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World leaders hail Obama victory, pledge cooperation
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» World leaders on Wednesday hailed President Barack Obama's sweeping re-election, with allies pledging to deepen cooperation with the United States on fighting the world economic slump and maintaining security across the globe.
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France adopts gay marriage plan despite opposition
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» France's Socialist government on Wednesday adopted a draft law to authorise gay marriage and adoption despite fierce opposition from the Roman Catholic Church and the right-wing opposition.
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European stocks, euro retreat after US vote
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» European stock markets slid on Wednesday and the euro fell against the dollar as traders expected US President Barack Obama's re-election to be challenged quickly by a looming fiscal crisis, and the EU issued gloomy growth forecasts.
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Slogans, security fill Tiananmen for key Congress
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Beijing's vast Tiananmen Square was a sea of red flags, propaganda banners and police uniforms Wednesday as China's ruling Communist Party prepared to gather nearby to appoint its new leaders.
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Austria-born panda Fu Hu heads to China
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Equipped with a generous supply of bamboo for the long trip, Austrian-born panda Fu Hu was on his way to China on Wednesday, as stipulated under Vienna zoo's contract with Beijing, the zoo said.
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Xayaburi dam construction launched
Published on 07/11/2012
» Laos on Wednesday held a ground-breaking ceremony to launch the riverbed construction stage of the Xayaburi hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River, which neighbours, environmentalists and Thai communities have opposed.
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Ghana mall collapse kills three, 46 pulled out alive
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» A six-storey shopping mall collapsed in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Wednesday, killing at least three people, but a desperate rescue operation had pulled out 46 survivors.
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China says key Communist congress to last 7 days
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» China's ruling Communist Party said Wednesday its highly anticipated congress would last for one week, as it signalled Vice President Xi Jinping had moved closer to taking the reins of power.
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Obama to visit Myanmar
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Newly re-elected US President Barack Obama will visit Myanmar's commercial capital, Yangon later this month, a Myanmar government official said Wednesday, in the latest sign of Washington's support for reforms in the former pariah state.
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Nepal man cleared after 15 years in Japan jail
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» A Nepalese who spent 15 "horrible and torturous" years in a Japanese jail for a murder he did not commit was formally acquitted on Wednesday after a retrial.
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