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Australia probes Afghan kidnap claim
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» SYDNEY - Australia was scrambling Friday to verify reports that an aid worker from Perth has been kidnapped by armed men in Afghanistan.
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China raises yuan exchange rate by most in 11 years
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» SHANGHAI - China on Friday raised the exchange rate for the yuan currency against the US dollar by 0.56% from the previous day, the biggest increase in almost 11 years.
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Iran starts voting in parliament election run-offs
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» TEHRAN - Iranians started voting Friday in second round elections for almost a quarter of parliament's seats, the latest political showdown between reformists and conservatives seeking to influence the country's future.
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Large parts of Barrier Reef dead in 20 years: scientists
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» SYDNEY - Large parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef could be dead within 20 years as climate change drives mass coral bleaching, scientists warned Friday.
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Hong Kong's working poor choose streets over dismal housing
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» HONG KONG - A plastic sheet, a blanket, a sleeping bag: a makeshift bed laid out in the shadow of towering apartment blocks by a man who would rather be homeless than cooped up in Hong Kong's cramped and overpriced housing units.
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China Eastern Airlines to buy 35 planes from Airbus and Boeing
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» BEIJING - One of China's top airlines will split $10 billion of new orders between European manufacturer Airbus and US-based Boeing, it said, as competition heats up for aviation market share in the world's second-largest economy.
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Shrinking US presence in Afghanistan creates security concerns
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - The dwindling US troop presence in Afghanistan is hampering the Pentagon's ability to train and monitor local security forces, a government watchdog report warned Friday.
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Former US House speaker: Cruz is 'Lucifer in the flesh'
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - Former US House speaker John Boehner has let fly with a stunning critique of fellow Republican and 2016 presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, labeling him the devil incarnate.
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New violence as Paris police break up youth protest
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» PARIS - Several dozen youth protesters clashed with police in the early hours of Friday in a central Paris square after refusing orders to disperse, police said.
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Xi move on faction suggests China elite struggle: experts
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» BEIJING - Allies of Chinese President Xi Jinping are moving against a Communist organisation that is the power base of Premier Li Keqiang, in what analysts say may be a sign of faction-fighting at the top of the ruling party.
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