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NBA: Manu Ginobili signs up again with San Antonio Spurs at 40

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Philippine authorities on alert after bird flu outbreak

Efforts were underway to contain the spread of bird flu virus in the Philippines after an outbreak on a poultry farm on the main Luzon island was detected, Philippines authorities said on Saturday.

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Update | Death toll in suspected Texas human smuggling case rises to 9

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Death toll in Mexico from Tropical Storm Beatriz rises to five

FivepeoplewerekilledasTropicalStormBeatrizdumpedheavyrainonsouthwesternMexico,causinglandslidesthatdestroyedhomes,damagedroadsanduprootedtrees,emergencyofficial

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Spurs rout James Harden, Rockets 114-75 to win series

TheSanAntonioSpurseliminatedthesluggishJamesHardenandHoustonRocketswitha114-75victoryinGame6onThursdaynight,andtheydidn’tevenneedKawhiLeonardtodoit.LaMarcusAldr

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Poor Mexico workers fear Trump trade effect

In a rocky desert of northern Mexico, impoverished villagers fear they may be the first people in the world to suffer the impact of US President-elect Donald Trump's trade crackdown.

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Group hug helps overcome U.S. election bitterness in San Francisco

As some protest the election of Donald Trump as president, one group in San Francisco comes together for a giant hug in hopes of overcoming the election bitterness. Diane Hodges reports.

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California to end breeding of captive killer whales

California will no longer allow the breeding of captive killer whales such as those used in SeaWorld's famous "Shamu" shows under a measure signed on Tuesday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's upcoming visit to China set to promote bilateral ties: NLD

Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi's upcoming visit to China will further promote Myanmar- China relations, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has said.

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Martyrs' day marked as historically significant this year in Myanmar

Myanmar government leaders and high ranking officials were commemorating fallen national independence heroes including General Aung San and eight others who were assassinated in 1947 during their struggle to regain the country's independence from the British colonial rule on Tuesday, a sunny morning.

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Eleven tons of trash left after San Francisco 420 smokeout

Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts who joined a massive smokeout on "Hippie Hill" in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to celebrate the informal pot holiday named 4/20 left behind 11 tons of trash, officials said on Thursday.

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Aung San Suu Kyi becomes Myanmar state counselor: spokesman

Myanmar Minister of Foreign Affairs cum Minister of the President's Office Aung San Suu Kyi has become the country's State Counselor in accordance with the state counselor bill, passed by both Houses and signed by President U Htin Kyaw Wednesday, according to U Zaw Htay, spokesman of the President's Office.

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State counselor bill to be debated in Myanmar Lower House

Myanmar's Lower House on Monday accepted debating a bill calling for appointment of a state counselor in the new cabinet, a post to be created for Aung San Suu Kyi.

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San Jose, San Francisco lead U.S. in economic confidence

​San Jose and San Francisco in the U.S. state of California posted some highest scores on Gallup's Economic Confidence Index in 2014 released Thursday, underscoring gains made in the country's booming technology sector.

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Death toll from H1N1 in Argentina reaches 38

The H1N1 Influenza A virus has claimed the lives of 38 people so far this year in Argentina, a regional health official said Tuesday, following the confirmation of two more deaths in the western province of San Juan.

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One Chinese victim of Asiana crash confirmed killed by vehicle

A Chinese teenager victim of the Asiana flight 214, which crash landed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6, died of multiple injuries consistent with being run over by a fire vehicle, local officials said Friday.