End of an era: Japan’s emperor kicks off abdication rites
TOKYO, April 30, 2019 (AFP) - Draped in ornate golden-brown robes and wearing a towering black hat, Japan's Emperor Akihito…
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Japan’s Emperor Akihito ends reign marked by modernisation
by Hiroshi HIYAMA Japan's outgoing Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko dramatically modernised the tradition-bound monarchy, bringing themselves closer to the…
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Biden, Trump jockey for union member support in Pennsylvania
by Elodie CUZIN PITTSBURGH, United States (AFP) -- Former US vice president Joe Biden took his bid for the Democratic…
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38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone
by Gregory WALTON PEMBA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Heavy rain battered northern Mozambique on Monday as residents and relief workers confronted…
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IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
by Ali Choukeir and Maya Gebeily BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- The Islamic State group's elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made…
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10,000 evacuated in Canada floods as rescuers search for pets
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- More than 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in eastern Canada in recent days…
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Libyan air strikes kill four, wound 37: government
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Air raids on Tripoli Sunday night killed four people and wounded 37, Libya's Government of National…
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Jihadists kill pastor, four others in church attack in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- Gunmen killed four worshippers and a pastor in the first jihadist attack on a…
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‘Evil will never prevail’: US rabbi hails synagogue shooting heroes
by Sandy Huffaker Agence France Presse POWAY, United States (AFP) -- Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of the Chabad of Poway…
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Fed to hold fire despite White House call for rate cut
by Douglas Gillison Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The Federal Reserve is poised to hold its fire this week,…
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