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Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker
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Lebanon's official news agency reports that home solar energy systems exploded in several areas of Beirut
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What we know about the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria
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Lebanon's health ministry says over 100 wounded by exploding electronic devices in multiple regions of country
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A Hezbollah official says walkie-talkies used by the group exploded as part of blasts heard across Beirut
A Hezbollah official says walkie-talkies used by the group exploded as part of blasts heard across Beirut
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Multiple explosions heard in Beirut during funeral for Hezbollah members and child killed by exploding pagers
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Thailand will indict ex-security personnel over the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters in 2004
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Blinken says surprise escalations threaten to derail talks for a cease-fire in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed frustration at surprise escalations that threaten to derail efforts to broker a cease-fire deal in Gaza
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Islamabad complains to Kabul after an Afghan diplomat disrespected Pakistan's anthem
Officials say that Pakistan has complained to Kabul after an Afghan diplomat failed to stand up when the Pakistani national anthem was played during an event in the country's northwest
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Capybara named Cinnamon found days after UK zoo escape
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Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe
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Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker
Pakistani police say they have arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three men during last week’s vaccination campaign
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European Union court largely upholds Qualcomm antitrust penalty in 2019 case but trims fine
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Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London's Trafalgar Square
An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people is on display in London’s Trafalgar Square
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Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway.
The European Union has begun the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary
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Chinese aircraft carrier comes closer than ever to Japan
A Chinese aircraft carrier entered an area near Japan's shores for the first time on Wednesday, leading Tokyo to convey its “serious concerns” to Beijing over China’s increasingly assertive military actions around Japan, officials said
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Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules
The new Dutch government dominated by the far-right party of Geert Wilders has officially asked the European Union for an exemption from its migration obligations
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Cyprus' top court sacks the government's chief accountant over misconduct
Cyprus’ top court has ordered that the government's comptroller general be removed from his post for misconduct and interferences in the works of the judiciary
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China announces sanctions on US companies selling arms to self-ruled Taiwan
China has announced sanctions on American companies selling arms to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force
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Britain's CEO of scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year
The chief executive of Britain’s scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year
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Lebanon's health minister says death toll in exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah has risen to 12
Lebanon's health minister says death toll in exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah has risen to 12
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Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal
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Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow
Ukrainian drones have struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of residents
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EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm
The European Union's head office is warning that devastating floods through much of Central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal are joint proof of a “climate breakdown” that will become the norm unless drastic action is taken
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A student attending a Japanese school in China is attacked and a suspect is in custody
Officials say a 10-year-old student attending a Japanese school in southern China has been attacked and a suspect is in custody
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Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in digital ad case
Google has won a court challenge against a 1.49 billion euro European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business
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Google wins an appeal against 1.5 billion euro antitrust penalty in a 2019 European Union digital ad case
Google wins an appeal against 1.5 billion euro antitrust penalty in a 2019 European Union digital ad case
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Israel-Hamas war latest: 14 killed, 450 wounded in second day of explosions in Lebanon
Lebanon’s health ministry says at least 14 people were killed and 450 others wounded by exploding electronic devices in multiple regions of the country
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UK inflation is steady at 2.2% ahead of Bank of England's next rate decision
The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged after official figures showed Inflation in the U.K. holding steady at an annual rate of 2.2% in August, with higher airfares offset by lower fuel costs and restaurant and hotel bills
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Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a 'new phase' of war
Israel's defense minister declares a “new phase” of war as Hezbollah officials and Lebanon's state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices
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Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were made by a company in Budapest
Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were made by a company in Budapest
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Sri Lanka's plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of thousands of plantation workers, but the long-marginalized group has heard promises like these before
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Japan's trade deficit grows while both imports, exports fall short of forecasts
Japan has posted a trade deficit for a second straight month, as both exports and imports were lower than expected
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An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' but local harvesters are barely surviving
The baobab tree is known as the “tree of life” and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty products
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