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Caribbean FMs discuss regional challenges ahead of ACS summit
June 4, 2016HAVANA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) on Friday discussed regional challenges and the action plan for the next two years hours before ...
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President Obama: "Muhammad Ali was The Greatest. Period"
June 4, 2016Muhammad Ali was The Greatest. Period. If you just asked him, he'd tell you. He'd tell you he was the double greatest; that he'd "handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder into jail."
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Mandela Estate distributed to recipients of his will
May 27, 2016JOHANNESBURG, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The executors of late former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela's estate handed out cheques worthy 22 million rand (about 1.4 million U.S. dollars) to ...
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Trump wins enough delegates to secure Republican presidential nomination
May 26, 2016WASHINGTON, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee with no remaining rivals, on Thursday garnered the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination, according to the ...
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EgyptAir denies finding wreckage of missing flight, citing translation mistake
May 19, 2016CAIRO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- A translation mistake of EgyptAir's press release about finding wreckage of the missing flight MS804 has caused misunderstanding, a source from EgyptAir told Xinhua.
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Venezuela's state of emergency extended by another 60 days, possibly ...
May 16, 2016CARACAS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- After living in a state of emergency for four months, Venezuelans learnt Saturday they have to continue this way for another 60 days, and possibly ...
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Brazil's Rousseff suspended as Senate backs impeachment trial
May 16, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian Senate Thursday voted to continue the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff, suspending her from office for 180 days.
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Top Republican leader Ryan says he would step down as ...
May 9, 2016WASHINGTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Monday he would step down as chairman of Republican National Convention in July if asked by GOP presumptive ...
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Acting speaker of Brazil lower house annuls impeachment vote against ...
May 9, 2016BRASILIA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The acting speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress announced Monday the decision to nullify the chamber's vote for an impeachment process against President ...
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Zika a year later: how a new virus took the ...
May 9, 2016Washington, May 7, 2016 (PAHO/WHO)—The Zika virus epidemic has become notorious. It has made headlines in newspapers and television news programs around the world. Researchers on various continents are scrambling ...
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Wildfire's advance in west Canada slowing down: official
May 9, 2016TORONTO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The huge wildfire in western Canada that has forced a massive evacuation in Fort McMurray on Sunday appeared to have slow down its advance after ...
