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North and South Korea hold historic summit

By AFP27-04-2018 07:07

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in held a historic summit Friday after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries, in a gesture laden with symbolism.

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Five talking points in Super Rugby this weekend

By AFP26-04-2018 08:17

Hyland’s fling, a Canberra family affair and the Hurricanes welcoming back their All Black wing are among five talking points ahead of this week’s Super Rugby action. – Drain-layer lives the dream – While the Auckland Blues injury crisis has put coach Tana Umaga under pressure, it has also provided a welcome change from laying […]

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Obama to deliver Mandela lecture in July

By AFP23-04-2018 12:57

Former US president Barack Obama will deliver the annual Nelson Mandela memorial lecture at a 4,000-capacity arena in Johannesburg in July, South African organisers announced on Monday.

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Top DJ Avicii dead at 28

By AFP20-04-2018 21:00

Avicii, one of the world’s most successful DJs who helped lead the global boom in electronic music, died Friday in Oman, his representative said. He was 28. Two years after his unusually early retirement due to nagging health concerns, the Swedish DJ was found dead on a visit to the Gulf kingdom’s capital Muscat, a […]