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Slovaks choose change, elect woman president against graft
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» BRATISLAVA - The election of Zuzana Caputova as Slovakia's first female president was greeted Sunday as a vote for change, with the anti-graft activist expected to provide a check on a government tarnished after last year's murder of a journalist.
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At Ukraine frontline, security tight for presidential poll
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» MARIUPOL (UKRAINE) - An armoured police vehicle stands outside a polling station in Mariupol, the easternmost Ukrainian city still under Kiev's control, as officers patrol the streets.
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Thousands march in Hong Kong over proposed extradition law changes
Published on 31/03/2019
» HONG KONG: Thousands of people protested in Hong Kong on Sunday against a government plan to change extradition laws, fearing an erosion of personal freedom and the city's status as an international business hub.
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At least 7 killed in China's latest industrial accident
Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2019
» BEIJING: At least seven people were killed and five injured on Sunday when a container containing scrap metal exploded in the latest in a series of industrial accidents in eastern China.
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Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» NEW YORK - The UN headquarters in New York, the pyramids of Egypt and Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue were among top world monuments plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday to put the spotlight on climate change and its impact on the planet.
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Brexit fears for British shop owners in Germany
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» BERLIN - As the United Kingdom grapples with its Brexit drama, the uncertainty around its decision to leave the EU persuaded Dale Carr to close down her Berlin shop selling British goods.
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Bangladesh arrests owners of blaze-hit Dhaka tower
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» DHAKA - Police in Bangladesh said Sunday they had arrested the owners of an office tower in Dhaka that caught fire earlier this week, killing 26 people and renewing the country's debate over lax safety standards.
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Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» ISTANBUL - Turkey voted in local elections on Sunday in a test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with his ruling party risking defeat in the capital as an economic slowdown takes hold.
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Philippine police kill 14 men rights groups say were farmers
Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2019
» BACOLOD, Philippines: Philippine police said Sunday 14 suspected communist rebels were killed after they opened fire during raids in a central province but rights groups countered the men were farmers and the latest victims of extrajudicial killings.
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N. Korea calls Madrid embassy raid a 'grave terrorist attack'
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» SEOUL - North Korea on Sunday described the February raid on its embassy in Madrid by a dissident group as a "grave terrorist attack" and urged an investigation into the perpetrators.
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