Sinkhole swallows 16 wheeler truck in Georgia
GEORGIA, United States (Reuters) -- According to local media, traffic was blocked as the 55,000-pound (25,000KG) truck's rear cargo container…
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Assange welcomes Obama’s decision to commute Manning sentence: lawyer
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday welcomed the decision by US President Barack Obama to…
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Nigerian air force kills 50 and wounds 120 in northeast – MSF
(Reuters) -- Nigeria's air force killed 50 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a camp for displaced…
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Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Ohio at 60-years-old
OHIO, United States (Reuters) -- The first gorilla born in captivity, who went on to become the oldest known member…
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US contributes $500-million to UN Green Climate Fund
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The outgoing Barack Obama administration announced Tuesday a contribution of half a billion dollars to…
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Florida nightclub gunman’s wife accused of misleading police
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) -- The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando,…
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NBA: Anthony reportedly keen to stay with floundering Knicks
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek says he's willing to "look at everything" in…
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Brazil calls up army to quell prison violence
by Johannes MYBURGH Agence France-Presse NATAL, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil's government Tuesday ordered the armed forces to help secure the…
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Obama commutes sentence of WikiLeaks source Manning
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday commuted the sentence of…
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Gambia’s president declares state of emergency
BANJUL, Gambia (AFP) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday declared a state of emergency just two days before he was…
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