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China cites human rights progress in report
Date: 2015-06-08 09:29:07 GMT - China - International - SN:17 - ID:2752217
China on Monday touted "tremendous achievements" in human rights, citing legal improvements, poverty alleviation, freedom of speech and protection for minorities, even as campaign groups point to a tough crackdown on dissent and civil ....
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Two dead in NE Nigeria suicide attack: police
Date: 2015-06-08 09:19:01 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:12 - ID:2752093
A female suicide bomber killed two people and injured four others in northeast Nigeria, while two people were injured when a bomb exploded near a military checkpoint, News 24 quoted police as saying on Sunday. "A female suicide bomber detonated ....
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Back me or resign: David Cameron's ultimatum to Cabinet rebels over EU referendum
Date: 2015-06-08 08:46:00 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:11 - ID:2751733
David Cameron has told his ministers that they will have to resign if they want to campaign and vote for Britain to leave the European Union, The Telegraph reported. Risking a major confrontation with members of his Cabinet, Mr Cameron made his ....
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S. Korea reports sixth death from MERS, 23 new cases
Date: 2015-06-08 07:52:09 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:2751313
South Korea reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday, along with 23 new cases that brought the total number of people diagnosed with the disease here to 87, Yonhap reported. The latest MERS-related death was ....
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Obama, Merkel firm on Russia sanctions
Date: 2015-06-07 16:31:35 GMT - Germany - International - SN:26 - ID:2749025
US and German leaders said sanctions on Russia should stay until it implements a deal to end fighting in Ukraine, the BBC reported. President Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks as the G7 summit of economic powers began in ....
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G-7 summit a chance for Obama, Merkel to mend relations
Date: 2015-06-07 13:19:04 GMT - Germany - International - SN:20 - ID:2747413
US President Obama arrived in Germany Sunday morning for the annual meeting of the heads of the world’s largest economic powers planning only a single extended, one-on-one get-together -- a stroll through a picturesque Bavarian village with German ....
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Netanyahu chides world over silence after Gaza rockets
Date: 2015-06-07 11:02:15 GMT - palestine - International - SN:12 - ID:2746005
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at the international community Sunday for failing to come to Israel’s defense during a spate of Gazan rocket fire over the last several days, seemingly ignoring a UN statement condemning the fire ....
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S. Korea reports 5th death from MERS, 14 new cases
Date: 2015-06-07 08:59:08 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:2744501
South Korea reported its fifth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Sunday and confirmed 14 fresh cases of the disease, raising the number of patients to 64, Yonhap reported. ....
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Gov't vows utmost efforts to contain MERS
Date: 2015-06-07 08:32:07 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:2744665
Acting Prime Minister Choi Kyung-hwan, upon his return from an overseas trip, vowed stepped-up government efforts to contain the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus that keeps spreading in South Korea despite national disinfection ....
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China ship tragedy: Toll escalates to 431
Date: 2015-06-07 08:23:30 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:2744573
A total of 431 people have been confirmed dead after rescuers lifted a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze river on June 1, India Today quoted authorities as saying on Sunday. According to rescue officials, only 14 people have been ....
