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Back in business: ‘Largest’ tea farm gets a new lease of life
One of the world’s biggest tea gardens, the Magwa farm in South Africa, has got a new lease of life. The farm was closed for years. But thanks to a government bailout, it’s now
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Jury selection for Mexican drug lord El Chapo’s trial on Monday
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, accused of running one of the world's biggest illegal drug business, will go on trial in the United States on Monday. Born into poverty in the mountains of Sinaloa, El
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US-led coalition strikes kill 14 civilians in east Syria: monitor
BEIRUT: At least 14 civilians were killed Saturday in US-led coalition air strikes on Daesh’s last holdout in eastern Syria, a monitor said.“Fourteen civilians, including five children under the age of 18, were killed
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Russian-made fighter plane crashes in Egypt — RIA
GAZA: Crowds of Palestinians protested along the Gaza-Israel border on Friday but in fewer numbers and with less fury than has been seen for months as Egyptian mediators worked to lower tension along the
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First aid since January reaches displaced Syrians near Jordan border: UN
BEIRUT: An aid convoy on Saturday reached a camp for displaced Syrians near the Jordanian border, the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent said, in the first such delivery since January."The UN and
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In age of Trump, black women running for office in higher numbers
Donald Trump's rise to power outraged Alabama resident Suzanna Coleman. When the Republican businessman and former reality television star won the November 2016 presidential elections, Coleman decided to take action. Like many other African
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Pakistan blasphemy case: Bibi’s lawyer flees country amid furore
The lawyer for a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges in Pakistan has fled the South Asian country, citing threats to his life following days of protests over the issue. Saiful Malook, the representative for Aasia
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Trump is waging a war on people with disabilities
Three Novembers ago, then-candidate Donald Trump came under fire for mocking a reporter living with arthrogryposis, a condition that limits joint function. It was a harbinger of what was to come for America's disabled in the Trump
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Saving MBS from himself is the key to Saudi Arabia’s stability
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has resulted in the most serious international crisis Saudi Arabia has faced since the 9/11 attacks. This political assassination has been particularly damaging not
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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties vow to vote against Mahinda Rajapaksa
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has suffered a setback in his power struggle with a deposed rival after a coalition representing the country's Tamil minority pledged to


