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Tens of thousands of Algerians call on Bouteflika to step down
ALGIERS: Tens of thousands of people in cities across Algeria called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to leave office on Friday in the biggest anti-government demonstrations there since the Arab Spring eight years ago.The protests
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Kashmir shelling resumes after release of captured Indian pilot
Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other's posts and villages along their volatile frontier in the disputed region of Kashmir, killing at least five civilians and wounding several others, officials on both sides
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SpaceX and NASA launch Crew Dragon demo capsule
NASA and SpaceX have launched a new astronaut capsule on a week-long trip to the International Space Station and back, a key step towards resuming manned space flights from US soil after an eight-year break.
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With travel warning lifted, Lebanon awaits return of Saudis
Beirut, Lebanon - Tucked in a market square in downtown Beirut, the Paname Cafe caters to those with a taste for luxury. A large modern art sculpture sits in the centre of the square,
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Jailed women’s rights activists to face trial in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's public prosecution office has referred detained women's rights activists to trial, saying those charged "enjoy all rights preserved by the laws in the kingdom" after them being reportedly tortured in custody. The detainees,
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Chlorine likely used in attack on Syria town Douma, says OPCW
The global chemical weapons watchdog has concluded that chlorine was likely used in an attack on the Syrian town of Douma last April. Inspectors at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
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Chlorine used in attack on Syria’s Douma: watchdog
DEIR EZZOR: Kurdish-led troops launched a final assault on Friday against diehard Daesh fighters clinging to the last sliver of their “caliphate” in eastern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumed their offensive after
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Kurdish fighters begin final assault to wipe out Daesh ‘caliphate’
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has handed his powers as chief of the country’s ruling party to his newly appointed deputy, the party said late Thursday, weeks into protests against Al-Bashir’s rule. The move
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Sudan’s Al-Bashir hands party leadership to new deputy
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has handed his powers as chief of the country’s ruling party to his newly appointed deputy, the party said late Thursday, weeks into protests against Al-Bashir’s rule. The move
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At CPAC in Maryland, Trump is a conservative hero
In the United States, Washington is still reeling after the testimony of President Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and its potentially devastating effect on the president. At a gathering of conservatives outside Washington, the


