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Digital exhibits keep Tunisia revolution vibrant
BAGHDAD: In Iraq, medicine is a matter of life or death — not just for patients, but for doctors facing threats by vengeful relatives and emigrating en masse.Shaymaa Al-Kamali, a family physician in Baghdad,
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Iraq doctors say vendettas threaten their lives as they save others
BAGHDAD: In Iraq, medicine is a matter of life or death — not just for patients, but for doctors facing threats by vengeful relatives and emigrating en masse.Shaymaa Al-Kamali, a family physician in Baghdad,
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President Buhari’s win challenged by Nigeria’s opposition
President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected in Saturday's polls, but his main opposition rival is calling the results "rigged". The runner-up from the People's Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, says he will challenge the outcome
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Saudi sisters fear deportation from Hong Kong as deadline nears
Two Saudi sisters who have been hiding in Hong Kong since September face an uncertain future on the last day of their permitted stay in the autonomous Chinese city. "We're terrified that we'll be
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Families of defected Venezuelan soldiers speak out about torture
Nearly 500 Venezuelan soldiers have deserted since Saturday. Hundreds more, who have been accused of conspiring against Nicolas Maduro's government, have been tortured and face up to 30 years in prison for treason. Al
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In a summit first, Kim responds to foreign journalists’ questions
Some 3,000 journalists from 40 countries descended this week in Vietnam's Hanoi to cover the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. On Thursday, at the start
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How EU-reliant small British businesses are preparing for Brexit
London, United Kingdom - In an industrial park in north London, artisans from Poland, Italy, England, Mauritius, and elsewhere painstakingly stitch mattresses for Savoir Beds, a British luxury brand. Like the craftsmen and women,
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Syria’s Bashar Assad invites Iran FM Zarif to visit Damascus
TUNISIA: Dramatic mobile phone footage, firsthand accounts on social media and other digital content, often made by protesters dodging censorship, have helped immortalize Tunisia’s 2011 revolution in a new exhibition.With videos of angry protesters
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Trump’s Middle East strategy is bound to fail
Just a week after attending what was largely seen as "anti-Iran" conference in Warsaw earlier this month, Jared Kushner, senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, embarked on a special diplomatic trip across the
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Rescuers dig for survivors after landslide at Indonesia gold mine
A gruelling search and rescue effort has saved 19 people from a collapsed gold mine in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, but several dozen miners remain trapped in the debris. Abdul Muin Paputungan, a disaster official in the


