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Australia PM calls election for July 2
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Sunday the nation would go to the polls on July 2 as he seeks his own mandate with the public just eight months after deposing predecessor Tony Abbott in a party coup.
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Scores held as Vietnam breaks up fish deaths protest
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» HANOI - Vietnamese police detained scores of people as they broke up a protest against a Taiwanese company accused of being behind a toxic leak that has caused mass fish deaths off the central coast.
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China and Caribbean cosy up to the sound of music
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» BEIJING - Gyrating in the night, Trinidadian soca singer Lil Bitts's derriere, hugged by a pair of hot pants, is centre stage in efforts to bring together China and the Caribbean as Beijing seeks a more prominent presence in Washington's back yard.
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What you need to know about Australia's election
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» CANBERRA - Australia will go to the polls on July 2 after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday called a "double dissolution" election. Here are five key facts about the polls:
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Art gives former station in US capital new lease on life
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - A quirky art installation featuring 650,000 plastic balls is breathing new life into a dingy and long-forgotten former underground trolley station in the heart of the US capital.
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Powell struggles to find form in winning 200m
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» KINGSTON (JAMAICA) - Former 100 meter world record holder Asafa Powell flashed across the finish line in 20.45 seconds to win the men's 200m race at the Jamaica International Invitational.
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Infantino seeks backing for FIFA reforms
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» MEXICO CITY - New FIFA president Gianni Infantino will seek more support for reforms to the scandal-rocked world football when its leaders and annual congress meet in Mexico City this week.
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Security forces on alert ahead of tense Philippine elections
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» MANILA - Tens of thousands of security forces fanned out across the Philippines Sunday on the eve of national polls, following a bitter and deadly election campaign plagued by rampant vote-buying and intimidation.
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Indonesia's Muslim cyber warriors take on IS
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» JAKARTA - A group of Indonesian "cyber warriors" sit glued to screens, as they send out messages promoting a moderate form of Islam in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
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Spain awaits return of three journalists kidnapped in Syria
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» MADRID - Three Spanish freelance journalists kidnapped in Syria about 10 months ago were due to fly back to be reunited with their families on Sunday, a day after their release.
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