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No remorse in Germany for 2008 financial crisis response
Ten years after the financial crash of 2008, Germany faces accusations of helping to wreck the Greek economy by demanding punitive austerity measures. But inside the German government there is no remorse. Al Jazeera's
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OAS chief says ‘military action not ruled out’ in Venezuela
Luis Almagro, leader of the Organization of American States (OAS), is not ruling out military intervention to overthrow Venezuela's president. At a press conference, Almagro said only restoring democracy in Venezuela can solve the
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Harare’s sanitation crisis to blame for Zimbabwe cholera epidemic
Zimbabwe's government is struggling to control the cholera outbreak in Harare caused by the city's dilapidated sanitation and water infrastructure. Although the government has taken some action, banning the sale of food from street
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Greece arrests migrant rescuers on charges of people trafficking
Thirty members of the Emergency Response Centre International, or ERCI, in Greece have been charged with trafficking refugees. The accused include a former Olympic swimmer who helped save the lives of 18 people when
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Remembering the global financial crisis, 10 years on
Ten years ago today, the Wall Street bank, Lehman Brothers, collapsed. But this event wasn't about a 150-year-old bank. Lehman was a key part of a chain reaction, one which ultimately threatened to unravel the global
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Erekat: US will never present Middle East peace plan
JERICHO: The US will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace any time soon and is instead trying to unilaterally change the terms of reference for any future proposal, a senior Palestinian official
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Tension mounts over 11-year-old Gaza boy’s killing at border rally
GAZA CITY: There are conflicting reports surrounding the death of a boy at a Gaza border rally that Palestinians initially blamed on Israel.Israel’s military claimed their evidence shows the 11-year-old was hit by a
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Egypt court returns ex-president Mubarak’s 2 sons to prison
JEDDAH: A lawyer representing victims of fighting in the Libyan town of Tawergha is urging the international community to stop Qatar from supporting armed militias behind the violence. Siraj al-Tawerghi said that Tawergha, now
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‘Florence is not over’: At least eight dead as storm downgraded
Florence continues to dump rain and threaten lives on the east coast of the United States even after it was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said
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Can France heal the wounds of its colonial past?
It's an admission of guilt that has been shrouded in secrecy and denial for around 60 years. But this week, French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged for the first time the widespread use of torture


