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Russia-Ukraine tensions: Martial law not so evident in Kharkiv
More police on the ground and extra vigilance - that’s how Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine, has changed since the martial law is in place in the wake of the country's conflict with
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G20 summit: Protests mark Argentina gathering
World leaders are arriving in Buenos Aires for the annual G20 summit amid a series of protests. However, in spite of these protests, this is an historic moment for Argentina being at the centre
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak second largest in history: WHO
The Democratic Republic of Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, according to the World Health Organization
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Life after the Lees? Singapore prepares for the future
Singapore - Founding father Lee Kuan Yew oversaw Singapore's growth from a small country with no natural resources to a thriving metropolis - in a style almost invariably described as authoritarian. Lee dominated public
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7 found guilty in killing of Honduran environmental activist
A Honduran court has found seven people guilty of the murder of prize-winning indigenous and environmental rights activist Berta Caceres in 2016, while acquitting an eighth suspect in the case that has drawn international
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Houthi chief raise hopes for Yemen peace talks: report
Yemen's warring parties have suggested they will attend the United Nations-sponsored peace talks in Sweden next week as efforts aimed at ending a conflict that has pushed millions to the edge of starvation gather
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Syria state TV says air defenses repelled missile attack
JEDDAH: The Arab coalition officially handed over responsibility for protecting the Hadramout region’s coastline to the Yemeni coast guard on Thursday.Boats equipped with weapons, communication devices and radar were given to the coast guard to
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Lebanon army ‘detains several hundred Syrians’ in raids on camps
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s army has detained around 400 Syrians in raids on refugee camps in the eastern Bekaa valley, mostly for overstaying their residence permits, a military source said Thursday.Almost eight years into Syria’s war,
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King Abdullah of Jordan receives Templeton Prize in Washington
LONDON: Jordanian King Abdullah II has received the 2018 Templeton Prize at a ceremony held at the Washington National Cathedral. The event earlier this month was attended by ambassadors, Jordanian and US government officials,
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‘Extremely abominable’: Chinese gene-editing scientist faces law
Shenzhen, China - China has suspended He Jiankui - the scientist who claims to have produced the world's first gene-edited babies, and he now looks set to face punishment after publicly revealing research many


