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Christchurch shooting: NZ PM: 'We need global action on extremism'
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has called for global action on extremism in an exclusive BBC interview. from BBC News …
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Pasir Gudang: How one quiet lorry sparked a toxic waste crisis
It was broad daylight in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, when up to 40 tonnes of waste slipped into the river. from BBC News …
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9 Fund-Raisers in 1 Night: Democrats Vow Reform in N.Y., but Money Still Flows
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In Greece, an Economic Revival Fueled by ‘Golden Visas’ and Tourism
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Moderate earthquake hits Turkey; no casualties reported
Turkish authorities say a moderately strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5, has hit southwestern Turke…
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Hungary Orban: Party faces European expulsion vote in Brussels
The Hungarian leader has riled EU allies who are considering expelling his party from their bloc. from BBC News - Wor…
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Going 'Under': Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway
Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway on Wednesday with more than 7,000 customers booked in to eat a…
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Hariri unfazed by bickering, says ties with president solid
Prime Minister Saad Hariri Tuesday said he was unfazed by political bickering in the country and stressed that his rela…
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Troops celebrate as SDF seizes Daesh camp in Syria
U.S.-backed Syrian forces Tuesday seized control of an encampment held by the Daesh (ISIS) in eastern Syria, after hund…
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Over 2.6M affected by Africa cyclone: U.N.
Cyclone winds and floods that swept across southeastern Africa affected more than 2.6 million people from The Daily S…
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Algeria protest leaders tell army to stay away
Thousands of students, university professors and health workers rallied in Algiers Tuesday calling for President Abdela…
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Ardern vows to deny notoriety to gunman
He took away New Zealand’s innocence, along with 50 precious lives. from The Daily Star >> Live News https://if…
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Legalization is the only viable drug policy to build a safer, healthier world
The market for illicit drugs represents the world’s largest criminal commodity business. from The Daily Star >>…
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No choice and no exit for the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s protracted attempt to leave the European Union has upended the two illusions by which the world ha…
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CNN #MyFreedomDay: Standing up to slavery
Looking at the global scale of modern-day slavery, any effort to fight it might at first seem fruitless. from The Dai…
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Nissan plans to double factories in Mideast, Asia
Nissan Motor Co. plans to more than double the number of factories it has in the Middle East and Central Asia by 2022, …
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Auto rally powers European stocks to near six-month peak
European shares were on course for a fifth day of gains Tuesday, powered by a strong rally in automakers after Peugeot …
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People want higher taxes on rich, better welfare: survey
A strong majority of people in wealthy countries want to tax the rich more and there is broad support for building up t…
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Alwaleed promises more details on settlement to calm investors
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud, the Saudi billionaire whose wealth has more than halved since 2014, promised more tr…
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Libya oil boss sees output gain with hope of BP pumping soon
Libya boosted crude production by a third after restarting its biggest field, and its top oil official sees further gai…
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German court ruling partial win for Yemen victims
The German government must ensure any support provided by a U.S. military base in Germany for U.S. drone strikes in Yem…
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Egypt tightens restrictions on media, social networks
Egypt’s top media regulator has put into effect tighter restrictions that allow the state to block websites and even so…
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Egypt’s historic Wafd party eclipsed under Sisi’s rule
A century after Egypt’s March 1919 revolution, the prominent Wafd party credited with leading popular demands to end th…
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May seeks Brexit delay after third vote on deal derailed
British Prime Minister Theresa May will ask the European Union to delay Brexit by at least three months after her plan …
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Dutch prosecutors investigate motive in Utrecht shooting
Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they were investigating a possible terrorist motive behind the shooting on a tram in the…
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Expulsion an option for entry scam: university
The University of Southern California said it may expel students tied to a brazen U.S. college-admissions scam after re…
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Turkey escalates crackdown on dissent, years after Gezi
Unzile Aksakoglu struggles to explain to her 7-year-old daughter why her father Yigit has spent four months in jail and…
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Over 200 dead in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai, millions hit
The number of people killed in a powerful cyclone and flooding in Mozambique has risen above 200, more than doubling th…
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Strong 6.4 quake hits southwest Turkey
A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 struck southwest Turkey on Wednesday, said the European earthquake monitoring service…
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British PM May to request short delay to Brexit: Sky
British Prime Minister Theresa May will request a short delay to Brexit in a letter to the European Union on Wednesday,…
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As Xi heads to Italy, China takes Belt and Road controversy in its stride
Misunderstandings over China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are "hard to avoid", a senior Chinese diplo…
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China's Xi says wants to take ties with Italy into new era: paper
China is ready to strengthen "a global strategic partnership" with Italy, Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote …
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian suspected of deadly attack in West Bank
Israeli forces on Tuesday killed a Palestinian suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing and shooting attack in the o…
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Death toll in Mozambique cyclone, flooding rises above 200: president
The number of people killed after a powerful cyclone and flooding hit Mozambique has risen to above 200, President Fili…
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Exclusive: Cockpit voice recorder of doomed Lion Air jet depicts pilots' frantic search for fix - sources
The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurch…
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Tokayev sworn in as Kazakhstan's president
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev assumed the post of Kazakhstan's president on Wednesday following the surprise resignation of…
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Japan Times president apologizes for 'turmoil,' warns of legal action against leakers
The Japan Times, an English-language newspaper that amended its description of "comfort women" and wartime fo…
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Burials begin for New Zealand mosque shooting victims
The bodies of two victims from New Zealand's mosques mass shooting were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of…