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Celebrations mark 25 years since Berlin Walls fall
BERLIN: Germany has kicked off celebrations marking 25 years since the epochal fall of the Berlin Wall, set to culminate in rock stars and freedom…
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PARIS: The stage is set for the most dramatic scene yet in the epic voyage of Europes space probe Rosetta, whose payload, Philae, will make…
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BEIJING: Chinas authoritarian President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin share similar views on issues from human rights to Mikhail Gorbachev, in an increasingly…
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BEIJING: Chinas graft busters want foreign help in their œfox hunt for corrupt officials who have fled the country and stashed their ill-gotten loot abroad,…
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NEW DELHI: Police say a 75-year-old Australian woman missing for two months in southern India has been killed and three men are facing charges. To…
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PARIS: Against the backdrop of an apparent Atlantic bluefin tuna recovery, fishing nations gather in Genoa, Italy, next week to set new limits, closely watched…
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BEIJING: Chinese state-run media claimed victory Saturday for Beijing after it reached an accord with Japan to tone down tensions over territorial and historical disputes…
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Thousands of dead fish have begun mysteriously washing up in the polluted Rio bay that will host sailing events at the 2016…
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TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines: Candles lit up the streets of the central Philippine city worst-hit by the strongest storm to make landfall as thousands remembered more…
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