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India slams international interference in Kashmir after clashes
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» SRINAGAR (INDIA) - Hundreds of protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir clashed with police Friday as New Delhi seethed at a rare UN Security Council meeting about the disputed Muslim-majority region -- the first in nearly 50 years.
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Reluctant Salvini says OK for minors to leave Italy migrant ship
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» ROME - Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Saturday reluctantly authorised 27 migrant children rescued at sea to disembark from a charity vessel anchored in limbo off Lampedusa island for days.
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Sudan generals, protest leaders sign transition deal
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» KHARTOUM: Sudan's military council and protest leaders on Saturday signed a hard-won "constitutional declaration" that paves the way for a transition to civilian rule.
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Iran tanker in limbo off Gibraltar as US issues warrant
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» GIBRALTAR - A last-minute US warrant to seize an Iranian tanker preparing to leave Gibraltar after weeks of detention cast doubt over its departure on Saturday, prolonging a diplomatic spat between Tehran, London and Washington.
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Sudanese celebrate transition to civilian rule
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» KHARTOUM - Sudan was poised Saturday to celebrate a historic deal between generals and protest leaders for a transition to civilian rule, which many hope will bring increased freedom and prosperity.
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Rival rallies as Hong Kong's divisions deepen
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies on Saturday in a major test for the movement following criticism over an airport protest earlier this week -- and as concerns mount over Beijing's next move.
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Hong Kong protest tensions heat up in Australia
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» SYDNEY - Hundreds of pro-China demonstrators marched through Sydney Saturday in response to a growing number of rallies in support of the Hong Kong democracy protests as tensions between the two groups increasingly flare in Australia.
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Hundreds attend El Paso memorial
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» EL PASO, Texas: Hundreds of mourners attended the memorial Friday of a woman they had never met, a victim of the El Paso shooting earlier this month, after her husband opened the service to the public.
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Tokyo 2020 paratriathlon test shortened due to bad water quality
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» TOKYO - The swimming section of a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 was cancelled Saturday due to high levels of bacteria in the water, the latest in a series of difficulties over water quality and temperature.
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Shenzhen: The border city a world away from Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» SHENZHEN (CHINA) - The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen borders the semi-autonomous territory of Hong Kong, but calls for greater freedom from protesters in the Asian financial hub meet with short shrift among their mainland neighbours.
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