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ASB Offers Relief To Customers Affected By Severe Weather

ASB will support customers affected by extreme weather impacting the East Coast with tailored packages including suspension of home loan repayments and emergency overdraft facilities available for personal, business and rural customers.

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Here's what led Kenyans to burn part of parliament and call for the president's resignation

Kenya’s president came to power by appealing to the common people, describing himself as a “hustler” and vowing relief from economic pain. But when he was forced to give up on a controversial tax hike that led to deadly chaos in the capital, Nairobi, it was a clear sign that support for him has turned. Protesters who opposed a law that would have raised taxes stormed parliament on Tuesday, burning part of the building as lawmakers fled. Bodies lay in the streets, and medical workers and watchdogs said police had opened fire. Читать дальше...

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Vaughan blames "geared towards India" T20 WC schedule for Afghanistan's poor show against SA in semis

London [UK], June 27 (ANI): Former England captain Michael Vaughan put the blame on alleged "India-centric" scheduling for Afghanistan's dissapointing show during the semifinals of the ICC T20 World Cup against South Africa. The big match inexperience of Afghanistan was visible as their batting line-up folded for just 56 runs thanks to fiery spells from pacers Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen in the powerplay and Tabraiz Sh

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DINA: Pinochet’s Directorate for Murder and Torture

“There are three sources of power in Chile: Pinochet, God and DINA.” – Chilean intelligence officer, remarks to a US military attaché, 1974 Decree 521 of the Chilean government of June 18, 1974, was a chilling moment in the country’s convulsed history.  With the state now in the pathologically disturbed hands of a military dictatorship steered by More

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O's hope Gunnar Henderson continues power surge vs. Rangers

(Photo credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports) Finding offensive sparks has been a chore for the Baltimore Orioles recently, but shortstop Gunnar Henderson continues to set the standard when things go right. Henderson has homered in consecutive games, a string he carries into a four-game series that begins Thursday night against the visitingTexas Rangers. "He's special. He's different. He's incredible," Orioles designa