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Residents in east Aleppo flee on government buses as Syrian army advances

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) — Several thousand residents of rebel-held eastern Aleppo fled shifting frontlines, sources said on Sunday (November 27) after a rapid advance by the Syrian army and allied forces. Fleeing residents were temporarily transported by green government buses to the Rizz crossing point in Kurdish-controlled western Bustan al Basha in Aleppo, before being moved to shelters in government-controlled territories. The army and its allies took control on Saturday (November 26) of the large […]

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Seattle beat Colorado to reach MLS Cup final

  COLORADO, United States (Reuters) — The Seattle Sounders defeated Colorado Rapids 1-0 in Denver to ensure they won the Western Conference finals and advanced to the MLS Cup final. The Rapids had the better chances in the first-half, with Jermaine Jones heading just wide from a corner and then looping the ball onto the top of the net later in the half after Sounders keeper, Stefan Frei, fumbled his catch. The game was settled […]

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Francois Fillon: reformist champion for the French right

by Guy JACKSON PARIS, France (AFP) — Francois Fillon, the candidate who will represent the French right in next year’s presidential election, is a free-market reformer, devout Catholic and motor sport fan who has promised to transform France. Fillon, 62, has professed admiration for Britain’s 1980s prime minister Margaret Thatcher and vowed to slash public spending to shrink the French state. “You have to tear the house down to properly rebuild it,” he has said. […]

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NBA: Cavaliers rally to beat 76ers

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James recorded his third triple-double of the season as the Cleveland Cavaliers are off to one of their best starts in franchise history after a 112-108 win over Philadelphia on Sunday. James and Kevin Love powered the offence through three quarters before Kyrie Irving took over in the fourth for the defending champion Cavaliers who improved to 13-2 on the season. Irving scored 20 of his 39 points […]

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Trump says ‘millions’ voted illegally, decries recount

by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Donald Trump asserted Sunday that he would have won the US popular vote were it not for “millions of illegal” ballots, while dramatically sharpening his criticism of a recount in Wisconsin, calling it “a waste of time.” With the recount threatening to revive debate about the legitimacy of Trump’s victory — his rival Hillary Clinton won far more popular votes, while he carried the all-important Electoral […]

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Trump calls state election recount a ‘scam’ as Clinton campaign joins vote recount

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump called a recount of votes being prepared in Wisconsin a scam, insisting Saturday that his presidential win should be respected, not “challenged and abused.” The recount, which was requested by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who received a minute fraction of the total vote, flew in the face of an election “that has already been conceded,” Trump said. Hillary Clinton’s campaign said it would join the recount […]

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Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dies at 90

  HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, a towering figure of 20th century history, died Friday aged 90, his brother, President Raul Castro, announced. One of the world’s longest-serving rulers and modern history’s most singular characters, he defied successive US administrations and assassination attempts. He crushed opposition at home to lead the communist Caribbean island through the Cold War before stepping aside in 2006. He eventually lived to see the historic restoration […]

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“Let us talk,” Duterte tells Abu Sayyaf; says war devastating civilians embedded in Abu lair

  ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the prospect Friday of holding peace talks with Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant group which has abducted dozens of foreign sailors in recent months, offering federalism as a possible solution. In an apparent about-face, Duterte appealed to the Abu Sayyaf, who are also blamed for the country’s deadliest terror attacks, to come to the negotiating table. “We cannot be forever treating human beings here, seriously […]

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Aguirre describes Kerwin’s testimony as the “smoking gun”; Dayan holding back info

  (Eagle News) — For Justice Secretary, Vitaliano Aguirre II, the testimony of Kerwin Espinosa bears more weight than that of Ronnie Dayan as the latter seemed to be holding back a lot more information for fear of being implicated in the illegal drugs trade. In a press briefing on Friday, Aguirre said both witnesses have been placed under provisional witness protection program (WPP). But it is Kerwin, a suspected drug lord in Eastern Visayas, […]

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AFF Cup: Philippines crashes out of contention, Indonesia sneaks through semi-finals

  BOCAUE, Philippines — The Philippines did all it could to keep defending champion Thailand at bay, but a late goal gave the War Elephants a clean sweep of its Group A assignments after the final day of the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup group stage at the Philippine Sports Stadium. Indonesia, on the other hand, hung tough against the Singapore XI to pull off a rousing 2-1 come from behind win over at the Rizal […]

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CA$11.9m initiative to boost ASEAN SMEs

Canada is working with ASEAN to deliver an ambitious five-year, 11.9 million Canadian dollar-initiative, through a partnership with the organization for economic co-operation and development or o-e-c-d to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region. https://youtu.be/Ume5VPm8lR8  

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