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Thousands of Tunisian workers strike for better salaries
An estimated 650,000 Tunisians walked out on their jobs on Thursday staging the largest nationwide strike over wages in decades. Public sector workers have been demanding pay hikes and an end to the tough
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Roadmap on Syria’s Manbij needs to be completed by year-end -Turkey minister
THE HAGUE: The US accused Iran on Thursday of failing to declare a toxic arms program to the global chemical warfare watchdog, in breach of international agreements. US envoy Kenneth Ward told the Organization
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Gunmen attack Chinese consulate in Karachi
Islamabad, Pakistan - Armed gunmen have killed two policemen as they stormed the Chinese consulate in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, security officials say, in a raid claimed by ethnic Baloch separatists. Security forces
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Trump disputes CIA findings that MBS ordered Khashoggi murder
US President Donald Trump has contradicted the CIA's reported assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, insisting that the agency had "feelings" but did
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Pakistan: Deadly blast hits market in Orakzai district
A bomb explosion has ripped through a marketplace in Kalaya town in Pakistan's northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killing at least 20 people, police say. Initial results showed the blast was caused by "an improvised explosive
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UN report: Greenhouse gasses at highest level in 5 million years
Greenhouse gas levels are at levels not seen in the past five million years and time is running out to save Earth from the worst effects of climate change, a UN report said. Since
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Strong winds fan forest fires, cause transport havoc in Australia
Strong winds across Australia's southeast coast on Friday caused chaos at Sydney and Melbourne airports, the country's two busiest, with thousands of air travellers stranded as runways were closed and dozens of flights cancelled.
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Libyan officials say suspects in killing of US teacher held
THE HAGUE: The US accused Iran on Thursday of failing to declare a toxic arms program to the global chemical warfare watchdog, in breach of international agreements. US envoy Kenneth Ward told the Organization
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Questions swirl over Saudi crown prince’s G20 meet in Argentina
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could be in danger of arrest for war crimes or murder charges when he visits Argentina for the G20 next week, an analyst said. On Friday, Prince Mohammed
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Violence stalks UN’s identity card scheme in Rohingya camps
Yangon, Myanmar - Soldiers in refugee camps in Bangladesh have been accused of beating and intimidating Rohingya who refuse to take part in a controversial UN-backed scheme to provide them with new identity cards.


