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Disney CEO Meets Xi Jinping Ahead Of Park Opening
The head of entertainment giant Disney had a rare official meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping today, a month before the opening of its $5.5 billion theme park in the country's financial hub of Shanghai.
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Belgian Prosecutors Call For Details On New Terror Suspect
Belgian prosecutors are appealing to the public for information about a man who allegedly traveled to Hungary last year with the top suspect in the Paris attacks.
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Turkey's Military: 45 PKK Rebels Killed In Air Strikes
At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara, the military said today. Meanwhile, a police officer and three Kurdish militants were killed in fighting in a neighborhood in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
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Google Donates $1Million To Help Fight Zika Virus Spread
Google is donating $1 million to fight the spread of the Zika virus and offering engineers and data scientists help to determine where it will hit next.
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Police Called To Home Of 'Affluenza' Teen's Dad, No Charges
Authorities say officers were called to the residence of "affluenza teen" Ethan Couch's father to investigate claims that he attacked his girlfriend, but she wouldn't cooperate and no charges were filed.
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Monkey Year Inspires Kung Fu, Predictions Of Fire, Disease
The new Chinese year is the one to go bananas over. On February 8, the zodiac calendar enters the Year of the Monkey - the ninth of 12 animal signs. Plastic monkeys are adorning shopping centers and office buildings, and government departments have been giving out toy monkeys.
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Barack Obama Says He Doesn't Yearn For Third Term
President Barack Obama says he wouldn't run for a third term even if he could. He says the presidency takes a toll on family life, and the office "should be continually renewed by new energy and new ideas."
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John Kerry Off To Asia To Address Maritime Disputes, North Korea Nukes
US Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing for peaceful resolutions to increasingly tense maritime disputes in Asia and urging China to take a firmer stand on North Korea's nuclear program after its recent bomb test.
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Uber To Resume Chopper Flights Despite Sheriff's Order
Uber says it will resume helicopter flights at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday despite a cease-and-desist order from a Utah sheriff.
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Asylum-Seekers In Sweden Fear Refugee Shelter Is Haunted
Sweden's migration agency says 35 asylum-seekers have asked to be relocated from a refugee center because they believe it's haunted by ghosts.
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US Says Bombers Didn't Intend To Fly Over China-Held Island
The United States said its two B-52 bombers had no intention of flying over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea, after Beijing accused Washington of "a serious military provocation" in the strategic waters with overlapping claims.
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China Accuses US Of Serious Military Provocation
China on Saturday accused the US of committing a "serious military provocation" by flying an Air Force B-52 strategic bomber over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea.
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In A Historic First, 19 Women Elected In Saudi Arabia Local Polls
At least 19 Saudi women have won seats on local municipal councils a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country's history, according to initial results released to The Associated Press on Sunday.
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5 Turkish Airlines Personnel Released in Mali
A Turkish government official has confirmed that five Turkish Airlines personnel are among hostages that have been freed from a hotel in Mali that was stormed by armed gunmen throwing grenades.
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Canada to Criminalise Public Terror Threats
Canada announced a new anti-terror law on Friday making it a crime for people to call for a terrorist attack, even if they don't make a specific threat.
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Disney CEO Meets Xi Jinping Ahead Of Park Opening
The head of entertainment giant Disney had a rare official meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping today, a month before the opening of its $5.5 billion theme park in the country's financial hub of Shanghai.
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Belgian Prosecutors Call For Details On New Terror Suspect
Belgian prosecutors are appealing to the public for information about a man who allegedly traveled to Hungary last year with the top suspect in the Paris attacks.
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Turkey's Military: 45 PKK Rebels Killed In Air Strikes
At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara, the military said today. Meanwhile, a police officer and three Kurdish militants were killed in fighting in a neighborhood in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
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Google Donates $1Million To Help Fight Zika Virus Spread
Google is donating $1 million to fight the spread of the Zika virus and offering engineers and data scientists help to determine where it will hit next.
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Police Called To Home Of 'Affluenza' Teen's Dad, No Charges
Authorities say officers were called to the residence of "affluenza teen" Ethan Couch's father to investigate claims that he attacked his girlfriend, but she wouldn't cooperate and no charges were filed.
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Monkey Year Inspires Kung Fu, Predictions Of Fire, Disease
The new Chinese year is the one to go bananas over. On February 8, the zodiac calendar enters the Year of the Monkey - the ninth of 12 animal signs. Plastic monkeys are adorning shopping centers and office buildings, and government departments have been giving out toy monkeys.
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Barack Obama Says He Doesn't Yearn For Third Term
President Barack Obama says he wouldn't run for a third term even if he could. He says the presidency takes a toll on family life, and the office "should be continually renewed by new energy and new ideas."
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John Kerry Off To Asia To Address Maritime Disputes, North Korea Nukes
US Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing for peaceful resolutions to increasingly tense maritime disputes in Asia and urging China to take a firmer stand on North Korea's nuclear program after its recent bomb test.
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Uber To Resume Chopper Flights Despite Sheriff's Order
Uber says it will resume helicopter flights at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday despite a cease-and-desist order from a Utah sheriff.
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Asylum-Seekers In Sweden Fear Refugee Shelter Is Haunted
Sweden's migration agency says 35 asylum-seekers have asked to be relocated from a refugee center because they believe it's haunted by ghosts.
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US Says Bombers Didn't Intend To Fly Over China-Held Island
The United States said its two B-52 bombers had no intention of flying over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea, after Beijing accused Washington of "a serious military provocation" in the strategic waters with overlapping claims.
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China Accuses US Of Serious Military Provocation
China on Saturday accused the US of committing a "serious military provocation" by flying an Air Force B-52 strategic bomber over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea.
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In A Historic First, 19 Women Elected In Saudi Arabia Local Polls
At least 19 Saudi women have won seats on local municipal councils a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country's history, according to initial results released to The Associated Press on Sunday.
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5 Turkish Airlines Personnel Released in Mali
A Turkish government official has confirmed that five Turkish Airlines personnel are among hostages that have been freed from a hotel in Mali that was stormed by armed gunmen throwing grenades.
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Canada to Criminalise Public Terror Threats
Canada announced a new anti-terror law on Friday making it a crime for people to call for a terrorist attack, even if they don't make a specific threat.
