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U.S.-led coalition confirms French jihadist killed in Syria
A U.S.-led coalition strike against Islamic State's last territorial stronghold in eastern Syria killed veteran Fre…
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German airport in Duesseldorf reopened after security incident: airport spokeswoman
Two of the three terminals at the airport of the West German city of Duesseldorf have been reopened after a security in…
NYT
Gun Battle Rages in Somali Capital After Shabab Suicide Bombing
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Swastika on a Bathroom Stall: Anti-Semitism Still Plagues Upstate School District
By BENJAMIN WEISER and NATE SCHWEBER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2tNhV25
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US-led coalition confirms French militant killed in Syria
A U.S.-led coalition strike against Daesh's (ISIS) last territorial stronghold in eastern Syria killed veteran Fren…
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Bin Laden: US offers reward for Osama's son Hamza
Hamza Bin Laden is believed to be emerging as a key leader of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda. from BBC News - W…
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Trump-Kim summit: North Korea says country seeks partial relief
North Korea disputes President Trump's account of why talks between leaders of the two countries failed. from BBC…
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André Previn dies at the age of 89
Oscar-winning film composer and renowned conductor starred in a famous Morecambe & Wise sketch. from BBC News - W…
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Abhinandan: Pakistan 'to free Indian pilot on Friday'
The "peace gesture" to return the airman from a downed jet comes amid tensions over disputed Kashmir. from …
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Somali militants holed up as battle rages in Mogadishu
Security forces surround a building in Somalia's capital after a suicide car bombing. from BBC News - World https…
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George Pell: Cardinal argues 'irregularity' in sexual abuse conviction
The ex-Vatican treasurer is challenging his conviction for child sexual abuse in Australia. from BBC News - World htt…
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Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM faces corruption charges
The attorney general intends to indict Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges. from BBC New…
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Huawei reaches out to Americans in ad
Chinese tech giant Huawei runs a US newspaper ad telling readers, "don’t believe everything you hear". from…
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Gap to shut shops and hive off Old Navy
The retailer is splitting in two, with the closure of 230 of its namesake stores. from BBC News - World https://ift.t…
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Michael Jackson 'abused us hundreds of times'
Two men tell the BBC the singer sexually abused them from the ages of seven and 10. from BBC News - World https://ift…
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Australia experiences hottest summer on record
Hundreds of individual records were eclipsed in a "very unusual" season, meteorologists say. from BBC News …
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Emotional support pit bull 'mauled girl at Portland airport'
A five-year-old girl was mauled by a passenger's dog while waiting to catch a flight, a lawsuit claims. from BBC …
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Life on each side of the Kashmir conflict
Tensions have been rising between Pakistan and India over the disputed region of Kashmir. from BBC News - World https…
BBC News - World
How one teenager is making millions by hacking legally
19-year-old Santiago Lopez is the first to make over a million dollars breaking into IT software. from BBC News - Wor…
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'A year ago I couldn't swim': The refugee hoping to be an Olympic star
Syrian refugee Eid Aljazairli stunned experts by learning to swim in 12 months and now aims for Olympic glory. from B…
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Otto Warmbier: Was Kim Jong-un really clueless about US student?
Donald Trump said Kim Jong-un "didn't know about" Otto Warmbier, who died after being jailed by North Kor…
BBC News - World
Trump-Kim summit: US president emerges the 'biggest loser'
Kim Jong-un got his handshake, but President Donald Trump returns without his much-heralded deal. from BBC News - Wor…
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Netanyahu and the allegations of corruption
Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman explains the allegations of corruption against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne…
BBC News - World
Lady Gaga shoots down Bradley Cooper romance rumours
The singer laughs off comments about their passionate Oscars duet - saying they were just acting. from BBC News - Wor…
BBC News - World
Family pug seized by town over unpaid debts and sold on eBay
Officials in a German town decided the most valuable item in a home was Edda, the family dog. from BBC News - World h…
BBC News - World
Life inside the chaos left by the Islamic State group's fall
Thousands of men, women and children have left the group's last territorial stronghold this week. from BBC News -…
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Masks come out in Swiss 'valley of monsters'
Carnival time in one valley in Switzerland means an old tradition of wooden masks. from BBC News - World https://ift.…
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Trump Kim talks: What to make of the Hanoi summit collapse?
What does 'no deal' mean for Pyongyang, Washington, the North's economy and its human rights crisis? from…
BBC News - World
Viewpoint: Trump's biggest legal headache might not be Mueller
Law professor Jonathan Turley assesses whether Michael Cohen has increased the legal risk for his former boss. from B…
BBC News - World
Africa's week in pictures: 22-28 February 2019
A selection of photographs from around the African continent over the past week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt…
BBC News - World
Trudeau and Wilson-Raybould: The scandal that could unseat Canada's PM
The Canadian leader is accused of pressuring his ex-attorney general to cut a deal with a company facing corruption cha…
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On Politics: Trump Ordered Kushner’s Security Clearance
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Word + Quiz: pilfer
By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2SzE9ij
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What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ and ‘The Widow’
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A Strongman Denies It? Often Good Enough for Trump
By ROBIN LINDSAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XyhAxU
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Las principales noticias del viernes
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Mexico Approves 60,000-Strong Security Force. Critics Call It More of the Same.
