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Hurricane Florence begins to batter US East Coast
The outer reaches of Hurricane Florence began lashing coastal North Carolina with heavy winds and flooded roads on Thursday ahead of an expected landfall that will bring walls of water and lingering downpours to
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US: Arrests of immigrant families crossing US-Mexico border soar
The number of immigrant "family units" apprehended while attempting to enter the US through its southern border soared to 12,774 in August, up from roughly 9,247 in July, according to statistics released by the
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Russia’s largest-ever war games and NATO concerns
President Vladimir Putin promised to strengthen Russia's army and supply it with new generation weapons, as he travelled to watch the country's biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union. The Vostok-2018
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Malaysian ex-PM Najib’s lawyer charged with money-laundering
A lawyer for former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was charged with receiving US$2.3m in ill-gotten wealth, as police announced the investigation of more than 50 individuals suspected of links to the multi-billion dollar
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Syria war has killed more than 360,000: monitor
GENEVA: The UN said that the situation in Gaza was “catastrophic” after 11 years of “economic siege” and warned that Washington’s decision to halt assistance to Palestinian refugees would create “more misery.” “The situation
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UN: Gaza situation ‘catastrophic’ after 11 years of economic siege
ISTANBUL: A Russian military aircraft thunders into the sky at 4.47 p.m. from Russia’s air base at Hmeimim in western Syria, veering to the east. An observer takes note of all three details, opens
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Airstrike warning app helps Syrians dodge death from the skies
ISTANBUL: A Russian military aircraft thunders into the sky at 4.47 p.m. from Russia’s air base at Hmeimim in western Syria, veering to the east. An observer takes note of all three details, opens
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Venezuela’s crisis by the numbers
Venezuela's economy has been rapidly deteriorating for years, driving a growing number of Venezuelans into poverty and creating scarcities of basic food items and medicine. Since President Nicolas Maduro took power in April
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Hurricane Florence begins to batter US east coast
The outer reaches of Hurricane Florence began lashing coastal North Carolina with heavy winds and flooded roads on Thursday ahead of an expected landfall that will bring walls of water and lingering downpours to
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Hungary’s CEU under pressure despite EU move on Article 7
Even as the European Parliament moves to punish Hungary for its violation of EU’s core values, a defiant Hungarian government has said its stand on George Soros-funded Central European University (CEU) has not changed.


