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Days of severe weather leave mark across the US
As the month of May began, so did the ramp-up of severe storms across the southern US. Beginning on Monday, a weather pattern had setup across the US that would mean days of ongoing
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Why did Pyongyang fire new missiles?
Once again, Kim Jong Un has put the US and its neighbours on high alert. It happened after Japanese and South Korean defence systems detected projectiles being launched from North Korea. Critics say Kim
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US renews Iran sanctions waivers for nuclear work
WASHINGTON: The United States acted on Friday to force Iran to stop producing low-enriched uranium and expanding its only nuclear power plant, intensifying its campaign aimed at halting Tehran's ballistic missile program and curbing
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OIC Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia to be held during last 10 days of Ramadan
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Friday renewed five of seven sanctions waivers that allow Russia and European nations to conduct civilian nuclear cooperation with Iran, even as the US steps up the pressure on
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Journalist shot dead in Mexico on eve of World Press Freedom Day
A journalist who founded a community radio station in an indigenous region in southern Mexico was shot dead, the fourth reporter murdered in the country this year, officials said on Friday. Telesforo Santiago Enriquez
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DR Congo records 1,000th Ebola death in current outbreak
The death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has risen to more than 1,000, according to the country's health ministry, with a volatile security situation and deep community distrust complicating efforts
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Summit was attended by heads of government, ministers and bankers from Arab and foreign countries
TAJOURA, Libya: It’s a day of rest from fighting on the front line in Libya and Abdelaziz and his comrades down their weapons only to pick up their phones and resume combat. “(Khalifa) Haftar’s
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War on the phone front: Combat game all the rage in Libya
TAJOURA, Libya: It’s a day of rest from fighting on the front line in Libya and Abdelaziz and his comrades down their weapons only to pick up their phones and resume combat. “(Khalifa) Haftar’s
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Myanmar troops kill six in Rakhine for suspected rebel-links
Myanmar security forces have shot dead at least six people in the troubled western state of Rakhine after soldiers and police detained hundreds of people at a school, a military spokesperson said. The soldiers
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Vietnamese suspect in Kim Jong Nam assassination freed
A Vietnamese woman who spent more than two years in a Malaysian prison on suspicion of killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader has been freed. Doan Thi Huong, 30, was charged along with


