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Flash flooding ravages Mozambique and Malawi, over 100 dead
At least 115 people have been killed in Mozambique, Malawi and South Africa after heavy rains affected 843,000 people across southeast Africa, officials and the UN said, prompting calls for emergency aid. At least
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Malaysia shuts 111 schools as poisonings become ‘more critical’
More than 100 schools in Malaysia were closed after the dumping of toxic waste into a river caused hundreds of people to fall ill, including many children. A lorry is believed to have dumped
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Selling Jerusalem: Middlemen sell Jerusalemite homes to settlers
In the ongoing struggle to reclaim their homeland, the Palestinian Authority has always seen occupied East Jerusalem as the future capital of a Palestinian state, but the situation on the ground is rapidly changing
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Release bid fails for Vietnamese woman in Kim Jong Nam murder
Shah Alam, Malaysia – The attorney general is pushing ahead with the trial of Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong in the murder of Kim Jong Nam despite the unexpected decision this week to free her
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What’s next for Algeria?
After President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he would not be seeking reelection, it didn't take long for the high hopes to fade and for disillusionment to set in. At first, it seemed as if the ailing Bouteflika,
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Security Council members report no progress on Yemen deal
LONDON: A prominent British MP has called for an investigation into Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup after a poll revealed that more than nine in 10 football fans want to see the tiny
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British MP demands World Cup probe after fans say Qatar should lose tournament
LONDON: A prominent British MP has called for an investigation into Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup after a poll revealed that more than nine in 10 football fans want to see the tiny
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UAE says 7 Emiratis, 2 Egyptians detained by Iran were freed
AMMAN: The Syrian army, aided by Russian warplanes, attacked rebel-held towns in northwestern Syria on Wednesday in the most extensive bombardment in weeks against the last remaining rebel bastion in the country, rebels, rescuers
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Bans on Boeing 737 MAX rolled out across the world
From the US to Australia, a raft of countries and airlines across the world have moved to ground Boeing 737 MAX aircraft following a deadly plane crash in Ethiopia on Sunday. All 157 people
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US-backed SDF says fight against ISIL enters ‘final moments’
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) say the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) in Baghouz is as good as over, with the armed group facing imminent


