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Bomb that hit bus was supplied by US
(CNN)The bomb used by the Saudi-led coalition in a devastating attack on a school bus in Yemen was sold as part of a US State Department-sanctioned arms deal with Saudi Arabia, munitions experts told
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UN chief calls for investigation into Saudi-led strike
(CNN)UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an independent investigation into a Saudi-led coalition air strike in Yemen that killed dozens of children.The airstrike on Thursday hit a bus carrying children from a summer
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Pope Francis Fast Facts
(CNN)Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era.Personal:Birth date: December 17, 1936Birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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World War II Fast Facts
(CNN)Here's a look at World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945.Causes of World War II:The Peace of Paris - The treaties worked out in Paris at the end of World War I
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Theresa May rules out second Brexit referendum
London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out a second referendum on Britain's exit from the European Union, saying it would be a "gross betrayal" of democracy.Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, May said
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Mob violence stuns Germany, revealing deep fault lines over migration
Chemnitz, Germany (CNN)In downtown Chemnitz, the makeshift memorial to the victim of Sunday's stabbing attack, allegedly by two immigrants, still flickers every evening, a sea of candles and flowers that has survived the political
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A Hungarian-Italian bromance could become Europe’s Trojan horse
(CNN)It was like a first date that had gone exceptionally well. Hungarian leader Viktor Orban and Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini spoke of a shared passion, exchanged compliments and promised to see each
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Former Vatican official says Pope knew about meeting with Kim Davis
(CNN)The archbishop who accused Pope Francis of mishandling sexual misconduct allegations against a top American archbishop unveiled a new charge on Saturday: That Vatican officials -- and perhaps the Pope himself -- have told
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5 big victims of the meltdown in emerging markets
From Argentina's peso to the Turkish lira, the currencies of emerging markets are taking a battering. Both economies have been plunged into turmoil this year. Their currencies have collapsed, coming under pressure from an
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India’s economy is racing ahead
India's economy is racing ahead, shrugging off global trade tensions and a sharp fall in its currency. The country's gross domestic product grew 8.2% in the quarter ended June, according to official data released


