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Thai farmers break into caretaker PM's temporary office
Feb. 17, 2014BANGKOK, Feb. 17 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Hundreds of Thai farmers on Monday broke into the compound of the Office of the Defense Permanent Secretary to seek a meeting with caretaker Prime ...
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Pro-gov't Venezuelans demand justice after violence
Feb. 16, 2014Caracas, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of pro-government Venezuelans Thursday demanded the country's attorney general extend justice in dealing with an violent anti-government protest in Caracas that led to 3 ...
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Venezuelan president calls for peace march in wake of bloody ...
Feb. 15, 2014CARACAS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua/ Sun) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Friday called on the public to join a peace march Saturday in the capital Caracas to counter recent political violence ...
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Death toll rises to four in Indonesian volcano eruption
Feb. 15, 2014KEDIRI, Indonesia, Feb. 15 (Xinhua/ Sun) -- The death toll from eruption of Kelud volcano in Indonesia's province of East Java increased to four on Saturday with all of them ...
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China Focus: China, U.S. commit to new-model ties
Feb. 14, 2014BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States on Friday agreed to advance a new model of ties between major powers as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ...
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Military aircraft crashes in eastern Algeria
Feb. 11, 2014ALGIERS, Feb. 11 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A military transport aircraft belonging to the Algerian Air Force crashed Tuesday in the country 's eastern Oum El Bouaghi province, killing 103 people, local ...
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100 companies to hire 100,000 veterans
Feb. 10, 2014WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama announced on Monday that more than 100 construction industry companies have committed to hiring more than 100,000 military veterans ...
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Obama reaffirms U.S. support to Haiti's development
Feb. 10, 2014WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua/ Sun) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged American commitment to Haiti in its rebuilding process after a devastating earthquake struck the impoverished Caribbean nation ...
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White House on lockdown after man tries to climb fence
Feb. 9, 2014WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A man carrying two suspicious bags attempted to climb the White House fence Friday afternoon, prompting a lockdown of the White House grounds, according to ...
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Nigeria prepares for Commonwealth Games
Feb. 9, 2014LAGOS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Nigeria's athletics contingent to 2014 Commonwealth Games needs more preparation to excel in the games, a top athletics coach in Nigeria Yusuf Ali said on ...
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Drugstore chain CVS to stop selling cigarettes
Feb. 5, 2014WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- CVS Caremark, the second largest drugstore chain in the U.S., announced Wednesday it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products in its more than ...
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