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Typhoon suspends SKorean flights, trains, kills 4

SEOUL – Typhoon Kompasu struck South Korea yesterday, killing at least four people and toppling...

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Portugal child sex trial ends

LISBON – A child sex abuse trial that has lasted nearly six years is drawing to a close after...

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God did not create Universe: Hawking

LONDON – God no longer has any place in theories on the creation of the Universe due to a series of...

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Exercise cuts genetic obesity risk by 40 per cent

WASHINGTON – Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40...

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Bumper-to-bumper as epic China traffic jam returns

BEIJING – A huge traffic jam stretching at least 120 kilometres reappeared in northern China...

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Obama opens peace talks

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama opened a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and...

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Gunmen fire on aid workers’ plane in Congo

JOHANNESBURG - Gunmen in eastern Congo yesterday fired on a private plane carrying international...

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FW de Klerk laments state of SA education

JOHANNESBURG - Former South African president FW de Klerk has labelled the education sector as “one...

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Uganda asks US help to send 10k troops to Somalia

KAMPALA - Uganda said yesterday it is ready to send 10 000 more troops to Somalia if the US...

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Botswana former minister charged with corruption

GABORONE, Botswana – Botswana’s government has charged the former defence minister with corruption.

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