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India, South Africa braced for Melbourne epic
Sydney (AFP) - Master batsman Virat Kohli and fast-bowling ace Dale Steyn put their friendship to one side Sunday when defending champions India tackle South Africa in a World Cup blockbuster in front...
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No major intelligence failure in Sydney cafe siege: inquiry
Sydney (AFP) - Eighteen calls were made to an Australian national security hotline about a self-styled cleric in the days before he carried out a deadly Sydney siege but none suggested an imminent...
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Tesla, Google, Apple: is Silicon Valley the future of the US car?
New York (AFP) - Is the future of the US car industry in Silicon Valley?After Tesla and Google, Apple appears to be readying for a plunge into the industry long rooted far away in the steel belt of the...
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Kerry, Zarif to meet for nuclear talks as deadline looms
Geneva (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Geneva Sunday for renewed talks with his Iranian counterpart on Tehran's nuclear programme, after warning "significant gaps" remain as a key...
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Video games flow with the pints at London's e-sport pub
London (AFP) - It's Saturday night at a busy pub in north London, and the crowd is packed around the bar cheering and shouting at a large screen. It's not showing sport, but a video game.There is no...
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Major prisoner swap in Ukraine bolsters shaky truce
Zholobok (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town, the first clear sign of progress for an otherwise shaky truce signed a week...
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France in new bid to nail fighter jet deal with India
New Delhi (AFP) - France's defence minister will visit New Delhi this week in a fresh bid to nail a troubled deal to sell 126 Rafale fighter jets which has been snagged for three years and now faces...
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Freight shipping prices sink on oversupply, China slowdown
London (AFP) - Freight shipping prices have plummeted to a historic low, fuelled by a long-standing problem of too many ships and lower demand from China, but experts cautioned against seeing it as a...
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Korean Air, Airbus sign accord for jet fighter bid
Seoul (AFP) - Korean Air and European aerospace giant Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly bid for an $8-billion fighter jet project, a company spokesman said Sunday, pitting the pair against a...
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Jayawardene ton saves face for Sri Lanka
Dunedin (New Zealand) (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene's century rescued Sri Lanka from a batting meltdown as they beat Afghanistan by four wickets in their World Cup match in Dunedin on Sunday.Set a modest...
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Turkish troops evacuate soldiers guarding Ottoman tomb in Syria: report
Ankara (AFP) - Some 700 elite Turkish troops entered Syria overnight Saturday to repatriate soldiers from a Turkish enclave surrounded by Islamic State militants, Turkish media said.Around 40 soldiers...
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Dozens feared missing after ferry sinks in Bangladesh: police
Dhaka (AFP) - Dozens were feared missing Sunday when a ferry sank in central Bangladesh after colliding with a cargo ship, police said. Survivors said the MV Mostofa was carrying between 70-150...
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Hollywood prepares for its Oscars close-up
Los Angeles (AFP) - Hollywood is preparing for its Oscars close-up Sunday, as Tinseltown's annual awards season comes to its climax with two films expected to face off for the top prize. Dark comedy...
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Both sides agree to start heavy weapons pullback in Ukraine
Kiev (AFP) - Both sides in Ukraine's conflict have agreed to pull back their heavy weapons from the frontline in accordance with a UN-backed truce, a Ukrainian military official told AFP on Sunday."The...
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India set South Africa 308 to win, Sri Lanka survive Afghanistan scare
Sydney (AFP) - Shikhar Dhawan smashed a career-best 137 as defending champions India made 307 for seven against South Africa in front of 80,000 fans in a Melbourne Cricket Ground World Cup blockbuster...
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Pentagon chief reviews plans to shut Kandahar base
Kandahar (Afghanistan) (AFP) - Pentagon chief Ashton Carter headed to southern Afghanistan on Sunday to review plans to withdraw US forces in a volatile area that has long preoccupied American...
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Greece readies reforms to keep bailout alive
Athens (AFP) - Greece raced Sunday to finalise reform proposals that would keep its loan lifeline open under an EU debt deal that saw its anti-austerity ambitions curtailed.The new hard-left government...
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Test stars Bird, Taylor suspended over Aussie rugby drugs saga
Sydney (AFP) - Gold Coast Titans said Sunday they have stood down Australian internationals Greg Bird and Dave Taylor as a drugs scandal engulfs the National Rugby League club.Test and State of Origin...
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Honda boss stepping down amid exploding air bag crisis
Tokyo (AFP) - Honda said on Monday that its president was stepping down as the firm grapples with an exploding air bag crisis linked to at least five deaths that also led to the recall of millions of...
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The FTSE 100 just smashed through a 15 year peak
The FTSE 100 just opened at a record level, higher than the UK's major stock index has ever closed at. It reached 6,939.89 just minutes after the open. The highest it had previously closed at was...
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