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Lawsuit seeks to end 'We Shall Overcome' copyright
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Lawyers are seeking to put "We Shall Overcome," the emblematic song of the US civil rights movement, in the public realm after successfully fighting the copyright of "Happy Birthday to You."
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6.9 quake rocks western Myanmar
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» YANGON - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday, causing tremors around the region, including in neighbouring Bangladesh where scores were reported injured in stampedes and buildings were damaged.
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'No evidence' to take action against Panama Papers law firm: prosecutor
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» PANAMA CITY - Panama's public prosecutor against organized crime said there was no evidence so far to take action against the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, following a raid lasting 27 hours on its offices.
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PNG plane crash leaves 12 dead: reports
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SYDNEY - Twelve people, including an Australian, were killed when a light aircraft crashed just short of a landing strip in remote Papua New Guinea, reports said on Thursday.
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Erdogan hosts Istanbul summit in quest for Islamic unity
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hosts over 30 heads of state and government from Islamic countries in Istanbul for a major summit aimed at overcoming differences in the Muslim world.
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Delhi's street kids on the beat with hard-hitting newspaper
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» NEW DELHI - As one of New Delhi's thousands of street children, Jyoti Kumari knows more than most about the goings on in the Indian capital's desperate and sometimes brutal underbelly.
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'Messy' peace hope as South Sudan readies for rebel chief return
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» JUBA - On a dusty patch of earth cut into thick bush on the outskirts of South Sudan's capital, hundreds of rebel soldiers who took part in a more than two-year civil war have set up a new base.
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Australian village, including cows, on sale for $10 million
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SYDNEY - A small, picturesque Australian village has been listed for sale, attracting interest from China and Singapore, with its new buyer set to own dozens of homes, a lake full of fish and 35 Highland cattle.
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Pistols owned by Simon Bolivar sell for $1.8 million
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» NEW YORK - A pair of pistols that once belonged to the Latin American independence hero Simon Bolivar sold for $1.8 million at the auction house Christie's in New York.
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South Korean and Chinese authors make Man Prize shortlist
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» LONDON - War-torn Angola and Naples are among the settings for the six books shortlisted for the Man International Prize for literature on Thursday.
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