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Conservative tipped to win Paraguay presidential poll
Asuncion (AFP) - In power for almost all of the past seven decades, Paraguay's conservative Colorado party appears to be heading for a new victory in Sunday's presidential poll, with its candidate the frontrunner despite his father's ties to the dictatorship.
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#MeToo hits Pakistan as allegations mount against leading singer
Islamabad (AFP) - Pressure mounted Friday against Pakistani singer Ali Zafar after he was hit with a sexual harassment allegation by a leading actress in the first high profile "#metoo" accusation in the staunchly patriarchal country.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Russia says Trump invited Putin to US
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reportedly said US President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House.
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Pacquiao says age no barrier to success
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao insisted Friday that his advancing years were no barrier to success as he gears up for a showdown against world champion Lucas Matthysse.
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Death in Christchurch is not suspicious
The death of a woman at a house on Fletcher Place in the Christchurch suburb of Upper Riccarton is not suspicious, police say.
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Brick-throwing China zoo-goers kill kangaroo, injure another
Shanghai (AFP) - Visitors to a zoo in southeastern China killed one kangaroo and injured another by throwing bricks at them in an attempt to get a reaction from the big marsupials, state media reported.
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Middleton is allowed to stay in NZ
Mark Middleton, the stepfather of murdered Lower Hutt teenager Karla Cardno, has learned he will not be deported.
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'You make a mistake, you die': Daring but deadly world of freestyle motocross
Tours (France) (AFP) - "It's crazy what we do, there's no limit.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Whincup blitzes second Supercars practice
Practice has gone in order of championship standings at Phillip Island, with Supercars ace Jamie Whincup finishing ahead of Scott McLaughlin.
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NZ shares fall as MSCI changes debated
New Zealand shares fell on Friday, taking a negative lead from Wall Street, as Fletcher Building's share offer weighed on demand.
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Kathmandu airport closed after jet skids off runway
Kathmandu (AFP) - Kathmandu airport was closed Friday after a Malaysian jet with 139 people on board aborted its takeoff and skidded off the runway, officials said.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Cook yet to join Origin mix: Seibold
South Sydney coach Anthony Seibold says hooker Damien Cook has yet to prove he's ready for State of Origin.
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Taiwan lawmakers brawl over military pension cuts
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan legislators brawled in parliament on Friday over proposed reductions to military veterans' pensions, part of wider cutbacks that have triggered mass protests.
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China's ZTE vows to fight US supplier ban
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese telecom giant ZTE vowed on Friday to fight back against a US order banning it from purchasing and using US technology for seven years, a move that has angered Beijing.
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'We left everything': stories of Mexicans uprooted by violence
Apaxtla de Castrejón (Mexico) (AFP) - After 88 years living in San Felipe, in the mountains of southern Mexico, Maria Guadalupe Castro fled the only home she had ever known, along with the rest of the village's residents.
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NZ dollar heads for 1.6pc weekly fall
The kiwi is heading for a 1.6pc weekly fall and may see further downside as the greenback gains on the prospect of further interest rate increases by the Fed.
