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Statue of footballer Mo Salah draws online ridicule
Renowned for his humble nature, no one could accuse football star Mohamed Salah of being big-headed. Until now, that is. Born in Nagrig in northern Egypt, Salah is widely adored in his home country
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Chile seeks return of artifacts from London museums
Chile will ask the Natural History Museum in London to return the remains of an extinct animal that lived in Patagonia about 10,000 years ago. The specimens belong to a ground-dwelling mammal known as a
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Oman and Britain to open joint military training base
LONDON: Oman and Britain will open a joint military training base next year to help counter the activities of hostile states and extremist groups. UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the base would open in
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France issues arrest warrants for senior Syrian officials
PARIS: France has issued its first international arrest warrants for three senior Syrian intelligence officials, a move hailed by rights groups Monday as an important step toward prosecuting war criminals.The warrants — one of
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Iran accuses Israel of failed cyberattack
BEIRUT: A car bomb exploded near a military position in Syria’s Raqqa on Sunday, local authorities and a war monitor said, and Daesh said it was behind the blast.The blast came a day after
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What is SWIFT and why it matters in the US-Iran spat
The Belgium-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Communications (SWIFT) financial messaging service announced on Wednesday it was suspending access for some Iranian banks "in the interest of the stability and integrity of the wider global
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Stacey Abrams, Georgia Democrats decry Brian Kemp’s hacking claim
Georgia's Democratic candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams, has pushed back against Republican opponent Brian Kemp for accusing Democrats of hacking voter registration systems, a charge he levelled without evidence. "I think, unfortunately, Secretary Kemp
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Thousands rally in support of Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo
Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, in support of former president Mahinda Rajapakse's controversial appointment as prime minister. Monday's rally, near the parliament house, came amid a deepening
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Honduran survivor of migrant massacre joins caravan for safety
Arriaga, Mexico - Billy Noe Martinez was less 150km from the US-Mexico border eight years ago when his journey came to an abrupt stop. A group of men abducted Martinez, along with other migrants
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Lion Air flight crash: Data recorder reveals malfunction
Investigations into the Lion Air flight crash have revealed that the Boeing 747 plane had the same fault on four flights before it went down. This emerged after Indonesia's Transport Safety Committee downloaded the


