Clinton said to clinch nomination, but won’t cry victory
by Michael Mathes LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) -- Hillary Clinton has captured the Democratic White House nomination according…
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Will Smith, Lennox Lewis named as Ali’s pallbearer
More than 30,000 tickets will be distributed to the public for the two memorials scheduled for Thursday and Friday in…
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New US data system to centralize cancer information
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- The US National Institutes of Health announced Monday the creation of a centralized data system…
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Ecuador signs a $1.2 billion port construction contract with Dubai’s DP World
Ecuadorean authorities signed on Monday (June 6), a 1.2 billion-dollar contract with Dubai's DP World, for the construction of Ecuador's…
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‘Warcraft’ movie director draws inspiration from ‘Rings’
When director Duncan Jones was tasked with translating the popular video game "Warcraft" into a studio film, he was inspired…
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‘Amadeus’ playwright Peter Shaffer dies aged 90
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British playwright Peter Shaffer, who won an Oscar for his film adaptation of "Amadeus", one…
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Thai man narrowly escapes toilet bowl snake attack
PATHUM THANI, Thailand (Reuters) -- A Thai man narrowly escaped a snake attack on Sunday (June 5) as a cobra…
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Will Smith and Lennox Lewis to be Muhammad Ali pallbearers
LOUISVILLE, United States (AFP) -- Actor Will Smith and former boxing world champion Lennox Lewis will serve as pallbearers together…
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Saudi reform plan aims for revenue surge, salary clamp-down
Saudi Arabia plans to more than triple the government's non-oil revenues and clamp down on public-sector salaries over the next…
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Netflix to make first Indian series
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Netflix announced on Monday that it will produce its first original Indian series as it expands…
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