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Tunisian teachers demand better pay, protest work conditions
MARIB: The number etched on the bracelet around Mohammed’s wrist gave the 13-year-old soldier comfort as missiles fired from enemy warplanes shook the earth beneath him. For two years Mohammed fought with Yemen’s Houthi
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In Yemen’s inferno of war, child soldiers are the ‘firewood’
MARIB: The number etched on the bracelet around Mohammed’s wrist gave the 13-year-old soldier comfort as missiles fired from enemy warplanes shook the earth beneath him. For two years Mohammed fought with Yemen’s Houthi
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Federal Reserve hikes interest rates, defying pressure from Trump
Defying calls by President Donald Trump to hold interest rates steady, the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, raised its benchmark interest rate a quarter percentage point on Wednesday. But it also struck a
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s 100 Days
Prior to his election as prime minister of Pakistan in July 2018, Imran Khan was accused by his rivals of being strong on rhetoric and short on genuine policies or answers to the country's
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Brazilian judge’s surprise ruling may free ex-president Lula
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice issued a surprise ruling on Wednesday that could lead to the release of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was jailed this year on a corruption conviction. Lula
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Turkish media leak more images of Khashoggi murder suspects
Turkish media has again leaked images of the alleged Saudi assassination squad accused of murdering Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. New photos published on Wednesday appear to show the 15-member "hit team" arriving at the
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US sanctions 16 Russian military spies, troll farm
The US Treasury sanctioned 16 members of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency over a "wide range of malign activity", including interference in the 2016 presidential vote and hacking international organisations. The move came on Wednesday
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Houthi drone at Sanaa airport was preparing for an attack: Arab coalition
The Saudi-led Arab coalition destroyed a drone and its launch pad on Wednesday at Sanaa International Airport. The coalition said that the drone was in the preparation stage for its launch before it was destroyed.
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Iraqi PMU leader returns as national security adviser
MARIB: The number etched on the bracelet around Mohammed’s wrist gave the 13-year-old soldier comfort as missiles fired from enemy warplanes shook the earth beneath him. For two years Mohammed fought with Yemen’s Houthi
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The good and the bad in the new peace agreement on Yemen
More than two years after talks between the internationally recognised Yemeni government and the armed Houthi movement collapsed in Kuwait, the two warring sides finally sat down for another round of negotiations. UN Special


