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Kolkata clashes spark Indian election row
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» KOLKATA - Clashes between followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a firebrand opposition leader heightened tensions in the key Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday ahead of the final round of the country's hard-fought national election.
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Iran showing 'maximum restraint,' US escalation 'unacceptable': Zarif
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» TOKYO - Iran is showing "maximum restraint" despite the US withdrawal from a nuclear deal, the country's foreign minister said Thursday, accusing Washington of an "unacceptable" escalation in tensions.
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Republicans bid for US Supreme Court showdown over abortion
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - Republican-led legislatures in state after state are passing bills restricting abortion access in a bid to eventually challenge the 1973 US Supreme Court ruling allowing a woman to terminate a pregnancy.
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Modern humans split from Neanderthals far earlier than thought: study
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - Scientists seeking to unlock the mysteries of human evolution have in recent years relied on increasingly sophisticated DNA techniques that provide "molecular clocks" to date the remains of our ancient ancestors.
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Texas police raid Catholic offices in sexual abuse probe
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» CHICAGO - Texas police investigating child sexual abuse on Wednesday raided offices of the Catholic diocese in Dallas, after alleging that church officials had not been fully cooperative.
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Maximum Security owners sue to overturn Kentucky Derby result
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» LOS ANGELES - The owners of Maximum Security have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to have the horse reinstated as winner of the Kentucky Derby, several US media reports said on Wednesday.
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Austrian MPs approve headscarf ban in primary schools
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» VIENNA - Austrian MPs on Wednesday approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools, a measure proposed by the ruling right-wing government.
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HIV outbreak sparks panic in southern Pakistan
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» RATO DERO, Pakistan: Parents nervously watch as their children wait to be tested for HIV in a village in southern Pakistan, where hundreds of people have been allegedly infected by a doctor using a contaminated syringe.
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Fewer rainbows, less social media for China's LGBT community
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» BEIJING - China's LGBT community has had a tough year: Censors have shut down social media forums, news media have curbed coverage of gay issues, and online shops have removed rainbow-themed products.
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Trump pardons disgraced media mogul Conrad Black
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned disgraced British media mogul Conrad Black, who served more than three years in prison in the US for fraud and obstruction of justice.
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