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Silently protesting Muslim woman ejected from Trump rally
A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was escorted out of Donald Trump’s campaign event on Friday by police after she stood up in silent protest during Trump’s speech. Rose Hamid, a 56-year-old flight...
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Papua New Guinea urged to prioritise drought response
The latest disaster assessments in Papua New Guinea have found the cost of getting food relief to drought stricken communities is prohibitive. They recommend the prioritisation of relief to the...
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‘Star Wars’ takes off in China and crosses $800 million in U.S.
China was the last market for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to land in, and it has really taken off with its debut this weekend. The Disney space sequel, which premiered in the world’s second biggest...
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Plagued by brutality, PNG police plan conduct committee
Papua New Guinea police are forming a new committee to deal with brutality and misconduct in the force. Last week, police revealed that 41 officers in Port Moresby have been suspended and face 89...
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ISIS commander killed in Iraqi airstrike
The second deputy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during an Iraqi air force strike in the city of Barwana, just east of Haditha, the Iraqi military said Saturday. Assi Ali Mohammed...
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U.S. B-52 bomber flies over S. Korea in solidarity after N. Korean nuclear claim
Days after North Korea claimed it tested a hydrogen bomb, the United States responded with a display of military might on the Korean Peninsula. A B-52 bomber jet from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam...
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Extra police sent to Papua
Reports from Indonesia’s Papua province say extra police have been deployed to a part of Puncak Jaya regency where three officers were killed in an attack late last month. Tabloid Jubi reports that...
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Vanuatu given all clear as Cyclone Ula moves south
The Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office has given the all clear for the Tafea province, as Cyclone Ula continues to move to the south of the group. The NDMO says seas will remain rough to very...
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‘El Chapo’ secretly met Sean Penn in Mexican jungle before his arrest
Three months after drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman escaped from prison, he held a secret meeting with actor Sean Penn in a mountainous Mexican jungle, Rolling Stone reported. The meeting was...
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Apple stock plunges below $100. Next stop: $65?
Apple stock is back to a place it hasn’t been in a long time: it costs less than $100 a share. So is it a bargain buy or just the beginning of a deeper plunge? Expert opinions are all over the place....
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Golden Globes 2016: The winners list
The winners at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards are noted with an asterisk (*): Best motion picture, drama “Mad Max: Fury Road” “Carol” * “The Revenant” “Room” “Spotlight” Best motion picture, musical or...
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Tokelau counts cost of US fleet default
The government of Tokelau is still reeling from the huge loss in revenue it is facing after the US tuna fleets defaulted on their fishing agreement with the region. The Tokelau Fisheries director Mika...
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PNG police head looks to improve disciplinary process
The Papua New Guinea police chief says improving disciplinary processes could be a key to addressing the high levels of police abuse complaints. On Monday it was revealed that over 1600 complaints of...
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Playground gang rape has NYPD asking public for help
New York police are looking for five men who forced a father at gunpoint to leave his daughter behind so they could take turns raping her, according to a press release. The 18-year-old was with her...
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David Bowie made financial history with music bond
David Bowie, who died Monday after a battle with cancer, was an innovator in business as well as music. The term “Bowie Bond” was coined in 1997 when the musician raised $55 million by promising...
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Florence prosecutor: ‘No one has been excluded’ in death of American
Italian prosecutors investigating the death of a 35-year-old American woman in Florence have yet to exclude anyone from the suspect list, the city’s chief prosecutor told CNN on Monday. Ashley Olsen’s...
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Futuna mobile phone dispute unresolved
A meeting has been held on the French Pacific island of Futuna in a bid to persuade a local family not to stop the island’s new mobile network. The family, backed by chiefs, threatened to cut off a key...
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Why U.S. businesses could lose big in Iran
Iran can’t wait to put up the “open for business” sign in 2016. In a matter of weeks, the international community is expected to lift many sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy for decades....
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Ziggy Stardust to ‘The Man who Fell to Earth’: Bowie’s greatest music, films
Pop star. Songwriter. Record producer. Multi-instrumentalist. Actor. Artist … Legendary British art-rock icon David Bowie — who has died aged 69 — was all these and so much more. In a prolific career...
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Solomons PM defends ex-MEF payments
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister has hit out at opposition allegations that his government is engaged in money politics. The government says the leader of the Independent Group in Parliament, Derek...
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