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Sweden allows wolf hunt despite outcry
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» STOCKHOLM - A top Swedish court on Friday allowed the hunting of 24 wolves early next year in a decision slammed by environmental campaigners who fear a shooting spree could put the species at risk.
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Post-mortem on pop icon George Michael 'inconclusive'
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» LONDON - A post-mortem examination on the body of late pop icon George Michael, who died on Christmas Day after a chart-topping career and years of drug-taking, has proved "inconclusive", police said on Friday.
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Horns blare as Polish trucker killed before Berlin attack buried
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» BANIE (POLOGNE) - Truckers honked their horns across Poland in homage to Lukasz Urban, the registered driver of the lorry hijacked in the Berlin Christmas market attack, who was buried on Friday.
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Indian rupee window closes as Modi eyes key poll
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» MUMBAI - Indians rushed to change their bank notes Friday before a deadline to deposit invalid rupee notes closed, as Prime Minister Modi defended his controversial move to reduce cash in circulation.
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Creator of Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs dies
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» ROME - William Salice, who helped create the hugely popular Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs for children, died in Italy on Thursday aged 83, his foundation said.
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China Communist party expels former spymaster Ma
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» BEIJING - China's ruling Communist Party has expelled the former deputy chief of the country's top intelligence agency, it said Friday, the latest high-ranking figure to face prosecution in a much-publicised corruption crackdown.
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Pakistan toxic liquor death toll reaches 39
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» ISLAMABAD: Thirty-nine people have now died after drinking home-made liquor mixed with aftershave on Christmas Eve in central Pakistan, officials said Friday, including two out of the four suspects accused of creating the toxic brew.
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Clashes erupt near Damascus despite Syria truce: monitor
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» BEIRUT - Clashes erupted between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters in an area outside Damascus on Friday, despite a nationwide truce that began at midnight, a monitor said.
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Body in burned car in Brazil raises fears for missing Greek ambassador
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The discovery in Rio state on Thursday of a burned-out car containing a body sparks speculation that it might be that of the Greek ambassador to Brazil, missing since Monday.
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Manila blames Islamic militants for holiday bombings
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» MANILA:The Philippine government blamed Islamic militants Friday for bomb attacks that left 52 people injured during the mainly Catholic nation's Christmas holidays.
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