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Teenagers die after stampede at nightclub in Italy
At least six people, including five teenagers, have died and about 120 were injured in a stampede when panic broke out during a rap concert at a packed nightclub in Italy. The suspected use
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Trump denies collusion after major revelations in Russia probe
US President Donald Trump again denied that his presidential campaign colluded with Russian operatives, but made no comment on claims that he directly organised hush payments to ward off a possible sex scandal during
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French police fire tear gas at protesters in central Paris
Police fired tear gas canisters and pepper spray at 'yellow vest' protesters in central Paris and other parts of France on Saturday during demonstrations against the high cost of living. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner
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Free Huawei executive or face consequences, China warns Canada
China has warned Canada of "severe consequences" if it did not immediately release telecom company Huawei's chief financial officer (CFO), calling the case "extremely nasty". "China strongly urges the Canadian side to immediately release the
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Egypt lawyer files case to change president’s 2-term limit
TRIPOLI: Libyan tribesmen protested at the giant El Sharara oilfield on Saturday and shut down production, the force guarding the facility and a spokesman for the protesters said.State oil firm NOC had no immediate
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Protesters stop output at Libya’s El Sharara oilfield — field guards
CAIRO: Egyptian police killed two gunmen who carried out last month’s attack on a bus carrying Christians in Minya governorate to the south of Cairo, the interior ministry said on Saturday.Police, helped by the
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Egypt says police kill two gunmen behind November attack on Christians
Israel soldiers fire at Hezbollah activists, Lebanon calls them army patrol as Netanyahu briefs Putin on tunnels (Adds Lebanese comment, background)JERUSALEM: Israeli soldiers at the Lebanese border opened fire at suspected Hezbollah activists on
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SpaceX makes Christmas delivery to International Space Station
A SpaceX delivery full of Christmas goodies arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, following a slight delay caused by a communication drop-out. The American company's Dragon capsule pulled up at the orbiting
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Belgium’s museum reflects colonial oppression against DRC
A controversial museum, focusing on Belgium's colonial past, is re-opening after being closed for a year. The event is being overshadowed by demands from former colonies, like the Democratic Republic of Congo, that it
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Life returns to normal in the east of post-ISIL Mosul
Life in the east of Iraq’s second largest city is beginning to return to normal, a year after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIL, was defeated. But for


