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Humanitarian aid slowly penetrates Zimbabwe’s inaccessible areas
Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - A week since Cyclone Idai made landfall in eastern Zimbabwe, authorities and aid groups are stepping up relief efforts on the ground as the hardest-hit areas are slowly becoming more accessible.
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran over weapons programs
MOSUL: The capsizing of a Tigris river ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish New Year in Mosul left at least 100 people dead, mostly women and children, the Iraqi interior ministry said on Friday,
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Anger, grief sweep Iraq’s Mosul as ferry disaster toll hits 100
MOSUL: The capsizing of a Tigris river ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish New Year in Mosul left at least 100 people dead, mostly women and children, the Iraqi interior ministry said on Friday,
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Thousands of Algerian protesters gather in central Algiers: witnesses
BEIRUT: The Syrian government vowed to recover the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday as its allies and enemies alike condemned US President Donald Trump for moving to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the territory seized
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ISIL territory ‘100 percent eliminated’ in Syria: White House
The US Defense Department said on Friday that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) no longer holds any territory in Syria, according to a White House spokeswoman. US Acting
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Regret for backing Brexit in Birmingham South-Asian community
The UK's second largest city voted to leave the EU by a tiny margin and remains divided over Brexit. Now, people on both sides of the debate say they're disappointed with the country’s politicians.
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Algerians rally for fourth consecutive week against ailing leader
Tens of thousands of Algerians have once again taken to the streets of the capital to demand that ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika quit immediately. Carrying Algerian flags and chanting anti-Bouteflika slogans, protesters on Friday
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Over 20 Chadian soldiers ‘killed in Boko Haram raid’
Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 23 Chadian soldiers, according to military sources, in what appeared to be the deadliest such attack inside Chad by the armed group. The assault in the early
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Yemen’s warring sides fail to release prisoners
Thousands of people have been jailed by the warring sides in Yemen. A prisoner exchange was agreed to in Sweden three months ago but it hasn’t materialised. And the relatives of those detained have
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Turkey orders detention of 144 over Gulen links
ISTANBUL: The Istanbul chief prosecutor said on Friday it had ordered the detention of 126 suspects employed in the judicial system with alleged links to the network of Fethullah Gulen, a cleric who Turkey


