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WhatsApp limits forwards to 5 recipients to check fake news
Social messaging app WhatsApp has said it is limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five in an attempt to fight fake news and spread of rumours. The change
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ISIL targets joint US-Kurdish convoy in northeastern Syria
A car bomb has targeted a joint convoy of US and allied Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, marking the second attack against US forces in less than a week. There were no casualties in
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The Hindu Rohingya who want to return to Myanmar
Hindu Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh say they are desperate to go home. They had fled to Bangladesh fearing reprisals after they refused to join an armed Rohingya group. A plan to repatriate some of
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Brexit: May says EU unlikely to extend Article 50 without a plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May has said the European Union is "very unlikely to extend Article 50 without a plan for a deal" as she rejected calls to delay Britain's departure from the European Union. Speaking on Monday,
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Chinese Islamophobia was made in the West
In response to the rising international criticism regarding the detainment of more than a million Uighur Muslims in so-called "re-education camps", China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi defended the country's actions, stating, "the efforts are completely
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ISESCO condemns Houthi looting of artifacts from Zabid
TIMNA, Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s air strikes on Syria on Monday had mainly targeted military positions set up by Iran, which he warned would face consequences for threatening to destroy Israel.“We
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Yemeni army recaptures Wadi Al-Tamm and Al-Saif mountains in Saada
DUBAI: Yemen’s army reclaimed strategic mountain ranges in the Kitaf district in the northern Saada province from Houthi militants on Sunday night, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported. Yemeni soldiers recaptured the strategic mountains of
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Israeli bombardment in Syria kills 11
DUBAI: Yemen’s army reclaimed strategic mountain ranges in the Kitaf district in the northern Saada province from Houthi militants on Sunday night, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported. Yemeni soldiers recaptured the strategic mountains of
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New Israeli airport to open near Jordanian border
Israel has officially inaugurated a new international airport on Monday near the Red Sea resort town of Eilat, a few kilometres from the Jordanian border. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the inauguration ceremony at
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Serena Williams ousts world number one Halep at Australian Open
American tennis star Serena Williams has knocked out world number one Simona Halep to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, staying on course to equal Australian Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam


