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China 'training for strikes' on US targets
The Pentagon's annual report to Congress warns of Chinese military ambitions in the Pacific. from BBC News - Worl…
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Large pieces of rubble removed 3 days after bridge collapse
Excavators have begun clearing large sections of the collapsed highway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa in the searc…
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Afghan president congratulates armed forces for Ghazni victory
President Ashraf Ghani congratulated Afghanistan's armed forces in Ghazni on Friday for their victory over Taliban …
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Rain brings more misery to India's flooded Kerala as death toll rises to 164
The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into re…
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Alleged Instagram sextortionist arrested for blackmailing women
An Instagram user who blackmailed women for money and sex using private messages and photos he received from them on th…
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Israeli police again question PM about corruption allegations
Israeli police are again questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of their investigations into corruption …
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European shares flat as uncertainties on trade war, Turkey remain
European shares were slightly higher at the open Friday as investors exerted caution about the Turkish lira recovery as…
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Merkel, Putin share a headache: Donald Trump
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's President Vladimir Putin will have plenty to talk about when they meet…
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Vatican in 'shame and sorrow' over abuses in Pennsylvania
The Vatican expressed "shame and sorrow" Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy…
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Saudi Arabia says it's given $100 million to northeast Syria
Saudi Arabia said early Friday that it has contributed $100 million to northeast Syria for "stabilization projects…
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Afghan president visits key city, week after Taliban raid
The Afghan president visited the embattled southeastern city of Ghazni Friday, a week after the Taliban in a surprise a…
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India's Kerala flood death toll jumps to 164: state head
The death toll from major floods in India's tourist hotspot Kerala has jumped to 164, state chief minister Pinarayi…
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Turkish lira firms despite US warning of more sanctions
he Turkish lira strengthened against the dollar Friday as investors weighed up a U.S warning that Turkey should expect …
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Trump team predicts an economic boom, defying most analysts
Is the latest pickup in U.S. economic growth destined to slow in the years ahead as most analysts say? from The Daily…
BBC News - World
Nasir Jamshed: Ex-Pakistan opener banned for 10 years over spot-fixing
Former Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed is banned for 10 years for his part in the spot-fixing scandal that marred the Pak…
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Blockbuster memories from customers and staff
Customers and staff at the last remaining Blockbuster store in the US, on their video rental flashbacks. from BBC New…
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Aretha Franklin: The sound of the civil rights movement
Her songs became the anthems of the civil rights movement, but Aretha Franklin herself was equally involved. from BBC…
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Teachers donate 100 sick days to colleague with cancer
When Florida teacher John Goodman ran out of sick leave during chemotherapy, colleagues came to his aid. from BBC New…
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Has #MeToo divided women?
The global movement has created an unprecedented wave of activism, but has it also caused division? from BBC News - W…
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Xiamen Air passenger jet skids off runway in Manila, no casualties
A passenger plane operated by China's Xiamen Air veered off a rain-soaked runway after landing at Manila's main…
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Atlantia group to hold board meetings Aug. 21, 22 on Genoa bridge: source
Italian toll-road operator Autostrade per l'Italia is expected to hold an extraordinary board meeting next Tuesday …
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Xiamen Air passenger jet overshoots runway in Manila, no casualties
An Xiamen Air aircraft veered off a rain-soaked runway on landing at the Philippine capital's main airport just bef…
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Pentagon says China military 'likely training for strikes' on U.S. targets
China's military has expanded its bomber operations in recent years while "likely training for strikes" a…
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The Rohingya lists: refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar
Mohib Bullah is not your typical human rights investigator. He chews betel and he lives in a rickety hut made of plasti…
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New U.S. training unit in Afghanistan faces old problems
Captain Joe Fontana, a team leader with the U.S. army's 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, is part of a new uni…
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Japan ministries may have inflated numbers of disabled employees, media say
Several ministries in Japan may have inflated their numbers of disabled employees for more than four decades, media sai…
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Ecuador, Peru tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as influx swells
Venezuelans entering Ecuador and Peru will soon be required to show their passports, rather than national identity card…
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Peru to tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as migration surges: sources
The government of Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra is going to start barring Venezuelan migrants from entering the co…
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Japan says U.N. experts' call to protect nuclear clean-up workers is 'regrettable'
Japan on Friday described as "extremely regrettable" a call by U.N. human rights experts for greater protecti…
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In India's citizenship test, a spelling error can ruin a family
Riyazul Islam says he had to produce family documents going back to 1951 to prove he was an Indian and not an illegal B…