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Suu Kyi to investors: Pour money into crisis-hit Rakhine state
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has told global investors to pour their money into Myanmar's crisis-hit Rakhine state, saying the world needed to stop focussing on "negative aspects" in the province from where some
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Rare snow blankets the desert city of Las Vegas
A winter storm has swept through the US Southwest, bringing rare snowfall to the Las Vegas Strip. The storm forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and led to the closure of two interstate
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Another Labour MP quits party in protest against ‘anti-Semitism’
A ninth British parliamentarian has quit the opposition Labour Party, accusing it of having a "culture of extremism, anti-Semitism and intolerance" under its leader Jeremy Corbyn. Ian Austin, MP for Dudley North, said on
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Kashmiri armed groups warn of more attacks in India
Days after one of the biggest attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir, which killed over 40 security personnel, some armed groups have warned of more attacks. They have been using social media to get their message
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Are the latest terror incidents in Egypt a ‘last dance’ for militants or a failure in security operations?
Are the latest terror incidents in Egypt a ‘last dance’ for militants or a failure in security operations? CAIRO: Three terrorist attacks in the space of as many days have raised questions over whether
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Twin bombing in eastern Syria kills 20 including oil workers
NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria: A car bombing killed 20 people near the main base of US-backed Syrian forces on Thursday as fighters tried to negotiate the release of civilians still trapped in Daesh’s last redoubt.As
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IOC urges India isolation after Pakistani athletes denied visas
The International Olympic Committee has suspended all Indian applications to host future events and urged international sports federations not to stage competitions in the country after two Pakistanis were denied visas to compete in
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Nicaragua’s Ortega calls for negotiations to end crisis
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has said he would resume dialogue with opposition leaders who are calling for early elections, after nearly a year grappling with one of the country's worst crises since a civil war
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Maduro shuts Venezuela’s border with Brazil amid aid standoff
President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of Venezuela's border with Brazil "until further notice" amid a tense standoff with the US-backed opposition leader, Juan Guaido, over allowing in humanitarian aid. The border with Brazil would be "completely
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US: New election ordered in disputed North Carolina House race
The elections board in the US state of North Carolina has ordered a new vote in the country's last undecided congressional race after officials said corruption surrounding absentee ballots tainted the results of last


