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Amnesty says Turkey coup attempt detainees being tortured
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» LONDON - Human rights group Amnesty International said Sunday it had "credible evidence" of the abuse and torture of people detained in sweeping arrests since Turkey's July 15 coup attempt.
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No IOC blanket ban on Russia for Rio Olympics
Published on 24/07/2016
» The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not impose a blanket ban on Russia for next month's Rio Olympics over the nation's doping record but will leave decisions on individual athletes' participation with their sports federations, it said on Sunday.
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Munich gunman planned shooting for a year, chose victims randomly
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - The 18-year-old gunman who killed nine people in a shooting spree in Munich had been planning his crime for a year but chose his victims at random, officials said on Sunday.
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Southern California fire mushrooms, residents evacuated
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» LOS ANGELES - A fire burning out of control in Southern California has grown to a massive 20,000 acres, officials said Sunday, as residents in an area north of Los Angeles were forced to evacuate.
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Duterte signs freedom of information order
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a landmark freedom of information order to allow the public full access to government records for the first time, his spokesman said Sunday, in a move welcomed by transparency advocates.
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Germany grapples with enigma of Munich gunman
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Investigators were seeking clues Sunday into the mind of gunman David Ali Sonboly, the teen author of one of Germany's bloodiest killing sprees.
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Turkey readies first cross-party rally against coup as purges continue
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» ISTANBUL - Turkey readied Sunday for its first cross-party rally against the bloody putsch attempt, following the break up of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's presidential guard as sweeping purges of suspected state enemies continue.
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China unveils 'world's largest amphibious aircraft'
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» BEIJING - China has completed production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, state media has said, the latest effort in the country's program to wean itself off dependence on foreign aviation firms.
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Beijing slaps EU, Japan, S. Korea with steel duties
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» BEIJING - China said Sunday it has started imposing anti-dumping tariffs on certain steel imports from the European Union, Japan and South Korea, as Beijing itself comes under fire for similar trade practices.
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Four officials suspended over deadly China flooding
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» BEIJING - Four Chinese officials have been suspended following devastating floods that left more than 200 dead and missing and provoked widespread outrage over an alleged cover-up by the authorities, state media reported Sunday.
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