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Cosby lawyers ask trial judge to step aside

BillCosby'slawyersaredemandingaPennsylvaniajudgestepdownfromhisupcomingmolestationre-trial,allegingthejuristisbiasedbecausehiswifeworkswithsexualassaultvictims.

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US judge delays Cosby trial few days, not three months

AUSjudgeonMondaydelayedbyjustafewdaysthestartofBillCosby'ssexualassaulttrial,throwingoutabidbydefenselawyersforathree-monthpostponement.JudgeStevenO'Neillmovedj

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The World Cup: Eriksen electrifies in serving Danish pasting in Dublin

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PNG PM has one week to maintain parliament's confidence

Papua New Guinea's embattled prime minister will have a long week of wheeling-and-dealing in order to maintain power after his political opposition forced a one week adjournment as social unrest mounts.

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PNG PM vows to step down amid corruption allegations

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill on Monday said he will not step down amid allegations of corruption following pressure from local influential organisations and university students.

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PNG can't sweep latest corruption arrests away as APEC hosting duties loom

​As Papua New Guinea enters preparation for APEC 2018, the international community can no longer turn a blind eye to the latest battle in the ongoing corruption saga engulfing the top echelons of power.

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Human trafficking victims intercepted off PNG

​Papua New Guinean authorities have intercepted a fishing boat allegedly carrying human trafficking victims from Myanmar and Cambodia.

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Antibiotic resistance a global threat to health, economy: expert

Antibiotic resistance is a massive global threat with both health and economic consequences, an expert said here Monday.

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China's economic slowdown aims at pursuing growth quality: British economist

​One of the reasons of China's economic slowdown is that it is a "greatly deliberate" policy of the Chinese government in a search for a better quality of growth rather than just focusing on the quantity, said Jim O'Neill, a British economist, on Wednesday.