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Maduro cuts ties with Colombia as protests rock Venezuela
Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro has severed diplomatic ties with Colombia amid escalating tension over an opposition-led effort to bring foreign aid across the countries' mutual border. Maduro on Saturday said Colombian diplomats had
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What South Korea stands to gain and lose from Trump-Kim summit
So Seung Lee was touched by the "meaningful" meeting between the US and North Korean leaders in Singapore last year. He watched glimpses of the coverage on TV, including the famous handshake between Donald
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Scandals plague 2019 Oscars
The Oscars are just a few days away, but the biggest night in Hollywood is already shrouded in controversy. The Academy announced plans to introduce a "Best Popular Film" category and give out technical
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Foreign films highlighted in 2019 Oscars
One of Hollywood's biggest events, the Oscars, is coming up on Sunday. But beyond the glitz and glamour, the 91st Academy Awards ceremony may prove a little different to previous years. Foreign language films,
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Cardinal admits Church files on paedophile priests ‘destroyed’
A leading German cardinal has told a key Vatican conference on tackling paedophilia in the clergy that Roman Catholic Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up. Reinhard
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Houthi clashes with Yemeni tribes leave 45 dead in Hajjah
ALGIERS: Security forces arrested 41 people during angry protests that rocked Algeria's capital against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika seeking a fifth term, authorities said Saturday.Police fired tear gas on Friday to block a protest march
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Cuba’s constitutional referendum: What you should know
Cubans will decide on Sunday whether to accept or reject a draft new constitution that recognises the free market while still enshrining communism as the island's official political ideology. The National Assembly approved the
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India police arrest Kashmir separatists amid rising tensions
Police have arrested at least 150 separatists in India-administered Kashmir, officials said, escalating fears among residents that a sweeping crackdown could touch off renewed anti-India protests and clashes. The crackdown that began on Friday
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North Korea’s Kim reported en route to Vietnam summit with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armoured train has arrived in China ahead of the second summit with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam, according to media reports. The train arrived in the border
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Singer R Kelly charged with sexual abuse
Singer R Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four minors, prosecutors in the US city of Chicago announced after a bond hearing on Saturday. The RnB star, who


