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UNESCO meets on heritage under shadow of extremism
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» ISTANBUL - The UN's cultural agency met on Sunday in Istanbul to consider adding over two dozen new sites to its prestigious global heritage list, and called for a strong global response to the threats posed by extremism.
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Amid police tensions, Ice Cube leads rap defiance
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» QUEBEC CITY - Ice Cube co-wrote one of the defining protest songs against police brutality and, at a moment of soaring tension with US law enforcement, the rap legend did not hold back.
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Dallas shooter planned larger attacks, police say
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» DALLAS - The Dallas gunman is thought to have been plotting a major bomb attack, authorities said Sunday after 200 were arrested in a new night of protests over police violence against blacks.
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Syria army foils rebel bid to reopen Aleppo supply line
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» BEIRUT - Syrian regime forces have repelled a fierce assault by opposition fighters seeking to reopen their only supply route into Aleppo city, killing at least 29 rebels, a monitor said Sunday.
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Cash for coupling
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 11/07/2016
» Marriages are made in heaven and there is someone special for everyone. So they say.
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N. Korea to take 'physical action' over US anti-missile system
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» SEOUL - North Korea on Monday threatened to take "physical action" to counter a sophisticated US anti-missile system planned to be deployed in the South.
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Nintendo soars over 20%, extends Pokemon game rally
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» TOKYO - Nintendo shares soared more than 20 percent Monday morning, extending a rally sparked by news that its smartphone game debuted at the top of gaming charts.
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Lang downs Nordqvist in playoff to win LPGA US Women's Open
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Brittany Lang won the US Women's Open in a three-hole playoff over Anna Nordqvist, whose challenge was doomed by a two-stroke penalty at the second playoff hole.
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Injured South Korean golfer Park In-Bee to compete in Rio
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» SEOUL - South Korean women's world number three golfer Park In-Bee said Monday she will compete in the Rio Olympics after hinting last month that she may miss the Games due to a thumb injury.
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Troubled Rio puts final touches on Olympics
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro hosts the Olympic Games in less than four weeks, but crime and economic crisis mean the party-loving Brazilian city is glum and struggling to find its vibe.
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