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Zimbabwe doctors’ strike: patients bare the brunt of protests
A month-long strike by doctors in public hospitals in Zimbabwe shows no sign of ending. The physicians are defying threats of being sacked in their campaign for higher pay and improved working conditions. And
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Israeli gunfire kills a Gazan during border protests
ANKARA: With Syrian regime forces’ entry into the strategic northwestern city of Manbij on Friday amid Turkey’s massing of troops along the countries’ border, strategic cards are being redistributed. Isolated by the US announcement
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Erdogan:Turkey has no business in Syria’s Manbij if YPG militia leaves
BAGHDAD: Thousands of followers of Muqtada Al-Sadr gathered on a recent Friday evening in central Baghdad to show their support for the powerful Shiite cleric. Al-Sadr has become a key political broker since Iraq’s
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Syria army enters Manbij in new alliance with Kurds
BAGHDAD: Thousands of followers of Muqtada Al-Sadr gathered on a recent Friday evening in central Baghdad to show their support for the powerful Shiite cleric. Al-Sadr has become a key political broker since Iraq’s
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Two killed in roadside bomb attack near Egypt’s Giza pyramids
A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus near the Pyramids of Giza, south of the capital Cairo, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others, Egypt's interior ministry said. A homemade device exploded
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Israeli author Amos Oz dies at 79
Amos Oz, one of Israel's most famous authors, has died at the age of 79, his daughter confirmed on Twitter. "My beloved father, Amos Oz, a wonderful family man, an author, a man of
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Trump threatens to seal US-Mexico border if wall is not built
US President Donald Trump has threatened to seal the United States-Mexico border "entirely" if Congress does not approve billions of dollars in funding for a wall. In a burst of early morning tweets on
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Tear gas, stun grenades fired as Sudan protests enter 10th day
Sudanese police have fired tear gas and stun grenades on hundreds of protesters in several cities, including the capital Khartoum, as opposition groups urged for more anti-government protests. The protests, which entered their 10th day
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Bangladesh elections 2018: What you need to know
On Sunday, Bangladesh will vote in its 11th general elections, which will be held amid widespread violence, deep mistrust and wrangling between the government and the opposition. Despite earning global plaudits for sheltering nearly
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Turkish, Syrian forces edge close to each other in Manbij
ANKARA: With Syrian regime forces’ entry into the strategic northwestern city of Manbij on Friday amid Turkey’s massing of troops along the countries’ border, strategic cards are being redistributed. Isolated by the US announcement


