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China rights lawyer 'ready for consequences over new book'
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» HONG KONG - A leading dissident lawyer in China is prepared to face the consequences over his new book predicting the possible collapse of the ruling Communist Party, his tearful daughter said Tuesday.
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Unaccompanied child migrant numbers double in Europe: UN
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» GENEVA - The number of unaccompanied children making the notoriously dangerous Mediterranean crossing aboard unseaworthy boats has more than doubled this year, the UN's children's agency said in a new report Tuesday.
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Asean rebukes Beijing in South China Sea dispute
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» BEIJING - Countries in Southeast Asia have "serious concerns" over recent events in the disputed South China Sea, an unusually strongly worded communique issued by their foreign ministers in China said Tuesday.
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'Several hundred' masked protesters hurl objects in Paris demo
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» PARIS - Several hundred masked protesters hurled objects at police Tuesday during a demonstration in Paris against a contested reform of French labour laws, authorities said.
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Tokyo governor faces no-confidence motions over lavish expenses
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» TOKYO - Embattled Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe faced intensified pressure to resign Tuesday over a spending scandal that threatens to become a campaign issue in a national parliamentary election next month.
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'Several hundred' protesters hurl objects at French demo
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» PARIS - Several hundred masked protesters hurled objects at police in Paris on Tuesday as the latest demonstration against disputed labour reforms in France descended into violence.
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Orlando gunman visited gay club many times: witnesses
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» ORLANDO - US investigators on Tuesday worked to untangle the complicated motive of the "radicalized" gunman behind the massacre at a gay club in Orlando, as reports emerged that he frequented the popular nightspot and used gay dating apps.
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Paris clashes between police, masked protesters leave 26 injured
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» PARIS - Twenty-six people were hurt and authorities made 15 arrests Tuesday as protests in Paris over disputed labour reforms descended into violent clashes between riot police and masked troublemakers.
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Hundreds attend Orlando shooting vigil in Singapore amid tensions
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» SINGAPORE - Hundreds in Singapore joined a vigil Tuesday for victims gunned down in a US club amid growing tensions between conservatives and gays in the city-state.
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IS-linked Philippines group 'likely' executed Canadian hostage
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday it was "likely" that a Canadian kidnapped by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines nearly nine months ago has been killed.
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