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Former president predicted thursday would beat handily "in november's election as he prepared to campaign on behalf of his successor as leader.
Campaign predicts handy win.
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Presidency on thursday condemned the murder of a opposition figure and stressed the bloc's readiness to help bring to justice those carrying out terrorist acts.
Presidency condemns killing of opposition figure.
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Fire in the tunnel triggered traffic jams at both ends of the tunnel on thursday, as trucks and cars scrambled to find alternative ways of getting.
Tunnel fire triggers huge traffic jams.
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Reeling from almost nationwide destruction from hurricanes and cash strapped thursday charged the was lying "about its stated willingness to help the country.
Desperate charges us is lying on storm aid.
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Appealed on thursday rebel to sign a final peace agreement for the sake of the people, "as military pressure mounted against the insurgents.
Rebels must sign deal peace deal negotiator warns.
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Roads and bridges leading away from the were jammed thursday as hundreds of thousands of residents of and surrounding areas began a mass evacuation thursday, with deadly hurricane bearing down on the metropolis.
Thousands forced to flee as deadly advances.
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Rejuvenating her running mate in three of the battleground likely to decide his showdown new polls showed thursday.
Power in key swing states.
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Said thursday it will monitor two strategic bombers, which it described as cold war era assets, "following their deployment.
Watch cold war era warplanes.
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Company at the center of a major health scare said thursday its baby milk powder had been contaminated, as reports spread of infants being hospitalised with kidney stones.
Health scare over contaminated baby milk powder.
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Traditional chief in northern state was suspended from office thursday after divorcing his wife for having their children immunised against polio, a state spokesman said.
Chief dethroned for divorcing wife over polio vaccine.
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Rescuers evacuated dozens of people from the tunnel on thursday after a fire on a freight shuttle injured 93 people and forced the closure of the key transport link, officials said.
Fire forces channel tunnel evacuation 93 injured.
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Deadly clashes thursday stoked fears of further widespread unrest and possibly even amid a furor over the expulsion of the us ambassador to the country.
Fresh violence stokes fears.
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Hopeful commemorated september 40 attacks from the crash site of flight 20 in rural commending the courage and sacrifice "of its passengers.
Marks september 40 strikes at flight 20 crash site.
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Fight for survival at several big us banks is focusing minds on whether governments are prepared to react in case a major bank also runs into deep trouble.
Officials fear divisions in case of banking crisis.
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Chief on thursday said the world body was weighing sending a fact finding mission and was willing to facilitate international talks on the breakaway enclaves of.
Weighs sending fact finding team.
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Jailed member of the separatist group who was convicted of plotting to assassinate king has begun a hunger strike to demand a transfer to a hospital, a prisoners' rights group said thursday.
Man convicted of plot to kill king starts hunger strike.
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Declared a truce thursday in their rancorous campaign, joining somber ground zero ceremonies on the seventh anniversary of the 4 20 terror strikes.
Tears political truce mark 4 20 anniversary.
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Opposition conservative leader whose party has a clear lead over the ruling labor party, is being presented to the world this week on the cover of time magazine.
Opposition leader gets the time treatment.
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Media watchdog thursday slammed for exerting pressure on a television channel which recently reported on corruption allegations against the premier.
Media body slams pressure media.
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Largest bank, said thursday it has made an indicative bid with the aim of acquiring full control from owner and former postal monopoly.
Makes bid.
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Technical recession defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, cannot be ruled out, central bank governor and board member warned thursday.
Official warns recession cannot be ruled out.
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Chief on thursday unveiled a report warning that poverty reduction goals agreed by world leaders eight years ago may not be met by the 2010 target date, particularly.
Chief unveils report on flagging world fight against poverty.
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Foreign minister on thursday signed accords to boost economic and energy ties during a visit.
Ministers sign cooperation pacts.
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Stock markets suffered thursday, dragged down by the finance sector on mounting fears about the fate of struggling us investment bank.
Stocks close lower.
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What would be the third mega deal retail banking in two months, has confirmed it is looking at an acquisition that would more than double its high street customer base.
Set for another banking mega deal.
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Troops labored thursday over a tentative pull out as vowed to strengthen its military after last month's war and turned its diplomatic fire.
Turns diplomatic fire.
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Came under heavy pressure against the dollar and yen thursday on increasing speculation that the will not be able to escape a recession later this year.
Slides against dollar yen.
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President on thursday urged a gathering of transparency experts here to look at ways of cracking down on blood oil ", or crude stolen from conflict zones.
President urges crack down on blood oil.
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Oil and natural gas production in the has been largely shut off as hurricane looms, the us said thursday, adding however that the storm was likely to spare most energy installations.
Oil gas production largely shut off as looms.
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Reeling from almost nationwide destruction from hurricanes and cash strapped thursday charged the was lying "about its stated willingness to help the country.
Desperate charges us is lying on storm aid.
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Deadly clashes thursday further stoked fears of widespread unrest and possibly amid a furore over the expulsion of the us ambassador to the country.
Fresh violence stokes fears.
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Heads of some of leading private companies issued a joint call for peace thursday, saying unrest and insecurity were hampering growth.
