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US Supreme Court takes up Trump bid to shield financial records
The United States Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trump's appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records, including tax returns, being handed over to Democratic-led House of Representatives committees
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Trump impeachment vote: What happens next?
A key committee of the United States House of Representatives on Friday approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. With the historic vote, the House Judiciary Committee recommended Trump be impeached for
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A project helps Syrian entrepreneurs in four countries escape the shadow of war
CAIRO: The Startup Roadshow was founded in 2018 to help Syrian refugees and expats in four different countries: Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, and Jordan. It was established when Spark, a Dutch organization supporting youth projects
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Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas
CAIRO: The Startup Roadshow was founded in 2018 to help Syrian refugees and expats in four different countries: Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, and Jordan. It was established when Spark, a Dutch organization supporting youth projects
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Tory majority predicted by UK election exit poll
London, United Kingdom - Voting has ended in the United Kingdom's snap general election, with the exit poll predicting Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party is on course to win a sizeable parliamentary majority.
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UK General Election: All the latest updates
The United Kingdom has voted in a general election seen as a critical juncture in the Brexit crisis engulfing British politics. Thursday's high-stakes ballot came after months of political deadlock over the UK's drama-filled bid
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Water-scarce Gulf states bank on desalination, at a cost
DUBAI: The date palm, which was recognized by UNESCO on Wednesday, has for centuries played an important role in the establishment and growth of civilizations in the hot and dry regions of the Arab
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Date palm, Arab region symbol of prosperity, listed by UNESCO
SUR, OMAN: “We have water, and it’s the most important thing in a house,” says Abdullah Al-Harthi from the port city of Sur in Oman, a country that relies on desalination plants.But for Oman
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Rights groups slam Trump’s anti-Semitism executive order
Washington, DC - Palestinian groups, free speech advocates and liberal Jewish organisations blasted on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump's executive order that threatens to withhold federal funding from educational institutions that fail to combat a broadened definition
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IACHR calls for int’l probe of alleged rights abuses in Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) this week called for an international investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Bolivia following the disputed October presidential election that sparked weeks


