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South Korea's Park to visit China for WWII anniversary event
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» SEOUL - South Korea said Thursday that President Park Geun-Hye would attend upcoming celebrations in Beijing to mark China's victory over Japan in World War II -- an anniversary that most world leaders look set to shun.
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Doping cloud casts long shadow over world athletics championships
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» BEIJING - As athletics gears up for the world championships in Beijing, a sport torpedoed by explosive allegations of widespread doping will be desperately hoping to avoid further scandal.
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Topless Times Square women court New York ire
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» NEW YORK - Naked but for a thong and body paint to spare their blushes, topless women in New York's Times Square are courting the wrong crowd this summer.
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Asians on a mission in Bolt's jet stream
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» BEIJING - As they jostle in the jet stream of Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin, Asian sprinters will be battling for regional bragging rights at the athletics world championships in Beijing.
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France and Britain to sign deal on Calais migrant crisis
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» CALAIS (FRANCE) - France and Britain are to sign a deal Thursday aimed at alleviating the migrant crisis in Calais, where thousands of people desperate to cross the Channel have gathered in slum-like conditions.
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Ten years after Katrina, New Orleans is bustling
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» NEW ORLEANS - Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina swept buildings off their foundations and deluged nearly all of New Orleans with floodwaters which rose so fast some people drowned in their homes.
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Oil approaches key $40 level in Asian trade
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» SINGAPORE - Oil prices slid to a fresh six and a half year low in Asia Thursday, approaching the key US$40 a barrel level after a surprise rise in US inventories added to concerns of a supply glut.
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Hussey to lead PM's XI in pink-ball match v New Zealand
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» SYDNEY - Former Test batsman Mike Hussey will captain the Australian Prime Minister's XI against New Zealand in Canberra in October under lights with a pink ball, Cricket Australia said Thursday.
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Working longer hours increases stroke risk: study
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» PARIS - Working 55 hours or more per week is linked to a one third greater risk of stroke compared to a 35-40 hour work week, according to research published Thursday.
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India build after Prasad's twin strikes at Sri Lanka Test
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's seamer Dhammika Prasad took two quick wickets before India fought back in an eventful start to the second Test at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo on Thursday.
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