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Iraq forces launch new assault on IS in Mosul
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces advanced Thursday after declaring a new phase in their offensive on eastern Mosul, stepping up efforts to reclaim the Islamic State group's last major stronghold in the country.
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Dos Santos daughter cleared to head Angola oil giant
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» LUANDA - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's daughter, reportedly Africa's richest woman, has been cleared to head the national oil company Sonangol, after a court rejected a legal challenge.
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Tevez, in China, tops salary list at €38 mln
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» PARIS - With his transfer to Shanghai Shenhua, Carlos Tevez has become the biggest-earning footballer in the world, making even more than compatriot Lionel Messi and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo.
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China expands forex basket, dilutes role of dollar
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» BEIJING - China said Thursday it would almost double the number of foreign currencies it uses to determine the official value of the yuan, thereby diluting the role of the dollar.
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US expels, sanctions 35 Russian agents over alleged hacking
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday fired back at Moscow over its alleged meddling in the presidential election, announcing a series of tough sanctions against intelligence agencies, expulsions of agents and shutting down of Russian compounds on US soil.
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Turkish novelist freed but top journalist held over tweets
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» ISTANBUL - Asli Erdogan, one of Turkey's most celebrated novelists, was released from jail Thursday, looking exhausted after 132 days of pre-trial detention, declaring that she could barely believe she was free.
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US response to Russia hacking: key points
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered a series of diplomatic and economic sanctions against Russia over the hacking which US officials say was aimed at disrupting the November election.
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Syria truce begins under deal backed by Russia, Turkey
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» DAMASCUS - A nationwide ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey took effect on Thursday at midnight, in a potentially major breakthrough in the conflict of more than five years.
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Venezuela's biggest bank note gets new stay of execution
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro again delayed removing the country's largest bank note from circulation Thursday, after a botched plan to retire it triggered violent protests.
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Italians to pay three-quarters of bank bailout bill
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» ROME - The Italian state will foot 6.6 billion euros of the 8.8 billion euro ($9.2 billion) bill for bailing out struggling Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), the country's central bank said Thursday.
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