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From ‘Medicane’ to Norway rain: This week’s weather in photos
The tropics continued to show their force while a 'Medicane"' brought widespread damage to parts of the Mediterranean.
Uganda: Court adjourns treason case against Bobi Wine
A court in Uganda has adjourned the treason case brought against music star and opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, local media reports. Kyagulanyi, widely known by his stage name, Bobi Wine, is being accused of involvement in
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French singer Charles Aznavour dies at age 94
The legendary French singer Charles Aznavour, whose career spanned eight decades, has died aged 94. The songwriter, who had just returned from a concert tour of Japan last month, died in his home in
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Indonesia quake and tsunami: Bodies buried in mass grave
Rescuers on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, are racing against the clock to save those still trapped in the rubble, as volunteers buried bodies in a mass grave following an earthquake and tsunami disaster. Authorities struggling to deal with
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Hundreds of candidates in Brazil election accused of corruption
Brazil will hold presidential elections on October 7, and many candidates tied to some of Brazil's worst corruption scandals are expected to be re-elected. The country is a giant, both in physical size and
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Palestinians in West Bank strike over Israel’s nation law
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinians are on a general strike across the West Bank in solidarity with Arab citizens of Israel over a contentious law that defines Israel as a Jewish state.The streets of Ramallah
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Syria rebels deny withdrawal from Idlib buffer zone
BAGHDAD: Over the last few weeks, four go-getting Iraqi women have separately met premature deaths — two falling victim to men firing automatic weapons into their vehicles.The deaths have sparked fear among women who
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Murders of trailblazing Iraqi women spark conspiracy fears
BAGHDAD: Over the last few weeks, four go-getting Iraqi women have separately met premature deaths — two falling victim to men firing automatic weapons into their vehicles.The deaths have sparked fear among women who
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Brexit chief says UK preparing for no-deal divorce from Europe
Britain's Brexit Minister Dominic Raab has said the European Union (EU) "needs to get serious and they need to do it now" and that, if forced, the country would accept a no-deal scenario. Speaking on Monday at the
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North and South Korea begin removing landmines along border
Troops from North and South Korea are removing landmines along their heavily fortified border in a pact to reduce tension in the divided Asian peninsula. The 20-day exercise that began on Monday saw South Korean troops