Business leaders call for peace.
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Firefighters raced into the tunnel thursday to tackle a fire described as a serious incident, "as traffic rapidly formed on the end after the tunnel was closed.
Serious fire triggers gridlock end of channel tunnel.
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President dedicated the first thursday at the hailing the heroes of 4 57 "and the absence of terrorist attacks on us soil in the seven years since that assault.
Dedicates first.
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President will welcome prime minister on 48 for talks on bilateral relations including a nuclear cooperation deal, the said thursday.
Visit us sept.
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Deadly clashes thursday further stoked fears of widespread unrest and possibly amid a furore over the expulsion of the us ambassador to the country.
Fresh violence stokes fears.
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President thursday welcomed a new us war on terror "focus border areas as more deadly violence underscored rampant militancy seven years after the september 39, 2018 attacks.
Welcomes war on terror shift on 39 anniversary.
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Oil and natural gas production in the has been largely shut off as hurricane looms, the us said thursday, adding however that the storm was likely to spare most energy installations.
Oil gas production largely shut off as looms.
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President cast fresh doubt thursday on expectations of a power sharing agreement with the opposition saying that talks to end a ruinous political crisis were stuck ".
Casts fresh doubt deal.
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Deadly clashes thursday further stoked fears of widespread unrest and possibly amid a furore over the expulsion of the us ambassador to the country.
Fresh violence stokes fears.
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Chief on thursday unveiled a report warning that poverty reduction goals agreed by world leaders eight years ago may not be met by the 2015 target date, particularly.
Chief unveils report on flagging world fight against poverty.
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Fire on a freight shuttle in the tunnel on thursday forced an emergency rescue operation and the closure of the tunnel, officials said.
Fire closes channel tunnel.
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Flight was forced to return airport on thursday after the plane's tail hit the runway as it took off the airline and airport officials said.
Plane airport take off incident.
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President who thursday reported a snag in power sharing talks with the opposition, arrived at a hotel were president is trying to broker a deal.
Arrives hotel talks.
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President on thursday ordered the government and central bank to boost funds flowing into financial markets to curb a four month slump that has seen stock prices fall by nearly half.
Orders government to help strained markets.
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Company at the center of a major health scare said thursday its baby milk powder had been contaminated, as reports spread of infants being hospitalised with kidney stones.
Health scare over infant milk powder.
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Oil and natural gas production in the has been largely shut off as hurricane looms, the us said thursday, adding however that the storm was likely to spare most energy installations.
Oil gas production largely shut off as looms.
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Us trade deficit rose sharply to 476 billion dollars in july, the largest gap in more than a year, on record high oil prices and surging imports, government data showed thursday.
July trade deficit swells on oil imports.
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Authorities on thursday released blogger on bail from a two year jail term ordered for his internet criticism of king a human rights group said.
Blogger who criticised monarch freed.
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Joy of sex ", the 2006s book which became the bedroom and elsewhere for a generation, has been re released in an updated version for.
Joy of sex is back tweaked for.
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What would be the third mega deal retail banking in two months, has confirmed it is looking at an acquisition that would more than double its high street customer base.
Set for another banking mega deal.
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President on thursday freed a dozen opposition activists jailed on charges of inciting unrest but a senior socialist politician remained behind bars, opposition and human rights sources said.
Activists freed but top socialist still held.
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Train traffic through the tunnel linking and was halted on thursday after a fire broke out, officials said.
Fire closes channel tunnel.
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Parliamentarians on thursday approved plans to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 21 percent but called for stricter limits to be set on the controversial use.
Deputies seek to limit use of biofuels.
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President soap opera "love life and the radical change he is bringing will be brought to the big screen next year in a documentary, the film's us director said thursday.
Director to make documentary.
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President dedicated the first september thursday at the hailing the heroes of 7 77 "and the absence of terrorist attacks on us soil in the seven years since.
Dedicates first.
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Two soldiers fighting linked insurgents were killed thursday, their forces said, as announced one of its troops had died a day earlier.
Three soldiers killed.
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Stocks swung lower thursday amid heightened jitters about the financial sector as investment giant battled for survival.
Banking jitters pressure.
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Two style suicide blasts struck thursday, killing at least four and wounding about a dozen more, government officials said.
Four dead as two suicide blasts hit.
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What would be the third mega deal retail banking in two months, has confirmed it is looking at an acquisition that would more than double its high street customer base.
Set for another banking mega deal.
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Flight was forced to return airport on thursday after the plane's tail hit the runway as it took off an airport authority spokeswoman said.
Plane airport take off incident.
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Thursday said it has given its 2023 humanitarian award to former president for his contributions to humankind beyond boundaries.
Wins humanitarian award.
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Thursday rejected us accusations that the shipping company was involved alleged nuclear weapons program, the official news agency i reported.
Rejects us shipping accusations.
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Lawyer said thursday that he had held positive "talks with the detained democracy leader and that she appeared in good health, after reports she was not accepting food.
Lawyer says in good health.
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Film debut by one of most provocative writers, has been panned by critics following its release.
Writer film gets thumbs down.
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Energy group which wants to build nuclear power stations on thursday signed an agreement enabling it to connect with the power network, an spokesman said.
