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Gun that nearly killed poet Rimbaud sells for almost half million euros
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» PARIS - The most famous gun in French literary history, the revolver with which Paul Verlaine tried to kill his lover and fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud, sold for 434,500 euros ($460,000) at an auction in Paris on Wednesday.
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Fed report: US economy growing, price gains slight
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - The US economy continues to expand nationwide with only slight upward price pressures despite reports of tightening labor markets and higher wages, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey said Wednesday.
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'Matching' DNA could make for healthier 3-parent babies: study
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» PARIS - Better matching the DNA of egg donors and recipient mothers-to-be may limit the risk of transferring disease-causing mutations to so-called three-parent babies, a study suggested Wednesday.
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Fans mass at Brazil football stadium to mourn dead players
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» CHAPECó (BRAZIL) - Thousands of Brazilians who had been expecting to spend Wednesday night cheering their beloved Chapecoense football team in its hour of glory were instead gathering at the home stadium to mourn dead players.
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Goose bumps and bruises as Victoria's Secret models take to Paris catwalk
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» PARIS - It took a fair bit of cheek -- and not a little phlegm on a freezing Paris night -- for the brash US lingerie brand Victoria's Secret to hold its first-ever fashion show in the city that invented sexy underwear.
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Action star Donnie Yen wants to be 'good example'
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Action star Donnie Yen placed his deadly hands and feet in cement at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre Wednesday, voicing hope that his career would inspire fellow Asians to take up acting.
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Colombian Congress ratifies peace deal with FARC
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» BOGOTA - Colombia's Congress unanimously approved a peace deal with FARC guerrillas to end more than a half-century of civil war, lawmakers said.
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'Ich bin Charlie': French satire mag hits Germany
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» BERLIN - Some put Chancellor Angela Merkel on a pedestal, but French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo placed her on a toilet seat in seeking to conquer Germany with its provocative brand of humour.
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Asian markets rally, energy firms soar on Opec deal
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» HONG KONG - Energy shares led a rally across Asian markets Thursday after Opec hammered out a last-minute deal to cut oil output for the first time in eight years, which sent crude prices soaring almost 10%.
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Sham brokers shatter Nepali students foreign education dreams
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» KATHMANDU - When aspiring chef Bijay Shrestha left Nepal last year for the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia his goal was an international degree, work experience, and a chance at a well-paid career.
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