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Trump promises 'wild' campaign launch rally
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump promised a "wild" 2020 campaign launch rally in Florida on Tuesday, even if dismal early poll numbers show he faces a difficult reelection.
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Historic US drug bust nets 16 tonnes of cocaine
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» NEW YORK - US authorities said Tuesday they had seized around 16 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of over $1 billion in a historic drug bust aboard a ship at the port of Philadelphia.
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Record-breaking Marta fires Brazil into World Cup knockouts
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» VALENCIENNES, France: Marta became the leading scorer in the history of the men's and women's World Cups on Tuesday after firing home the penalty that downed Italy and secured Brazil's place in the last 16 of this year's tournament in France.
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Platini released in 2022 World Cup probe, denies wrongdoing
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» NANTERRE: The banned ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini was released from custody on Wednesday after hours of questioning in connection with a criminal investigation into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
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Ecuador denies Galapagos Islands will host US military base
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» QUITO - Ecuador President Lenin Moreno insisted Tuesday the United States would not be installing a military base on the Galapagos Islands, a day after the government revealed that American aircraft would be able to use an airstrip there.
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Thief saws off Marilyn Monroe statue in Hollywood
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» LOS ANGELES: A statue of Marilyn Monroe that sat atop an artwork in Hollywood that celebrates women in film has gone missing in what authorities are calling the "Marilyn caper of 2019."
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Marta dedicates World Cup record to 'anyone fighting for equality'
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» VALENCIENNES, France: Marta secured her place among the legends of football on Tuesday after the Brazilian become the World Cup's all-time leading scorer in the 1-0 win against Italy in Valenciennes.
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Corsica's 'cat-fox': On the trail of what may be a new species
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» ASCO (FRANCE) - In the forest undergrowth of northern Corsica, two wildlife rangers open a cage to reveal a striped, tawny-coated animal, one of 16 felines known as "cat-foxes" in the area and thought to be a new species.
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'Circumcision season': Philippine rite puts boys under pressure
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» MANILA: A row of boys lying on newsprint-covered tables howl in pain and grit their teeth as part of "circumcision season" in the Philippines, when thousands of youngsters suffer through the procedure en masse.
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Saudi de-fangs religious police but plans to enforce 'decency'
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has rendered toothless the once-feared religious police amid a liberalisation drive, but a planned "public decency" law is stoking controversy with some fearing a revival of morality policing.
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