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Can Aboriginal ecotourism save communities as companies eye land?
Broome, Australia - Bart Pigram leads a group of tourists through a mangrove thicket, telling stories and discussing the landscape. The group is a mix of Australian and international visitors, all having travelled significant
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Fierce Syria bombardment kills 53 civilians
BEIRUT: At least 53 civilians including 28 children, have been killed in fierce bombardment Friday that targeted rebel-held areas of northern Syria, a war monitor said updating an earlier toll.The air strikes and barrel
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Pilgrims embark on the journey of their lives from Beirut
BEIRUT: Departure halls at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport were packed with Lebanese, Palestinian, and Syrian pilgrims as they began leaving for Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year. Some pilgrims arrived at the
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Controversy over unprecedented court ruling for dog killer in Lebanon
BEIRUT: In an unprecedented ruling in Lebanon, Mansour El Kahi, an investigative judge, has sentenced a man to 10 days in prison and a fine of $2,670 for torturing dogs.The sentence, which is subject
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Zimbabwe court to rule on legal challenge against election result
Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has two weeks to rule on a legal challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's electoral victory. The main opposition party insists its leader, Nelson Chamisa, won last week's vote - but Mnangagwa's
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Grappling with the far right on the UK’s airwaves
On The Listening Post this week: Which came first? Public support for far-right movements or media coverage of them? Plus, Ethiopia's new prime minister and the hope for media reform. Grappling with the far
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Palestinian hit by Israeli fire succumbs to injuries
UNITED NATIONS: UN experts say “predatory behavior” by armed groups in Libya is posing a direct threat to forming a national government and ending lawlessness that has fueled Islamic militancy, human trafficking and instability
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UN: Armed groups threaten political transition in Libya
TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Arab Israelis and their supporters chanted against “apartheid” and for “equality” on Saturday in central Tel Aviv at a rally protesting a law that declares Israel the nation
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Arab Israelis rally against Jewish nation-state law
TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Arab Israelis and their supporters chanted against “apartheid” and for “equality” on Saturday in central Tel Aviv at a rally protesting a law that declares Israel the nation
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Ryanair strike: Hundreds of European flights cancelled
The travel plans of 55,000 people across Europe have been disrupted after Ryanair pilots went on strike. One in six of the budget carrier's flights have been cancelled as pilots in Germany, Ireland, Sweden,


