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Five-time champions Federer, Serena take centre stage
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» NEW YORK - Five-time US Open champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams take centre stage under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights on Tuesday, starting their bids to capture an 18th career major apiece.
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'Long-term' Gaza truce begins
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Celebrations erupted in Gaza on Tuesday as a long-term ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Palestinians went into effect, ending 50 days of the deadliest violence in a decade.
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US rules out coordination with Syria as it spies on jihadists
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» DAMASCUS - The United States said Tuesday it would not coordinate with the government of President Bashar al-Assad on targeting Islamic State militants on Syrian territory, as preparations for possible air strikes gathered pace.
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China's main world title hope Chen off to smooth start
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» Chen Long eased his way into the second round of the badminton world championship on Tuesday with a routine victory over Austrian rank outsider Luka Wraber in Copenhagen.
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Indonesia to get power from volcanoes
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» JAKARTA - The Indonesian parliament on Tuesday passed a long-awaited law to bolster the geothermal energy industry and tap the power of the vast archipelago's scores of volcanoes.
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Aid convoys trundle into Gaza as ceasefire holds
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» Life in Gaza resumed some semblance of normality Wednesday as a long-term truce took hold following a deal hailed by Israel and Hamas as 'victory' in the 50-day war.
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Russia, Ukraine talks end without major breakthrough
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» MINSK - Talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine apparently failed to make a major breakthrough towards ending brutal fighting in east Ukraine Wednesday as strongman Vladimir Putin played down the entry by his troops into the former Soviet state.
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US rules out coordination with Syria as it spies on jihadists
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» DAMASCUS - The United States has begun reconnaissance flights over Syria to track Islamic State jihadists but insisted it has "no plans" to coordinate with Syria on targeting the militants.
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Ebola-hit Liberia fires absentee ministers
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» MONROVIA - Liberia's leader has sacked ministers and senior government officials who defied an order to return to the west African nation to lead the fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak, her office said.
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Inquiry reveals 1,400 children abused in British town
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» LONDON - An inquiry has revealed that some 1,400 minors were sexually abused in the British town of Rotherham over a 16-year period and blamed local authorities for failing to act.
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