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China must release detained activists, rights lawyers: UN
AFP, Published on 16/02/2016
» GENEVA - China must release detained rights lawyers and activists "immediately and without conditions", UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in a statement Tuesday.
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India tax office threatens to seize Vodafone assets
AFP, Published on 16/02/2016
» NEW DELHI - Indian tax authorities have threatened to seize Vodafone's assets in the country if it does not pay a $2.1 billion tax bill, the company said Tuesday, the latest twist in a long-running dispute.
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Former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dead
AFP, Published on 16/02/2016
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who led the world body from 1992 to 1996, has died, the UN Security Council announced Tuesday.
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Bataclan survivor faces down his demons to see Eagles of Death Metal
AFP, Published on 16/02/2016
» PARIS - Since that awful night in November that jihadist gunmen stormed the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, Alexis has not been able to go into a cinema or even "sit in the window of a restaurant" never mind go to a rock gig.
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DNA rice breakthrough: Second green revolution awaits
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/02/2016
» Turbocharged with DNA technology rice should soon be resistant to floods, droughts as well as providing higher yields per rice field.
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Pope asks indigenous Mexicans for forgiveness
AFP, Published on 16/02/2016
» SAN CRISTóBAL DE LAS CASAS (MEXICO) - Pope Francis asked Mexico's indigenous population on Monday for forgiveness over the exclusion they have suffered as he led a mass in native languages in impoverished Chiapas state.
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IS used mustard gas in Iraq attacks
AFP, Published on 16/02/2016
» THE HAGUE - Mustard gas was used in two attacks in Iraq near the Kurdish capital of Arbil in August last year, sources close to the world's chemical watchdog said on Monday.
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Emma Thompson brings Nazi resistance true story to Berlin fest
AFP, Published on 16/02/2016
» BERLIN - Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson Monday presented "Alone in Berlin" in which they play a real-life couple who resisted the Nazis -- saying they hope the film will help buck a rising tide of intolerance in Europe.
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Injured Terry misses PSG Champions League clash
AFP, Published on 16/02/2016
» LONDON - Chelsea captain John Terry will play no part in Tuesday's Champions League clash at Paris Saint-Germain due to a hamstring injury, the club said on Monday.
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Ticket prices reduced for FA Cup's showpiece matches
AFP, Published on 16/02/2016
» LONDON - The English Football Association on Monday responded to the growing controversy over ticket prices by reducing the cost of attending the FA Cup final and semi-finals.
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