By KIRK SEMPLE and PAULINA VILLEGAS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tFjMWW
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For Trump, It’s Just ‘Trust,’ Not ‘Trust, but Verify’
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2SyWE6p
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Disclosing Subpoena for Testimony, Chelsea Manning Vows to Fight
By CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Nyy2d0
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Quotation of the Day: Sleaze Intrudes Among the Palm Trees
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Review: ‘Superhero,’ a Comic-Book Musical Too Flimsy to Fly
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Knicks Blow 14-Point Fourth-Quarter Lead and Keep East Cellar to Themselves
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James Harden Scores 58, the Most the Heat Have Given Up, in a Rockets Win
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French diplomat in Beirut for CEDRE talks
Pierre Duquesne, the French interministerial delegate to the Mediterranean, will meet with Finance Minister Ali Hasan K…
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Afghan forces clash with Taliban to retain control over military base
At least nine Taliban insurgents, including three suicide bombers were killed by the Afghan forces in a bid to prevent …
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Grounded ship leaks 80 tons of oil near Pacific UNESCO site
An environmental disaster is unfolding in the Pacific after a large ship ran aground and began leaking oil next to a UN…
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Israel's Netanyahu jolted by corruption recommendations
Israel's attorney general on Thursday recommended criminal charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a s…
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Death toll in Somalia bombing, clashes rises to 29
The death toll from an Al-Shabab suicide car bombing at a Mogadishu hotel rose to 29 with 80 wounded, police said on Fr…
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US, North Korea offer dueling accounts of talks breakdown
The U.S. and North Korea offered contradictory accounts Thursday of why the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un…
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Pakistan ready to hand over Indian pilot amid more shelling
Pakistan prepared to hand over a captured Indian pilot on Friday while blistering cross-border attacks across the dispu…
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Pompeo assures Philippines of U.S. protection in event of sea conflict
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday assured the Philippines it would be defended by the United States if it c…
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Federer through to semis, two wins off 100
Roger Federer moved to within two wins of a 100th career title Thursday after coming through a tough test against Marto…
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Leclerc sets fastest time of F1 preseason tests
Charles Leclerc didn’t join Ferrari just to learn from four-time former champion Sebastian Vettel. He came to beat him.…
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A new month of Francophone culture
Those in love with all things French will once more have the chance to celebrate their language and culture this March,…
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In ‘Fighting With My Family,’ wrestling dreams turn real
Even the most eccentric passions of working-class England - long a favored reservoir of feel-good underdog tales - have…
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Spanish king’s inflammable statue sparks art fair row
Want to burn a statue of Spain’s King Felipe VI? For 200,000 euros ($230,000), it’s a deal - a contractual obligation, …
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Religion and ethnicity: How Turkey controls Syria
While all eyes have been fixed on Ankara’s plans in Manbij, Turkey’s creation of a buffer territory farther west of the…
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Migration myths versus actual economic facts
On Dec. 19, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular M…
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Overcoming the ideology of climate inaction
Three years ago, the United States achieved a grim milestone: its first climate refugees. With rising sea levels quickl…
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U.S. economic growth slows in Q4
The U.S. economy slowed less than expected in the fourth quarter amid solid consumer and business spending, leaving 201…
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U.S. backs push for minimum global tax rate
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the U.S. supported a push by France for a minimum corporate tax rate f…
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Record number of robots put to work in 2018 by U.S. firms
U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within …
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‘Risk-free’ Ranieri barely lasts three months at Fulham
Shad Khan’s overly bold words always seemed like they could come back to bite him. In welcoming Claudio Ranieri as Fulh…
Reuters: World News
Afghan forces clash with Taliban to retain control over military base
At least nine Taliban insurgents, including three suicide bombers were killed by the Afghan forces in a bid to prevent …
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Gun battle rages between Al Shabaab and Somali troops after hotel attack
A gun battle raged in Mogadishu on Friday between Somali soldiers and Al Shabaab fighters, holed up in a building next …
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Death toll from Al Shabaab suicide car bomb in Somalia rises to 29 - police
The death toll from an Al Shabaab suicide car bombing at a Mogadishu hotel rose to 29 with 80 wounded, police said on F…
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Bangladesh tells U.N. Security Council cannot take more Myanmar refugees
(This Feb 28 story corrects attribution of quote in paragraph 11 to Pierce not Schraner-Burgener) from Reuters: Wo…
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South Korea to work with U.S. and North Korea after failed nuclear talks
South Korea will work with the United States and North Korea to ensure they reach agreement on denuclearization, the So…
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Measured North Korea media over failed summit signals Kim not about to walk away
North Korean state media on Friday brushed over the lack of a summit deal for leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Don…
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Green economy? Thai party campaigns on marijuana as cash crop
Anutin Charnvirakul thinks he has hit on a winning issue for Thailand's election next month - promoting cannabis fa…