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NYPD drops charges against mother after outrage over arrest video
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has dropped charges against Jazmine Headley, a 23-year-old woman from Brooklyn, after video of her being arrested while clinging to her baby brought widespread criticism. There were protests
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How do coral reefs benefit Kenya’s economy?
Coral reefs contain the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. They're crucial for fish reproduction and protecting shorelines from tropical storms. But the world has lost about half of them in the last 30
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Khashoggi murder: Trump says he stands by Saudi crown prince
US President Donald Trump has reiterated his support for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, despite CIA assessment that the Saudi royal ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom's
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Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen faces jail
US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to be sentenced in a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday. Cohen, who was considered Trump's personal fixer, pleaded guilty last month to multiple crimes.
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Indonesia: Papua rebels reject surrender after workers’ killing
Separatist rebels in Indonesia's far-east Papua province who killed a group of construction workers earlier this month have refused Indonesia's demand to surrender. The jungle camp killings of at least 16 labourers last week
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Morocco’s migrants treatment under spotlight after UN conference
Marrakech, Morocco - Morocco's treatment of sub-Saharan African migrants returned to the spotlight this week as the North African country hosted a two-day intergovernmental conference on migration. Leaders from 164 UN member states on Monday
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From Myanmar jail, Wa Lone pens children’s book on exposing truth
The mood in the village was tense. The locals' animals were dropping dead and their paddy fields were being wiped out. With their livelihoods at risk, the panicking villagers sought help in prayers, blaming
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Trump, Pelosi, Schumer openly spar over border wall
US President Donald Trump openly fought with the top two Democratic politicians at an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday about government funding, throwing into question whether a deal was possible before a deadline later
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Washington says observation posts in place on Syria-Turkey border
EL-ARISH, Egypt: Mohammed Amer Shaaban stood over trays of fresh fish at his tiny store in the coastal Sinai Peninsula city of El-Arish, pointing to his right and left while recalling the tough days when
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Lebanon’s Aoun intervening in stalled effort to form government
BEIRUT: Iran was accused on Tuesday of sabotaging the formation of a government in Lebanon as President Michel Aoun intervened to try to end the impasse. Political negotiations have been deadlocked since elections in


