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Explosions and gunfire as Burundi polls open: witnesses
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» BUJUMBURA (BURUNDI) - Gunfire and explosions were heard Tuesday in Burundi's capital Bujumbura shortly before polls opened in controversial elections with the president seeking re-election for a third consecutive term, witnesses said.
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Violence as Burundi votes with president seeking re-election
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» BUJUMBURA (BURUNDI) - Burundians voted Tuesday amid gunfire and grenade blasts, with President Pierre Nkurunziza widely expected to win a third consecutive term despite international condemnation and thousands of people fleeing feared violence.
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Japan nuclear refugees face dilemma over returning home
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» NARAHA, JAPAN - More than four years since Satoru Yamauchi abandoned his noodle restaurant to escape radiation spreading from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, the Japanese government is almost ready to declare it safe to go home.
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Australian refugee groups demand answers on asylum-seeker boat
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» SYDNEY - Australian refugee groups Tuesday demanded the government provide answers about a boatload of asylum-seekers thought to be from Vietnam seen off the country's west coast.
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Car bomb claimed by IS kills four in Yemen capital
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» SANAA - A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed four people near a Shiite mosque in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Shiite rebels said.
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Studies show success in HIV drugs for prevention
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» VANCOUVER - Despite evidence that taking powerful anti-HIV drugs can help protect uninfected partners from contracting the virus that causes AIDS, the therapy is far from becoming routinely prescribed, scientists said.
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North Korea says no interest in Iran-style nuclear deal
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» SEOUL - North Korea said Tuesday it had no interest in following Iran down the path of nuclear dialogue, insisting it was already a nuclear weapons state and therefore beyond any logical comparison with Tehran.
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South Africa make brisk start in opening Test
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» CHITTAGONG (BANGLADESH) - Dean Elgar and Stiaan van Zyl shared a fifty partnership in the opening stand as South Africa made a brisk start Tuesday in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
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Toshiba president, senior execs quit over $1.2 bn scandal
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» TOKYO - Toshiba president Hisao Tanaka and his predecessor Norio Sasaki quit the company on Tuesday as one of Japan's best-known firms was hammered by a $1.2 billion accounting scandal blamed on management's overzealous pursuit of profit.
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Australian surfer up for bravery award over shark help
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» SYDNEY - An Australian surfer who paddled towards fellow professional Mick Fanning as he fought off a shark in South Africa played down his heroics after being nominated for a bravery award Tuesday.
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