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US air strikes target al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
At least six al-Shabab fighters have been killed in two air strikes launched against targets near Haradere town in Somalia's Galmudug state, the US military said on Thursday. A weapons cache was destroyed in a
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Nissan board fires chairman Carlos Ghosn: media
Nissan's board has removed Carlos Ghosn as its chairman days after the shock arrest of the industry heavyweight, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, ushering in a period of uncertainty for its 19-year alliance with Renault. The
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Philippines: Artists protest authoritarianism through their work
Artists in the Philippines are using their craft to fend off what they call creeping authoritarianism. As the government tightens its grip on the media and other basic freedoms, artists are taking their fight
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Wall Street ends losing streak as stocks regain after two days
The US stocks have regained some ground, led by the internet and tech shares, after two days of steep losses. Despite the market volatility, consumer confidence and employment are running high and President Donald
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EU officials in Turkey to discuss faltering membership bid
About 650,000 Tunisian state employees went on a nationwide strike on Thursday, after the government rejected UGTT union’s request to raise public sector wages, which could stoke further tensions in the North African country.Tunisia
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Tunisia’s state employees go on nationwide strike to protest wage crisis
About 650,000 Tunisian state employees went on a nationwide strike on Thursday, after the government rejected UGTT union’s request to raise public sector wages, which could stoke further tensions in the North African country.Tunisia
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Iran says US bases and aircraft carriers within missile range
LONDON: An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Wednesday that US bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and Qatar, and US aircraft carriers in the Gulf were within range of Iranian missiles, as tensions rise
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Australia plans to strip citizenship of native-born ‘terrorists’
Australia has unveiled plans to increase government powers to strip the citizenship of the people convicted of "terrorism" and to control the movements of Australian fighters who return home from the battlefields of Syria
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China: At least five killed as car hits schoolchildren
A car rammed into a group of schoolchildren crossing a street in front of an elementary school in northeast China, killing at least five people and injuring another 18, state media reported. Police took
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Brexit, Northern Ireland and a hard border: What you need to know
Eric Brown had a target on his back for 28 years. That's how long he spent in the security forces of Northern Ireland, first in the police, then the British Army, during the Troubles.


