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UN urged to suspend Myanmar return plan for Chin amid unrest
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Inside a Kuala Lumpur learning centre, a group of boys and girls is hunched over their notebooks, studiously copying the Burmese words their volunteer teacher has written on the board.
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State of the Union: What Trump said on wall, economy, Venezuela
After two years of bitter partisanship and personal attacks on opponents, President Donald Trump called for unity and cross-party cooperation during Tuesday's State of the Union address, a message likely to ring hollow with
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Trump delivers unlikely call for unity, vows to end foreign wars
Washington, DC - In his annual State of the Union address, President Donald Trump issued a call for unity and bipartisan cooperation to a US Congress deeply divided over issues confronting the nation from immigration
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Fed up with flight delays in Asia? Blame the airports
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - You've endured the long queues at check in and immigration; patiently sat on the floor of a packed departure hall after being informed of a delay to your flight; before
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Catholics flock to pope’s historic mass in UAE
WASHINGTON: The US urged other countries Monday to bring home hundreds of Daesh fighters captured in Syria, a delicate issue for allies such as France and Britain as President Donald Trump withdraws troops. Washington drew
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Egypt’s parliament debates proposal to extend presidential term
The Egyptian parliament is debating a proposal to amend the country's constitution that will extend the presidential term from four years to six. This means President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi may be able to stay in
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Iran warns Israel of ‘firm’ response to air raids in Syria
Iran has warned Israel of a "firm and appropriate" response if it continued attacking targets in Syria, where Tehran has backed President Bashar al-Assad and his forces in their nearly eight-year war against rebels
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UK security minister says hostage John Cantlie may still be alive
John Cantlie, a British photojournalist abducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) in 2012, is believed to be alive more than six years after his capture, according to
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World’s seven wonders recreated in New Delhi using scrap
New Delhi, India - For the past six months, a group of seven Indian artists has been working with discarded materials to produce replicas of the seven wonders of the world. Under the Indian government
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Juan Guaido: ‘Nobody is going to take a risk for Maduro’
Venezuela has plunged further into political crisis amid growing tension over President Nicolas Maduro's future as the country's leader. The oil-rich South American country has been in a downward spiral for years with increasing


