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Sudan cracks down on growing anti-government protests
(CNN)Anti-government protesters in Sudan faced a violent crackdown Tuesday in the capital of Khartoum, marking the seventh day of demonstrations that have rocked the northern African country.The protesters -- organized by a group of
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Opinion: Growing rifts and global instability: Welcome to 2019
(CNN)2019 will be the year of growing rifts.Populists will claim they have the answers; traditionalists will say nothing is wrong they can't fix.But be sure of one thing: Our old, comfortable order is going
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Iraq officially makes Christmas Day a national holiday
(CNN)The Iraqi Cabinet approved a law to mark Christmas Day, December 25, as an official holiday across the country "on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ," according to a statement released by
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Judge orders North Korea to pay Warmbier family $500 million for wrongful death
Washington (CNN)A federal judge in Washington awarded the parents of Otto Warmbier more than half a billion dollars in a wrongful death suit against the North Korean government, which detained and allegedly tortured the
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Indonesians worry another tsunami is coming, as 5,600 are displaced and hundreds are dead or injured
(CNN)As the threat of more deadly tsunamis casts a pall of fear over Indonesia, the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency said Monday that more than 5,600 people are displaced. That's on top of 373
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Workers scramble to continue a holiday tradition after wildfires
(CNN)The Camp Fire devastated Paradise, California, and the surrounding community, but it's not stopping one popular holiday tradition.Workers have been scrambling all week to get the city's ice skating rink ready to open Saturday.The
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NBA star gifts domestic violence survivor with car
(CNN)When Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo won the NBA's Most Improved Player Award at the end of last season, he was given a Kia.On Sunday, he gave the car to Renita Hills, a survivor
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Tech billionaire has to face public scrutiny in China
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Richard Liu won't face sexual assault charges in the United States, but the tech billionaire is having to contend with a renewed bout of public scrutiny at home in China.Prosecutors in
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BMW hit by $10 million fine over engine fires
Seoul, South Korea (CNN Business)South Korea's government is fining BMW $10 million over its handling of a spate of engine fires in the country — and the automaker's problems don't end there.The Ministry of
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5 people who inspired us this year
(CNN)Throughout the year, CNN's Impact Your World brought you stories of average people who've found extraordinary ways to help others. Their backgrounds and circumstances were different. But their motives were the same: to do


