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Beware the kids: US youth to join strike for climate
Alexandria Villasenor, barely a teenager but old enough to be profoundly scared for the future, has jump-started the climate struggle in the United States. For 14 weeks through frigid temperatures, the seventh grader nicknamed
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US-backed Syria forces advance into Daesh enclave
ISTANBUL: Turkey and Russia are discussing a “coordination center” to better manage their operations in Syria’s rebel-controlled Idlib province, Turkey’s defense minister said.Regime ally Russia and Turkey, which supports rebels, have been on opposite
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Sudanese vow to keep protesting as president digs in
ISTANBUL: Turkey and Russia are discussing a “coordination center” to better manage their operations in Syria’s rebel-controlled Idlib province, Turkey’s defense minister said.Regime ally Russia and Turkey, which supports rebels, have been on opposite
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Egypt boosts compulsory drug tests after train crash that killed 25
CAIRO: School bus drivers, rail workers and university students in Egypt face more compulsory drug tests in the wake of last month’s deadly train crash at in Cairo. Nearly 30 school bus drivers are
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Ex-British soldier charged over ‘Bloody Sunday’ killings
Northern Irish prosecutors on Thursday charged a former British soldier with murder over the "Bloody Sunday" killings of 1972. The evidence was insufficient to charge 16 other former soldiers, Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service said.
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Saudi official says kingdom pursuing justice for Khashoggi murder
The head of the Saudi human rights commission said on Thursday that the kingdom was bringing those accused over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to justice and rejected an international investigation into the
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The next steps in Brexit’s unfolding drama
London, United Kingdom - After rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal with the European Union for the second time in two months, MPs have now voted against a "no-deal" Brexit. However, the vote on
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Malawi’s struggling flood victims brace for impending cyclone
The death toll inflicted by floods in Malawi has risen sharply to 56 following search-and-rescue missions in the most remote affected areas. Powerful tropical storm Idai is poised to bring more rain and flooding to the country,
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Ethiopian Airlines crash: France to analyse Boeing’s black boxes
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The black boxes from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed on Sunday in Ethiopia have been sent to France for analysis, Ethiopian Airlines said on Thursday. "An Ethiopian delegation
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US-backed Syria forces advance into Daesh enclave
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: A spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has criticized a US move to no longer refer to the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights as occupied territories in its annual


