president set off for Europe one week ago he was bent on knocking heads with Washington's allies and finding friendship with Russia.