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Megacities key to reaching global climate goals
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» PARIS - The world's big cities must collectively cut their carbon footprint nearly in half within a decade if global climate goals are to be met, according to an analysis unveiled Thursday.
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Human ancestor Lucy 'spent much of her time in trees'
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - Lucy, a fossilized hominid regarded as an ancient ancestor of modern humans, probably spent at least a third of her day nesting in trees, according to new research unveiled on Wednesday.
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Foreign governments warn citizens before Jakarta rally
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» JAKARTA - Foreign governments Thursday warned their citizens to keep away from a major rally in the Indonesian capital Jakarta by Muslim groups against the city's Christian governor amid fears it could turn violent.
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Malaysian PM eyes snap poll, vows fight to the death
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will hold polls soon, embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday, vowing "to fight until the death" and showing no sign of succumbing to calls to quit over a massive financial scandal.
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UK football abuse hotline receives 860 calls in first week
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» LONDON - A hotline established amid England's growing football sex-abuse crisis received over 860 calls in its first week, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) said Thursday.
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Gareth Southgate: from penalty pain to England hotseat
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» LONDON - Mild-mannered and unfailingly polite, Gareth Southgate was not an obvious candidate to brave the slings and arrows of the England manager's job, but his good-natured geniality disguises a steely determination.
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Dodt leads storm-hit Australian PGA
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) - Australia's Andrew Dodt carded eight birdies to be the clubhouse leader at a storm-hit Australian PGA Championship, with former winner Adam Scott three off the lead at Royal Pines on Thursday.
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Asylum-seeker activists target Australian parliament
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» SYDNEY - Australia's parliament was hit by a second day of protests by anti-offshore detention centre activists Thursday with two people abseiling down the building to unfurl a banner reading "close the bloody camps now".
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Russia wants fresh start with US under Trump: Lavrov
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» ROME - Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Thursday for a fresh start in relations with the United States under Donald Trump and fired a parting shot at outgoing President Barack Obama.
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China to 'seriously' implement N. Korea UN sanctions
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» BEIJING - Beijing will "seriously" implement new United Nations sanctions imposed on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programmes, it said Thursday, with the measures set to hit Pyongyang's lucrative Chinese coal exports hard.
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