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Philippines worried for poor despite strong growth
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» MANILA - The Philippine economy expanded 7.0 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Thursday, but President Rodrigo Duterte's new government said major changes were needed to fix one of Asia's biggest rich-poor divides.
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Photo of dazed Syrian boy symbolises Aleppo's plight
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» ALEPPO (SYRIA) - A shocked Syrian boy pictured sitting in an ambulance covered in blood and dust after an air strike became a symbol of civilian suffering in Aleppo Thursday, drawing worldwide attention.
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Twitter axes 235,000 more accounts in terror crackdown
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter on Thursday announced that it has cut off 235,000 more accounts for violating its policies regarding promotion of terrorism at the global one-to-many messaging service.
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Was 'Iceman Otzi' a Copper Age fashionista?
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» PARIS - The 5,300-year-old Alpine mummy known as the Tyrolean Iceman died wearing leather clothes and accessories harvested from no less than five wild or domesticated species, a DNA analysis published Thursday revealed.
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Uighur fighting with Indonesian radicals shot dead: police
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesian security forces have shot dead a suspected Uighur radical, an official said Thursday, the latest member of the mostly Muslim Chinese minority killed fighting with militants in the archipelago.
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Canada PM to visit China, attend G20 summit
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to China for an official visit at the end of August aimed at boosting diplomatic and trade ties, his office announced Thursday.
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World's 'largest aircraft' gets off ground
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» LONDON - The world's "largest aircraft" embarked on its maiden flight on Wednesday, four days after a previous attempt was abandoned due to technical issues.
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Jamaica's Thompson wins 200m for sprint double
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Jamaica's Elaine Thompson sealed an Olympic sprint double after scorching to victory in the women's 200m.
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Belgium's Dardenne brothers focus on terror in new film
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» LIMA - Acclaimed Belgian filmmakers Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne will tell the story of an Islamist "fanatic" linked to jihadist attacks in their next film, the latter said in an interview.
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Vietnam allows cancelled battle commemoration: Australia
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» SYDNEY - Vietnam will allow an Australian war commemoration to go ahead on the site of the Battle of Long Tan on Thursday's 50th anniversary, reversing an earlier ban, a minister said.
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