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Honduran migrant caravan advances despite fortified borders
Esquipulas, Guatemala - Dilmer Vigil was not carrying a suitcase. When he saw a Honduran caravan of migrants and refugees was leaving his home city of San Pedro Sula last weekend, he decided to
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Macedonian parliament votes to approve name change
The Macedonian parliament has passed constitutional changes to allow the Balkan country to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia, as agreed with Greece. A total of 80 deputies in the 120-seat
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DRC police ‘detain’ five journalists over critical reporting
Five journalists at a newspaper in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were "abducted" after publishing articles about alleged misappropriation of rations for police cadets, according to their managing editor. The detentions on Friday followed a series
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Algeria bans wearing of full-face veils in administration
JERUSALEM: Three major Holy Land churches on Friday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to block draft legislation they said was aimed at expropriating their property.In a letter to Netanyahu seen by AFP,
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Yemeni army recover large cache of Houthi militia armament
DUBAI: Yemen’s national army has announced several combing operations in sites where Houthi militias have been defeated, one of which was in the Hali directorate east of Hodeidah.A statement from the Giants Brigades in
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Viktoria Marinova: Murder suspect admits attacking journalist
A 21-year-old man suspected of the rape and murder of Bulgarian television journalist Viktoria Marinova has admitted that he attacked her. Handcuffed and surrounded by police officers, Severin Krasimirov spoke to reporters inside a courtroom
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Trump rebuked for praising Republican who body-slammed reporter
Journalists and others are calling for US President Donald Trump to apologise after he praised a Republican congressman for body-slamming a reporter last year. "To celebrate an attack on a journalist who was simply
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The power of Ethiopia’s gender-balanced cabinet
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is drawing admiration from all corners for his transformative leadership. Since coming to power six months ago, he has released political prisoners, widened the democratic space, ended the military
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Rise in UK descendants of Nazi victims seeking German passports
British descendants of refugees who fled Nazi Germany, including many Jewish families, are increasingly applying to have their German nationality restored so they can remain European Union citizens after Brexit, according to figures released
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Afghanistan’s elections: All you need to know
Afghanistan is set to vote in long-delayed parliamentary elections for the third time since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. The polls, which were originally scheduled for early 2015, were last pushed to October


