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Items that survived devastating Brazil museum blaze recovered
Researchers from Brazil's National Museum said on Monday that they had recovered more than 1,500 pieces from the debris of the building following a massive fire. The September 2 blaze, which gutted one of
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India: Modi’s BJP headed for big defeat in regional polls
India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looked set to lose power in three key states, official vote counts showed on Tuesday, likely handing Prime Minister Narendra Modi his biggest defeat since he took office in 2014,
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What lies beneath the surface of France’s Generation Identity?
"We are the Greenpeace of the nationalist right," Aurelien Verhassel, the leader of far-right group Generation Identity, told me during an interview. I had to make a real effort not to laugh out loud.
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Tanzania’s teenage mums: Government bans mothers from school
Pregnant girls in Tanzania are being forced to abandon their education. President John Magufuli says a law banning teenage mothers from returning to public schools must be strictly enforced. Al Jazeera's Catherine Soi reports
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The Afghan government should not be sidelined in peace talks
At last month's Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan, it was clear that the presidential elections were less than five months away. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani put a lot of effort into making sure he
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Yemen’s warring parties exchange lists of prisoners for swap: Delegates
TEHRAN: Iran confirmed on Tuesday that it had carried out a recent test of a medium-range ballistic missile after Western powers sharply criticised a December 1 launch."We are continuing our missile tests and this
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Iran confirms ‘recent’ missile test amid Western criticism
TEHRAN: Iran confirmed on Tuesday that it had carried out a recent test of a medium-range ballistic missile after Western powers sharply criticised a December 1 launch."We are continuing our missile tests and this
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UN: Daesh kills 6 captives in Libya
BENGHAZI, Libya: Daesh militants have killed six people captured during an attack on a small town in central Libya in October, The UN mission to Libya said.The UN statement late Monday condemned the killing
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Arab League warns Brazil not to move embassy to Jerusalem
The Arab League, comprising 22 member states, told Brazil's right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro that moving Brazil's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would be a setback on relations with Arab countries, in a letter seen by
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UK: Anger over terrorism conviction for “Stansted 15′ activists
A group of activists who stopped a deportation flight from leaving the United Kingdom to Africa 18 months ago have been convicted of criminal charges linked to terrorism offences. The so-called "Stansted 15" say


