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Desert telescope stakes out supermassive black hole
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» PARIS - First postulated more than 230 years ago, black holes have been extensively researched, frequently depicted, even featured in sci-fi films.
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Trump's long, combative war with the press
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has had tense ties with reporters since launching his presidential campaign one year ago Thursday, but he took it a dramatic step further this week by banning The Washington Post from his events.
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Do-or-die Wallabies fight to keep England series alive
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» MELBOURNE - The reshuffled Wallabies face a desperate battle to keep alive their Test series with Eddie Jones's buoyant England in a second Test showdown in Melbourne on Saturday.
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All Blacks braced for 'kitchen sink' from Wales
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand expect an onslaught as Wales look to restore wounded pride and defy history in this weekend's second Test, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said Thursday.
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Three detained in latest Chinese air rage incidents
Published on 16/06/2016
» BEIJING - Chinese police have detained a man over an attack on an airline check-in clerk that left her lying in a pool of blood and arrested two others who charged the cockpit as their flight was taxiing for takeoff, the latest in a growing tally of dangerous acts involving Chinese airline travellers.
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Live-streaming of attacks a challenge for social media
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - As more gruesome crimes and attacks show up on live online video, social media platforms are facing new challenges on preventing the spread of gruesome and horrific content.
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Putin to meet EU, UN leaders at key Russian economic forum
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Russian President Vladimir Putin will look to refashion himself as a more reliable partner for the West as Moscow struggles to come in from the cold at its flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg.
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Sweat, sorcery and family honour in traditional Burkina sport
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» TOUGAN (BURKINA FASO) - Fortified by a diet of goat meat and millet beer, Idrissa and Eloi train hard all year long to help maintain Burkina Faso's colourful and age-old traditional wrestling.
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Barred Russian stars struggling for form ahead of Rio call
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» ZHUKOVSKY (RUSSIA) - As hammer thrower Sergey Litvinov tries to prepare for the Rio Olympics, Russia's suspension from international athletics competitions over alleged state-sponsored doping is proving a real pain in the glute.
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Kidnapper of Hong Kong heiress jailed for 12 years
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» HONG KONG - A member of a kidnap gang that abducted a Hong Kong heiress for a multi-million-dollar ransom was jailed for 12 years Thursday after what the judge described as a "terrible ordeal" for the victim.
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