Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes flat as Nintendo falls
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed flat on Monday, as Nintendo shares tumbled after reports said its next console would be…
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Age barrier ends Pacquiao’s olympic hope; boxing icon bows out gracefully
MANILA, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - A "saddened and disappointed" Manny Pacquiao conceded Monday his Olympic boxing dream was over…
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Japan’s humble ‘onigiri’ rice balls get image upgrade
By Mathias Cena with Cecilia Sanchez in New York TOKYO, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Wrapped in seaweed and stuffed…
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Lightning scorches four people at Botanic Gardens near Sydney Opera House
SYDNEY, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - A lightning bolt scorched and knocked out four people near the Sydney Opera House…
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Six soldiers killed, one militant dead in Mindanao as hunt for bombers continues
MANILA, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - Six soldiers and at least one Islamist militant have been killed in the southern…
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Ukraine on alert: Russia launches new attacks after Avdiivka capture
By Florent VERGNES in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, Victoria LUKOVENKO in Kyiv NOVOOLEKSANDRIVKA, DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) -…
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Gunfire in Minnesota: Burnsville officers, paramedic die responding to family crisis
WASHINGTON, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) - Two police officers and a first responder were shot and killed early Sunday…
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Russia jails dozens for mourning Kremlin critic Navalny
MOSCOW, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) - Russian courts have sentenced dozens of people detained at events commemorating Kremlin critic Alexei…
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53 dead in Papua New Guinea tribal violence
PORT MORESBY, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - Fifty-three people have been killed in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea's highlands,…
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Thai ex-PM Thaksin returns home after release on parole
BANGKOK, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole Sunday, just six months…
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