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Mexico state governor and senator husband die in helicopter crash
A Mexican governor and her senator husband have been killed in a helicopter crash in the central state of Puebla. Martha Erika Alonso, a senior opposition figure and the new governor of Puebla, died
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Trump ‘accepts Erdogan’s invitation’ to visit Turkey in 2019
US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to visit the country, according to a spokesperson for Turkey's leader. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Monday
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‘Then the sea came’: Indonesian tsunami survivors recall ordeal
South Lampung, Indonesia - The wedding party had already begun when the first wave struck Rajabasa, a village in South Lampung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. At first, Abdulrahman, the village head, and
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Unidentified gunmen kill 17 people in Nigeria’s Zamfara state
At least 17 people were shot dead in the latest attack on villages in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state over the weekend, according to witnesses and police. Kasimu Bello, resident of Magami village in the
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Iraqi cities preparing for large Christmas celebrations
DAMASCUS: Damascus on Saturday night lit up its tallest Christmas tree in Abbasid Square amid joyous celebrations. A Christmas scout band paraded through a number of the capital’s neighborhoods, ending in the square, which
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Protests, strike pose mounting challenge for Sudan president
DAMASCUS: Damascus on Saturday night lit up its tallest Christmas tree in Abbasid Square amid joyous celebrations. A Christmas scout band paraded through a number of the capital’s neighborhoods, ending in the square, which
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Libyan authorities say they recover 34 bodies from Daesh mass grave
DAMASCUS: Damascus on Saturday night lit up its tallest Christmas tree in Abbasid Square amid joyous celebrations. A Christmas scout band paraded through a number of the capital’s neighborhoods, ending in the square, which
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US court orders North Korea to pay $500m in Otto Warmbier’s death
A federal judge in the United States has ordered Pyongyang to pay $501m in a wrongful death suit filed by the parents of Otto Warmbier, a US college student who died last year shortly
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Trump: Saudi to pay ‘necessary money’ to help rebuild Syria
US President Donald Trump has said Saudi Arabia will spend the "necessary money" to help reconstruct war-torn Syria, without offering any details. Trump's comments on Monday came days after he took to Twitter to
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What prompted the protests in Sudan?
Monday marks the sixth day of anti-government protests in Sudan. The protests started over the rising costs of bread and fuel, but have since widened to call for the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir.


