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Easy Netanyahu win predicted in first poll since Israel election set
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will easily win a snap election set for April 9, according to an opinion poll…
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Sisi's call on Egyptians to lose weight creates a stir
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is demanding Egyptians lose weight. from The Daily Star >> Live News http://bit…
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Artists We Lost in 2018, in Their Words
By SARA ARIDI and PETER LIBBEY from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2SlnCPu
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Suicide attackers hit Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli
Suicide attackers hit the headquarters of Libya's foreign ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, opening fire before blowi…
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Indonesian rescuers use drones, sniffer dogs as tsunami death toll tops 400
Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of …
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Iran submits first budget since US sanctions were restored
Iran's president has submitted next year's budget to parliament, the first after the United States renewed sanc…
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Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years
Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city&#…
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Russia says Gaddafi's son should play role in Libyan politics: RIA
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of the former Libyan leader, should play a role in his country's poli…
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Gunmen attack headquarters of Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli: Reuters witness
Gunmen attacked the headquarters of Libya's foreign ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, according to a Reuters witness …
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China says discusses with Pakistan 'new changes' in Afghanistan situation
Senior Chinese and Pakistani diplomats discussed on Tuesday "new changes" to the situation in Afghanistan, Ch…
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Somber Christmas, prayers in tsunami-hit Indonesian region
Christmas celebrations traditionally filled with laughter and uplifting music were replaced by somber prayers for tsuna…
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Attack on government building in Afghan capital leaves 43 dead
Afghan authorities on Tuesday collected 43 bodies from a government compound in the Afghan capital Kabul that was targe…
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Japan's Nikkei index slides amid US uncertainty
A fall in Japan's Nikkei index comes after Wall Street suffersthe worst Christmas Eve on record. from BBC News - …
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As China Cracks Down on Churches, Christians Declare ‘We Will Not Forfeit Our Faith’
By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GGCqaa
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Kids, Please Do Not Read This Article on What Trump Said About Santa Claus
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The Relentlessness of Modern Parenting
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2GGlC33
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6 Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder, in 2019
By SMARTER LIVING EDITORS from NYT Smarter Living https://nyti.ms/2Cx1eNH
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An Officer Fired 27 Times at a Fleeing Suspect. Did He Need To?
By ALI WINSTON from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2RjAxEg
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American Accused of Helping Nissan Chief Hide Pay Nears Release in Japan
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What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘A Christmas Story’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
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Christmas in Lebanon: ‘Jesus Isn’t Only for the Christians’
By VIVIAN YEE and HWAIDA SAAD from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2AeiJRv
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Mexico Helicopter Crash Kills Governor and Her Husband, an Ex-Governor
By SARAH MERVOSH and MATT STEVENS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Cx6m4x
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Not a ‘Department of No,’ New Defense Chief Turns Trump’s Demands Into Policy
By JULIAN E. BARNES and ERIC SCHMITT from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2QO9OjP
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In Latest Shutdown, Some Lawmakers See a Diminished Congress
By EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2SkZkoM
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Gov. Jerry Brown Commutes 131 Sentences and Orders DNA Testing in Death Row Case
By THOMAS FULLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2PXnfsF
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Quotation of the Day: Trump Attacks Fed as Mnuchin Seeks to Halt Free Fall
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Raiders Turn Out Lights on Broncos, and Perhaps on Oakland
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What Did Plato Think the Earth Looked Like?
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We Are All Riders on the Same Planet
By MATTHEW MYER BOULTON and JOSEPH HEITHAUS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2RhTl71
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A Black Man Was in His Building’s Lobby. A White Neighbor Accused Him of Not Living There.
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Nissan's Kelly granted bail, Ghosn remains in custody
Former Nissan Motor Representative Director Greg Kelly was granted bail by a Tokyo court on Tuesday, raising the possib…
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Aoun in Bkirki for Christmas Mass
President Michel Aoun arrived to the seat of the Maronite Church in Bkirki Tuesday morning to participate in the Christ…
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Manbij roadmap to be completed by end of US withdrawal from Syria
Turkey and the United States have agreed to complete their agreement on the Syrian town of Manbij by the time the full …
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Trump seeks high ground over Mattis as Syria withdrawal is ordered
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday sought to seize the high ground in a heated debate over the departure of U.S. Def…
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Kurdish-led force closes in on last Daesh bastions
Kurdish-led forces made fresh gains against militants defending their eastern Syria stronghold Monday, forcing hundreds…
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Turkey says US missile deal does not affect S-400 purchase from Russia
Ankara's purchase of US missiles worth $3.5 billion will not affect a deal to acquire rival S-400 missiles from Rus…
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Real Christmas trees find buyers in the desert among UAE expats
For over 25 years, expatriates celebrating Christmas in Dubai have been able to buy large, fragrant Christmas trees imp…
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US pullout: what impact for Syria's main players?
US President Donald Trump's decision last week to pull troops out of Syria could have far-reaching repercussions fo…
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Kuwait appoints 4 new cabinet members, including oil minister
Kuwait has appointed four new ministers including Khaled al-Fadhel as the country's oil minister, the state news ag…
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Arsenal playmaker Mkhitaryan sidelined for at least 6 weeks
Arsenal will be without Henrikh Mkhitaryan for at least six weeks because of an injury to his right foot, the London cl…
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Sudan opposition calls grow for march on Bashir's palace
Opposition calls grew on Monday for a march on Sudan's presidential palace to demand the ouster of longtime autocra…
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Iraq appoints two more ministers but government still incomplete
Iraq's parliament approved on Monday two more ministers in Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's cabinet but politi…
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Moscow says it's open to having a Putin-Trump summit
A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is open to having a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Pres…
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UK bans pet shops from selling puppies and kittens
Britain has banned third-party sales of puppies and kittens to protect the animals from exploitation. from The Daily …
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No Christmas cheer for stock markets after Mnuchin call
Stock markets around the world remained under pressure Monday with investor confidence weighed down by the recent big s…
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Indonesia tsunami death toll rises to 373: disaster agency
The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 373, with more than 1,400 people injured, the…
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ISF arrests man smuggling half kilo of cocaine
The Internal Security Forces arrested a suspect for smuggling over half a kilo of cocaine from Bekaa to south Lebanon a…
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Ghosn's arrest brings attention to Japan's 'hostage justice'
Since his arrest on suspicion of falsifying financial reports, Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn has been sitti…
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Klopp taking nothing for granted despite Liverpool lead
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said the fact his side top the Premier League table heading into the busy holiday pe…
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Israel to hold early election, in April: Netanyahu spokesman
Israel will hold a general election in April, a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Twitter, after …
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Turkey vows no slowdown in fight against IS after U.S. pullout from Syria
Turkey vowed on Monday that the fight against Islamic State would not be slowed by the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, wher…
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Manbij roadmap to be completed by end of U.S. withdrawal from Syria: Anadolu citing minister
Turkey and the United States have agreed to complete their agreement on the Syrian town of Manbij by the time the full …
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Rouhani presents Iranian budget, says U.S. sanctions to hit lives, growth
President Hassan Rouhani presented a state budget of 4,700 trillion rials to parliament on Tuesday, saying U.S. sanctio…