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Kenya: Gunmen kidnap Italian woman, wound five along coast
Gunmen have kidnapped an Italian volunteer worker and wounded five other people as they opened fire in Kenya's coastal region of Kilifi, police said. The unidentified attackers, armed with AK-47 rifles, fired indiscriminately at
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UN hopes for meeting on Syria constitution by late December
PARIS: The UN on Tuesday called on countries to step up efforts to integrate the growing numbers of refugee and migrant children worldwide into their education systems.The number of school-age migrant and refugee children
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UN urges more efforts to integrate migrant children in schools
PARIS: The UN on Tuesday called on countries to step up efforts to integrate the growing numbers of refugee and migrant children worldwide into their education systems.The number of school-age migrant and refugee children
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Chinese university condemned for plan to monitor devices
A Chinese university's plan to conduct a blanket search of student and staff electronic devices has come under fire, illustrating the limits of the population's tolerance for surveillance. The proposal drew condemnation after raising
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China surveillance firms face backlash amid Xinjiang crackdown
Shenzhen, China - The video screen shows a constant procession of Chinese citizens moving past a camera at what appears to be a public festival, park or central city plaza. Their faces are bracketed
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Mohammed bin Salman and a murderous web of lies
"Oh what a tangled web we weave/when first we practice to deceive," are lines often attributed to Shakespeare that were, in fact, written in 1808 by the great Scottish bard Sir Walter Scott. But
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US army says Somalia air raids target al-Shabab, kill 37 fighters
The US military says it has carried out air raids against al-Shabab in Somalia, killing at least 37 suspected fighters. In a statement on Tuesday, the US Africa Command (US AFRICOM) said the two attacks on Monday
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India court hands death sentence over deadly 1984 anti-Sikh riots
A court in India has sentenced to death a man convicted of murder during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that left nearly 3,000 people dead, following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The 1984 carnage
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Police recommend fraud indictment for Israeli minister
PARIS: The UN on Tuesday called on countries to step up efforts to integrate the growing numbers of refugee and migrant children worldwide into their education systems.The number of school-age migrant and refugee children
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US politicians accuse Trump of putting ‘Saudi Arabia first’
US senators accused President Donald Trump of putting "Saudi Arabia first" in his decision to not take punitive measures against the kingdom or Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.


