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(Adds Manila market dismantled ahead on summit) BEIJING/MANILA Nov 9 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group next week, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, amid tensions between China and the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea. |
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On a long, barren road in northeastern Nigeria, Hafsat Mohammed, squeezed into a public minibus, saw the gunmen materialise from the bush like a mirage. The 33-year-old was on her way to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State and the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurgency, when two Hilux pickups swerved onto the road ahead. |
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He started off as Dancehall's 'bad buoy' with 'rude buoy' songs such as: "War", "Babylon", "Bongozozo", "Thiefing Pastor'" "No Life In Bed", "Ghetto Sufferation" and "Mubobobo". He was quick to realise that something must be done about Dancehall lyrics and the negative image this genre gets. |
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A few weeks back, the Zambian government set a date for praying for the country's currency unit, the kwacha, which was tumbling. Last Sunday, a Ugandan Pentecostal preacher at a radio talk show said before the biblical God was introduced, we, Africans, could make snakes. |
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, StarTalk Radio host and director of the Hayden Planetarium, has always shown that the fun in astrophysics can be multiplied with the right amount of swagger. Tyson, appearing on Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show” with Larry Wilmore on Nov 4, presented some compelling reasons.... |
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Includes $2.8M for NGO response efforts. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, November 7, 2015) – Australia's foreign minister has announced financial assistance to Pacific countries struggling with drought brought on by this year's severe El Niño. |
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Build gov official capacity, foster public policy debate. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, November 7, 2015) – Australia's foreign minister has opened a Pacific leadership and governance precinct in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby. |
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Des Bishop has revealed he’s ready to settle down, as he turns 40 next week.
He scrubs up well now, but even Bressie has endured a bad hair day.
Ryan Tubridy has opened up about his friendship with Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan.
Alan Hughes has slammed comedic Oliver Callan after the funny man slagged off his live TV proposal. |
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"Our goal wasn't really to deceive," Vincen told The Salt Lake Tribune recently. "It was to protect ourselves and protect the city and protect the church." Now out of the church and out of his city job, Vincen, 45, is scheduled to be a witness for the U.S. |
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A group of Boston Globe reporters and editors recently gathered in New York to celebrate the premiere of Tom McCarthy's drama about their Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting of the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal. When asked why "Spotlight" – the film named after their investigative team – has earned their respect, they respond in an eager chorus. |
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My wife and I took a tour of Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium , where legendary performers such as Minnie Pearl and Johnny Cash sang and made people laugh. This was the place where the Grand Ole Opry got its start. I had heard of the Grand Ole Opry, but knew little of its history. |
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