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Golden Dawn acknowledges "political responsibility" but no "criminal liability" for anti-racist rapper murder

​Golden Dawn party chief Nikos Michaloliakos accepted "political responsibility" but not "criminal liability" for the murder of an antifascist musician in 2013, in a radio interview on Thursday.

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Forbidden City to open wider to public

Almost all of Beijing's Forbidden City will be opened to the public, under plans announced by the administrators to make accessible many parts that have been off limits.

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Tension rises in Italy after migrant suspected of brutal killing

​The brutal murder of two elderly people allegedly perpetrated by migrant in southern Italy sparked anger against the government for what was perceived as a mismanagement of the migration crisis, local media reported on Monday.

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Gunshots at north France's Roye kill three: TV

​Gunshots killed three people and severely injured four others, including two gendarmes, at Roye, North France, French TV channel BFMTV reported Tuesday.

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U.S. populist candidates basking in limelight in race to White House

​The lead up to the 2016 U.S. presidential elections is not taking the direction everyone has expected, with the most populist candidates getting all the attention, and those expected to be shoe-ins taking a back seat.

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Japan's economy shrinks in Q2 bringing "Abenomics" miracle cure into question

​Japan's economy shrinking at an annualized pace of 1.6 percent in the April-June quarter as consumption dropped and exports weighed, has put renewed pressure on the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to turn economic policy into fiscal realities and for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to decide how it intends to continue to underpin the economy.

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Brazil's ex-president investigated for alleged business peddling

Brazil's Public Prosecutor announced on Thursday that an investigation involving former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had been launched on his alleged peddling influence in favor of a construction company.

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S.Korea reports one more MERS death, one infection

South Korea on Friday reported one more death from infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and one more contagion, bringing the death toll to 24 and the total contagion cases to 166.

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Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp charms Australian fans

Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp charms Australian fans

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U.S. troops start training Syria fighters to combat Islamic State: Pentagon

​U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday that U.S. military troops have started combat training for Syrian fighters to battle the Islamic State (IS), the extremist group also known as ISIS.

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Migrant workers in Australia being exploited on farms, factories: report

​Migrant workers in Australia are being subjected to slave-like conditions, sexual propositions and black market labor gangs on farms and factories supplying the country's biggest food businesses.

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Sri Lankan president urges unity on national New Year

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that important strides are being taken to realize the need for unity among all people, as the nation celebrated its national New Year on Tuesday.

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Fierce fighting occurs in Myanmar Kokang region on first day of water festival

Fierce fighting has occurred in Myanmar's Kokang region in northeastern Shan state on the first day of the country's water festival, the state-run Mirror reported Tuesday.

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Chinese investor pays 8,888,888 dollars for office block in Melbourne's historical street

​A Chinese investor will be hoping that luck comes his way after paying 8,888,888 Australian dollars (6.96 million U.S dollars) for a three-level office tower in Melbourne.

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Falling boulder kills 7 in S China, 8 Taiwanese injured

Seven people were killed and 19 others, including eight Taiwanese, were injured after a huge boulder fell off a mountain in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday morning.

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S.Korean president visits U.S. envoy in hospital after overseas trip

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday visited U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Mark Lippert, who is in hospital after being attacked by an anti-American activist, right after ending her nine-day travel to the Middle East, the presidential office said.

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Nigerian troops fight to recapture towns under terrorists control: official

​Nigerian military was working hard to free towns captured by the Boko Haram insurgents in restive northeast state of Borno, a government official said on Thursday.