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Afghan forces claim victory in major Taliban battle
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» Afghan security forces on Saturday claimed victory against a Taliban offensive in the country's volatile Helmand province after days of fighting seen as a test for the country's security forces as NATO-led troops pull out.
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BNP Paribas chief concedes bank faces 'severe' punishment
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» The head of BNP Paribas has conceded the bank will be "punished severely" ahead of what is expected to be a multi-billion dollar fine for breaching US economic sanctions.
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Internet TV startup Aereo suspends service
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» A US startup firm that allows subscribers to watch broadcast television over the Internet suspended its service on Saturday, three days after losing a Supreme Court ruling.
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Ogier extends lead in Rally of Poland
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» World champion Sebastien Ogier of France extended his lead over Volkswagen team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen to just over a minute by the end of the third day of the Rally of Poland on Saturday.
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Waratahs finish top of Australian conference
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» The New South Wales Waratahs clinched the Australian conference and also went top of Super Rugby overall with a comprehensive 39-8 win over the ACT Brumbies in Sydney on Saturday.
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New Zealand edge ahead of West Indies in Barbados
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» Kane Wiliamson and Brendon McCullum lifted New Zealand to 123 for three, a lead of 99, at stumps on the third day of the third and final Test aagainst West Indies at Kensington Oval on Saturday.
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Aussie winger Walker taken by Capitals in NHL draft
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» Nathan Walker, hoping to become the first Australian in the National Hockey League, was drafted 89th overall by the Washington Capitals on Saturday in the NHL Draft.
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Use a free media to fight trafficking
News, Published on 29/06/2014
» The scale of human trafficking and the myriad forms modern slavery takes make it a vexing problem to understand, let alone tackle adequately. But equally vexing is the involvement of officials who are charged with the duty of upholding human rights and cracking people-smuggling rings.
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Let's ignore us ignorance
News, Published on 29/06/2014
» Re: “America must not work against NCPO” (Opinion, June 28). Professor W Scott Thompson's thoughtful analysis of the American government’s reaction to the military takeover in Thailand is not only objective but provides a good insight into the foreign policy blunders that have caused the heartbreaking loss of innocent lives of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children all over the world, in addition to the death and dismemberment of American soldiers.
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We can’t all speak like the two Kates
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/06/2014
» The BBC reported recently on a 600-pupil school in north London where there are 42 different languages spoken in the playground. Now that’s what you call cosmopolitan. You can even hear the odd word of English if you listen hard.
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