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At least 15 killed as Bangladesh election turns violent
(CNN)At least 15 people were killed in election-related clashes in Bangladesh on Sunday, local police officials told CNN. Bangladeshis were voting on whether to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a third consecutive term in
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Congo voters cast ballots in election delayed for 2 years
Goma, Congo (CNN)Citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo headed to the polls Sunday for a long-delayed presidential election originally scheduled to be held in 2016.Voters lined up to pick a successor to
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’50-50′ chance Brexit won’t happen, says senior minister
London (CNN)A senior UK government minister has warned there is a "50-50" chance Brexit won't happen, if Prime Minister Theresa May's deal is voted down in Parliament next month.International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, a
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Locked up in the country where suicide is still a crime
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Last year Ifeanyi Ugokwe was arrested and locked up for weeks. His crime: he tried to take his own life. After weeks of being hungry and jobless, the 25-year old says he
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‘Third gender’ law hailed as a revolution
Berlin (CNN)By the time Lynn D. turned 2, he had already undergone seven surgeries. His childhood memories -- in the German states of Bavaria and Hesse -- were shaped by monthly visits to the
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With an eye to power and profit, Beijing is building influence in the Arctic
(CNN)In its quest to become a global superpower, China has regularly become entangled in territorial disputes with its neighbors, butting up against international law.But there's one region on its radar with fewer rivals and
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American doctor monitored in US after possible exposure to Ebola in Congo
(CNN)An American was possibly exposed to Ebola while recently providing medical assistance in Congo, according to a release from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health. The person, who has not
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14th suspect arrested in Morocco tourist beheadings
(CNN)A 14th person was arrested Saturday in connection with the beheading deaths of two Scandinavian tourists, according to the state-run Maghreb Arab Press.Moroccan authorities took the suspect into custody in the southwestern city of
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Report: Egypt security forces kill 40 suspected terrorists in raids
(CNN)Egyptian security forces killed 40 alleged terrorists in raids in the Giza and North Sinai regions early Saturday, state media reported, a day after four people were killed when a roadside bomb struck a
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Opinion: The unintended consequences of killing Jamal Khashoggi
(CNN)Details of what happened October 2 were being drip-fed by Turkish officials with the narrative skill of TV scriptwriters hooking a global audience into an addictive box set.The popular journalist and affable raconteur Jamal


