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Sanders wins Indiana Democratic primary: US networks

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Senator Bernie Sanders mounted a come-from-behind victory Tuesday in Indiana’s Democratic primary, denying the former secretary of state a feather in her cap as she seeks their party’s presidential nomination. Sanders, a self-declared democratic socialist, was ahead of Clinton by 53.2 percent to 46.8 percent with about three quarters of precincts reporting, although Clinton remained well ahead in the delegate battle for the nomination. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse

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Trump ‘presumptive’ White House nominee: Republican chief

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) –Donald Trump looked all-but-certain of carrying the Republican Party colors in the 2016 presidential election after the billionaire political novice sent his only serious challenger Ted Cruz crashing out of the race. Addressing jubilant supporters at Trump Tower in New York after romping to his seventh straight state-wide victory in the Indiana primary, the real estate mogul promised them: “We’re going to win in November, and we’re […]

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Philippine militants threaten hostages in video warning

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Islamic militants in the Philippines issued a fresh warning Tuesday threatening to harm three hostages, just over a week after they beheaded a captive. The trio – from Canada, Norway and the Philippines – appealed for help from the Philippine and Canadian governments in a video uploaded to YouTube Tuesday and reported by SITE intelligence group, which monitors jihadist media. “To the Philippine government: Please stop shooting at us and trying to […]

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Kerry warns Assad of ‘repercussions’ over truce violations

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of “repercussions” if his regime flouts a new ceasefire being negotiated with Moscow for the battered city of Aleppo. A February 27 truce between the Syrian regime and non-jihadist rebels raised hopes for efforts to resolve the five-year conflict. But it has all but collapsed amid renewed fighting, the worst of it in Aleppo, where a […]

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Apple gets Google X lab co-founder for health projects

SAN FRANCISCO , United States (AFP) — Apple confirmed Tuesday that it has hired robotics star and Google X lab co-founder Yoky Matsuoka to work on health projects. Matsuoka, a winner of the MacArthur genius award, last year left her job as a vice president at Google-owned Nest. Her plan to take a job at San Francisco-based one-to-many messaging service Twitter was derailed last year by a “life-threatening illness,” Matsuoka wrote in an online post […]

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Panama Papers showed vulnerability of whole system: Panama president

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The scandal triggered by the Panama Papers leak of information on how and where the world’s wealthy stash funds to avoid detection or taxes underscored many countries’ vulnerabilities, President Juan Carlos Varela said Tuesday. Speaking at the State Department in Washington, the Panamanian president said the documents “reveal a worldwide problem, that involves many countries with legal and financial institutions” vulnerable to actions “that are not in the public interest.” […]

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NBA: Rivers confident Clippers will stay together

LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers is confident the team’s best players want to stay with the club despite a disappointing exit in the playoffs. Rivers said Tuesday he believes Blake Griffin and Chris Paul will both return for the franchise next season, ruling out any possibility of either being traded. “I think they all want to come back, and we’re going to make a strong effort to […]

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Updated: Ted Cruz ends White House bid, setting Trump on path to nomination

WASHINGTON ,United States (AFP) — Ted Cruz dropped out of the White House race on Tuesday after suffering a crushing defeat in Indiana’s primary, leaving the road wide open for Donald Trump to seize the Republican nomination. “From the beginning, I’ve said that I would continue on as long as there was a viable path to victory. Tonight, I’m sorry to say, it appears that path has been foreclosed,” the Texas senator told supporters in Indianapolis. […]

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Three ICRC workers kidnapped in DR Congo

GOMA , DR Congo (AFP) — Armed men kidnapped three workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross in restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, the aid agency said. The employees — who a local official said were of Congolese nationality — had been sent to work in Rutshuru in the south of turbulent Nord-Kivu province. “We’ve had no news from our three workers” since shortly after 9:00 am Tuesday, ICRC spokeswoman […]

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DOLE reminds jobseekers to heed POEA’s warning on fake UK jobs

MANILA, May 4 – Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz advised job-seekers wanting to work overseas, especially in the United Kingdom, to be wary of fake job vacancies posted in the internet. The labor chief reiterated the new warning of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to job applicants to be cautious of job vacancies posted in the internet as advertisements enticing Filipino workers to apply for non-existent jobs in the United Kingdom are now circulating […]

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NBA: League admits error in Spurs-Thunder thriller

LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — NBA referees on Tuesday admitted they made an officiating blunder during the frantic finale to San Antonio’s playoff clash with Oklahoma City. Referees crew chief Ken Mauer told a pool reporter that officials should have called a foul on a rare inbounds play they had never seen before at the end of Monday’s thriller. Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Spurs 98-97 to tie the seven-game series at 1-1. […]

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Trump crushes Cruz in Indiana, looks like Republican favorite

(Reuters) Republican front-runner Donald Trump scored an important victory over rival Ted Cruz in Indiana on Tuesday, a win that moves him close to being unstoppable in his march to the party’s presidential nomination. The New York billionaire was quickly projected to be the winner by television networks shortly after polling places closed in the Midwestern state. Trump was on track to take well over 50 percent of the vote, eclipsing Cruz, a U.S. senator […]

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