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- Speaking from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange thanked Ecuador and all the Latin American countries that have supported him.Source: FRANCE 24
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LIBYA: At least two people were killed when a series of blasts rattled the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Sunday, a senior Libyan official told France 24. The explosions were the first deadly attacks in the city since Muammar Gaddafi's fall last year.FRANCE 24 English shared a link.
SYRIA: The Syrian government has expressed support for the new UN envoy Lakdhar Brahimi, the veteran Algerian diplomat appointed to replace former Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the end of August, as the country's civil war continues to escalate.
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FRANCE: Remembering 2003's deadly heat wave, France's government has taken care to implement safety precautions as thermometres rise dangerously high nationwide.
http://f24.my/Pvnczb- The three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot on trial for hooliganism have each been sentenced to two years in prison for their provocative anti-Putin performance in Moscow's main cathedral, a judge ruled Friday.Source: FRANCE 24
- A Moscow court has found three members of feminist activist group Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, the judge announced in his summing up.Source: FRANCE 24
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South African police opened fire on a group of striking workers at a platinum mine on Thursday, in one of the deadliest days of protest since the apartheid era. Over 30 people are believed to have been killed.
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Can France's new football coach restore the team to its former glory?FRANCE 24 English shared a link.
FRANCE: A centuries-old tradition was revived on August 15th when a “Prayer for France” was read out at Catholic churches across the country. The text, which attacks government plans to legalise same-sex marriage, has angered French gay rights groups.
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