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Brazil elections: Far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro wins presidency
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won Brazil's presidential elections, signalling a political shift for South America's most populous nation and largest economy. Official results gave Bolsonaro a 56 percent share of the
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Leicester City confirms owner Vichai died in helicopter crash
English football club Leicester City has said Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was among five people who died when a helicopter crashed next to its stadium. The 60-year-old retail entrepreneur's helicopter burst into flames shortly
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Lewis Hamilton wins fifth F1 title for joint-second of all time
Britain's Lewis Hamilton has celebrated his fifth Formula One world championship after a Mexican Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen for the second year in a row. The Mercedes driver, who equalled
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Israeli air strike kills three Palestinian boys in Gaza
Three Palestinian boys aged between 13 and 14 have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the southeastern Gaza Strip near the fence with Israel, according to health officials. Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesperson for
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Turkey to present probe findings to Saudi, request new search
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish investigators looking into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will present Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor with a 150-page dossier and request another joint search at the residence of the kingdom's consul-general
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With border open, Jordanians visit Syria for first time in years
DAMASCUS/JABER: Jordanians are flocking to the Syrian capital Damascus for the first time in years for tourism and trade after the reopening of a border crossing that had been closed through years of war.The
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Iran backlash after top cleric meets reformists
DAMASCUS/JABER: Jordanians are flocking to the Syrian capital Damascus for the first time in years for tourism and trade after the reopening of a border crossing that had been closed through years of war.The
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One killed in Sri Lanka shooting as crisis turns violent
Colombo, Sri Lanka - One person has been killed and two others wounded in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, when the bodyguard of a minister in the cabinet of deposed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe opened fire at
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Turkey to present Saudi probe findings, request residence search
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish investigators looking into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will present Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor with a 150-page dossier and request another joint search at the residence of the kingdom's consul-general
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Honduran migrant caravan joined by other Latin American nationals
Arriaga, Mexico - The pair have been inseparable since they met. Werner Guzman and Paulo Wilmer Martinez bubbled with energy, setting out hours before dawn on Saturday near the front of the group making


