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Mass raids target Russian opposition chief
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» MOSCOW - Russian investigators raided opposition campaign offices across the country on Tuesday, in the latest move to increase pressure on top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his allies.
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Global economic outlook 'precarious,' no room for mistakes, IMF warns
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - The world economy is slowing to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis, as the US-China trade war and other factors like Brexit undercut business confidence and investment, the IMF said Tuesday.
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Indonesian police foil bomb plot before Jokowi's swearing-in
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2019
» Indonesian counterterrorism police have foiled a series of planned suicide bombings in some cities ahead of next Sunday's swearing-in of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who was re-elected for his second term in the April 17 presidential election.
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Mass raids target Russian opposition chief
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» MOSCOW: Russian investigators raided opposition offices across the country on Tuesday, in the latest move to increase pressure on top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his allies.
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S.Africa's Zuma files last-minute appeal at corruption trial
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» PIETERMARITZBURG (SOUTH AFRICA) - South Africa's embattled former president Jacob Zuma will appeal a court ruling that he stand trial on corruption charges, his lawyer said Tuesday, in a last-minute move delaying a case over bribery allegations dating back to a 1990s arms deal.
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Syria Kurds defend key town as Turkey ignores US
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» TAL TAMR, Syria: Kurdish forces held out in a key border town Tuesday seven days into a deadly Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria that has caused mass displacement and reshaped the political map.
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EU keeps hopes of Brexit deal alive, for now
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» LUXEMBOURG: A Brexit deal could yet be reached this week, the chief EU negotiator said Monday, but member states warned they will not allow Britain to open a back door to their single market.
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LeBron under fire after blaming China row on 'misinformed' Rockets GM
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» LOS ANGELES: Basketball superstar LeBron James was accused of turning a blind eye to Chinese repression on Tuesday after he criticised a Houston Rockets executive for angering China with a "misinformed" tweet supporting protesters in Hong Kong.
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Indonesia shuts some schools as haze returns
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia warned its citizens of more choking smoke from forest fires on Tuesday as several provinces closed schools due to worsening air quality.
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Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» GENEVA - Switzerland's glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone -- a melting rate unmatched during observations stretching back more than a century, a study showed Tuesday.
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