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Liang supporters ready to deliver national message

[2016-02-19 08:01]

As in about 40 other cities, the mostly ethnic-Chinese community will gather in front of the Washington Monument on Saturday morning in a rally to support New York City police officer Peter Liang, whose manslaughter conviction was seen by many as unfair.

Obama plans historic trip to Cuba

[2016-02-19 08:01]

US President Barack Obama will pay a historic visit to Cuba in the coming weeks, senior Obama administration officials said, becoming the first president to set foot on the island in nearly seven decades.

Theft of radioactive material raises security concerns

[2016-02-19 08:01]

Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material whose theft last year has raised fears among Iraqi officials that it could be used as a weapon if acquired by the Islamic State group.

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[2016-02-19 08:01]

Canadian F-18 fighter jets have flown their last raids against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged, authorities said on Wednesday.

Nearly 1 m children suffer malnutrition

[2016-02-18 08:31]

Nearly one million children across eastern and southern Africa are suffering from "severe acute malnutrition" after two years of drought and the strongest El Nino in 50 years, UNICEF said on Wednesday.

Cast of Rodin's The Kiss sells for $2.5 million

[2016-02-18 08:31]

A bronze cast of French 19th century sculptor Auguste Rodin's famous The Kiss was bought by a US collector for 2.2 million euros ($2.5 million) at a Paris auction on Tuesday.

IS faces huge cash shortage

[2016-02-18 08:31]

Faced with a cash shortage in its so-called caliphate, the Islamic State group has slashed salaries across the region, asked Raqqa residents to pay utility bills in black market US dollars, and is now releasing detainees for a price of $500 a person.

Finance minister: Australians should embrace 'cashless society'

[2016-02-18 08:31]

Australia should embrace a "cashless society" as it would save the nation billions of dollars and increase security, Australia's Assistant Minister to the Treasurer said on Wednesday. Alex Hawke said that just like checks, cash was becoming an unnecessary part of everyday transactions, and said Australia was already "well on the way" to becoming a cashless society.

Mom accused of forcing daughter to eat 30 pet goldfish

[2016-02-18 08:31]

A Japanese mother forced her teenage daughter to eat more than 30 of her pet goldfish as a punishment, police said, as the country grapples with a record number of child abuse cases.

Scientists: Mystery of where puffins spend winter finally solved

[2016-02-18 08:31]

Researchers say they've found an answer to the long-standing question of where Maine's Atlantic puffins spend the winter: far off New Jersey and New York.

Media magnate charged with murder

[2016-02-18 08:31]

One of India's leading media magnates has been formally charged with murder over the death of his stepdaughter, an investigating officer said on Wednesday, the latest development in a case gripping the country.

Govt OKs UN aid convoys to besieged areas

[2016-02-18 08:31]

UN convoys delivering aid to thousands of besieged Syrians were due to set out on Wednesday, but hopes for lasting peace dimmed the day after Turkey called for a ground operation in its war-torn neighbor.

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