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Crisis-hit EU in asylum shake-up to share migrant burden
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» BRUSSELS - A divided European Union on Wednesday unveiled a fresh plan to shake up its failed asylum policy and force countries to share the burden of its unprecedented migrant crisis.
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'Brainy TV' set to triumph over reality's race to the bottom
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» CANNES (FRANCE) - It almost seems too good to believe.
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Climate-rain forecasts 'flawed', says study
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» PARIS - Predictions of unprecedented rainfall extremes in the 20th century driven by global warming turned out wrong, a study said Wednesday, casting doubt on methods used to project future trends.
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Fed policymakers worried about slow global growth: minutes
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers were broadly worried about the potential for slower global growth to weigh on the US economy, the minutes from their March 15-16 meeting showed Wednesday.
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Panama mounts fierce defense of vital financial sector
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» PANAMA CITY - Panama mounted a fierce defense of its crucial financial services sector on Wednesday, trying to head off a feared international clampdown on its offshore business in the wake of the "Panama Papers" leak.
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Monster black holes may lurk all around us: study
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» PARIS - Astronomers have stumbled upon a supermassive black hole in an unexpected corner of the Universe, implying these galactic monsters are much more common than once thought, a study said Wednesday.
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Impeachment to proceed for Brazil's Rousseff
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» BRASíLIA - The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff should go ahead, the representative for a congressional commission said Wednesday.
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'Harry Potter' author's chair sells for $394,000 in NY
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» NEW YORK - The chair on which British author J.K. Rowling sat to write the first two volumes of her best-selling "Harry Potter" series sold at auction in New York on Wednesday for $394,000.
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Obama calls Myanmar president, Suu Kyi
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday said that President Barack Obama called Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, praising the move toward civilian-led government.
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Dutch snub EU-Kiev pact, but exit polls cast doubt on turnout
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» THE HAGUE - Dutch voters Wednesday rejected a key EU pact with Ukraine in a referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, but low turnout cast doubts on whether the ballot was valid, exit polls showed.
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