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Yemeni army kills 40 Houthi militants in clashes in Al-Baydah
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities arrested a 19-year-old British tourist over a video he filmed on his cellphone that showed a military helicopter in the background, his family said on Friday.Libyan-British Muhammed Fathi AbulKasem’s arrest took
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Top Hungary university forced to shut down
One of Europe's top academic institutions says it's being forced to shut down. The Hungarian government has refused to renew the legal certification of the Central European University and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
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World AIDS awareness day march in Cape Town
In the last year, more than one million people in Cape Town tested positive for HIV. Although the number of women with HIV declined by 26 percent, the UN says that young women between
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Two jailed Catalan separatist leaders begin hunger strike
Two Catalan separatist leaders jailed pending trial in Spain over their role in last year's failed independence bid have begun a hunger strike, their lawyer said. Jordi Sanchez, the former head of the influential
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Young tech-savvy Afghans switch to online shopping
Kabul, Afghanistan - It is a bright and chilly Sunday morning with barely any traffic in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and Abdul Waheed is already busy at work. Two years ago, 30-year-old Waheed and
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Trade deals, dancing and protests: G20 summit day one wraps up
Day one of this year's G20 summit had it all, from protests in the street to trade negotiations to dancing and a cultural show. Leaders from the world's top economies are in Argentina for
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Family says Egypt arrested Brit for military chopper video
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities arrested a 19-year-old British tourist over a video he filmed on his cellphone that showed a military helicopter in the background, his family said on Friday.Libyan-British Muhammed Fathi AbulKasem’s arrest took
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US-backed forces: Daesh security leader seized in Syria
DUBAI: Iran's navy on Saturday launched a domestically made destroyer, which state media said has radar-evading stealth properties, as tensions rise with arch-enemy, the United States.In a ceremony carried live on state television, the Sahand
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State media: Iran launches domestically made destroyer
JERUSALEM: President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has set off an increasingly visible battle in the city’s eastern sector — with an emboldened Israel seeking to cement its control over the
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Khashoggi death: UN human rights chief calls for investigation
The new United Nations human rights chief has told Al Jazeera it’s time for the UN to investigate Jamal Khashoggi's death – after almost two months of the Saudi and Turkish investigations that remain