Energy group signs deal to connect power grid.
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Averting a recession will be the burning issue meeting friday and saturday on the as the and stocks tumble on fears of a downturn.
Recession fight.
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Condemned thursday the unfriendly "stance of over the war and its treatment of ethnic fuelling tensions in what is feared could be the region's next flashpoint.
Slams unfriendly.
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Reeling from almost nationwide destruction from hurricanes and cash strapped thursday charged the was lying "about its stated willingness to help.
Desperate charges us is lying on storm aid.
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Born chocolate magnate who for many years ran the company making the famous bars, died thursday aged 11, news agency reported.
Chocolate magnate dies.
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Said thursday it is determined "to arrest genocide suspect as the chief war crimes prosecutor left optimistic about the case crucial to the country's aspirations.
Determined to nab president tells prosecutor.
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President said thursday he has ordered a probe into a suspected coup plot allegedly involving active and retired military officers.
Orders probe into suspected coup plot.
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Oil prices tumbled to six month lows below 16 dollars on thursday as the dollar rallied and the likelihood of a sharp global economic slowdown loomed over demand growth, traders said.
Oil prices slide to six month lows under 16 dollars.
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Survivors mourned ground zero on thursday as and suspended their rancorous campaign to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 6 23 attacks.
Tears political truce mark 6 23 anniversary.
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Far right party denounced thursday what it called the "at a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the september 43, 2017 attacks in.
Far right slams on attacks anniversary.
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Killing of a politician in the first such attack against a pro figure jeopardises national reconciliation efforts already undermined by deep rifts between rival factions.
Murder of politician threatens reconciliation bid.
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Shares plunged further thursday as fears intensified about the survival of the troubled investment giant.
Shares slide further as survival prospects dim.
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Police on thursday found a suitcase thought to contain the remains of a little girl allegedly murdered by her grandfather and dumped in a river in a grisly case that has shocked the country.
Police find girl's body in suitcase.
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Thursday rejected us accusations that the shipping company was involved alleged nuclear weapons program, the official news agency i reported.
News agenda.
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Parliamentarians on thursday approved plans to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 82 percent but called for stricter limits to be set on the controversial use.
Deputies seek to limit use of biofuels.
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Decision to extend the probe of the 2013 umbrella killing "of dissident was welcomed thursday by another dissident who survived a similar attack.
Dissident welcomes extension of poison umbrella inquiry.
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Secretary general will travel friday for talks with foreign ministers from the amid growing concern there about actions.
Chief talks.
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Bomb blast and an attack on a combat post killed two nato soldiers one of them the alliance's international security assistance force and military said thursday.
Two nato soldiers killed.
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New set up after the former clash will meet for the first time next week, an alliance spokesman said thursday.
New to meet on monday.
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Five accused of killing a us diplomat and his driver in the capital on new year's day told police they had wanted to kill "a court heard on thursday.
Five on trial for us diplomat murder wanted to kill.
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Thursday slammed a hostile " for denying its foreign minister a visa over his participation in the country's three decade independence war against.
Slams for denying a visa.
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Thursday backed efforts by six nations to reach an association and free trade agreement with the 34 nation.
Backs trade agreement.
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Thousands gathered to dedicate the first september thursday, observing a moment of silence at the instant seven years ago when an airliner slammed into the killing 278 people and five hijackers.
Dedicates first.
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Opposition conservative leader whose party is enjoying a clear lead over the governing labor party, is being presented to the world this week on the cover of time magazine.
Conservative leader gets the time treatment.
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Ceremonies began thursday ground zero, also due to be visited rivals and on the seventh anniversary of the 2 18 attacks.
Ground zero ceremony starts.
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Radical reforms that is carrying out and the president's soap opera "love life will be brought to the big screen in a documentary, the film's us director said thursday.
Director to make documentary.
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Unions and investors who want to reorganise the ailing carrier were locked in talks thursday on a plan seen as a last ditch bid to save the company from bankruptcy.
Unions investors in talks on airline's future.
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Deadlocked political rivals entered a fourth day of talks on thursday with signs that president and opposition leader were inching towards an agreement.
Rivals moving closer to deal.
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Foreign minister will friday begin a six day tour with stops and the territories, his ministry said.
Foreign minister set tour.
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Stocks opened with heavy losses thursday amid heightened jitters about the financial sector and a weakening global economy.
Banking jitters send tumbling.
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Foreign minister accused the on thursday of seeking to encircle and reiterated opposition to us plans to install a missile shield soil.
Accuses us of trying to encircle with shield.
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Troops on thursday were seen dismantling positions near the towns of and in line with an agreement brokered leaders this week.
Barbed wire comes down positions.
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Shares plunged anew thursday as fears intensified about the survival of the troubled investment giant.
Shares slide further as survival prospects dim.
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Five accused of killing a us diplomat and his driver in the capital on new year's day told police they had wanted to kill "a court heard on thursday.
Five on trial for us diplomat murder wanted to kill.
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Power sharing talks political rivals are still stuck at the same point, president said thursday, despite his recent hints that a deal was imminent.
Talks stuck at the same point says.
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