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Australian state leader intervenes to approve coal mine
An Australian state government leader has intervened to fast-track a proposed coal mine days after voters rejected tougher action to curb greenhouse...11m ago
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North Korea calls Biden 'fool of low IQ' over Kim criticism
North Korea has labeled Joe Biden a "fool of low IQ" and an "imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being" after the Democratic presidential...38m ago![Joe Biden]()
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Protesters clash with Indonesian police after election loss
Supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate are clashing with security forces in the Indonesian capital, burning vehicles and throwing rocks...8m ago![Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto run during a clash with the police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Supporters of the unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a p]()
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Nonprofits turn to cryptocurrency to help needy Venezuelans
Over the past decade, cryptocurrencies like EOS and bitcoin have become popular among investors looking to make large profits or anonymously store...1h ago![In this April 11, 2019 photo, Bertha Dun shows medicine bought with cryptocurrency through online transfers, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Venezuela's political and economic crisis has now made it a prime testing ground using]()
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Brazilian fatally stabs girlfriend, shoots 3 dead at church
Authorities in Brazil say a man knifed his girlfriend to death in her home then went to a Baptist church and opened fire with a pistol, killing three...2h ago
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Duterte's allies dominate Senate race, shut out opposition
Final results from Philippine elections show Duterte's allies won a majority in the Senate race, while a shutout of the opposition heralds a stronger...3h ago
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May 21
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Scientists race against the clock to collect crucial data on life in Antarctica
Antarctica is "a place where we come to determine the health of the world."May 21![PHOTO: Scientists brave brutal conditions there to collect crucial data on life in the Antarctic while ecosystems there struggle to cope with a human-altered climate.]()
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Protesters clash with Indonesian police after election loss
Supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory in the Indonesian capital after...May 21![Indonesian police officers block supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto during a rally outside the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Indonesia's President Joko Wido]()
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Mexico to auction off seized luxury goods to help poor
Mexico to auction off seized luxury cars at old presidential residenceMay 21![FILE - In this April 29, 2019 file photo, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador attends a ceremony at the Military Airbase Number 1 in Santa Lucia, on the outskirts of Mexico City. López Obrador said on Monday, May 20, 2019 that the governmen]()
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Nike cancels Puerto Rico-homage sneaker with Panama design
Nike won't release a version of its Air Force 1 shoe meant to celebrate Puerto Rico, after an indigenous group in Panama noted one of its traditional...May 21![Guna indigenous women pose for a photo wearing traditional dresses decorated with Molas, after a press conference where Guna leaders demanded that the sports shoe company Nike remove their traditional Mola handcraft print from a shoe design, in Panam]()
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Russia: Militants in Syria launch attack, have toxic agents
The Russian military says al-Qaida-linked militants in northwestern Syria have launched an attack on Syrian government forces, including with tanksMay 21
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Amnesty International criticizes Brazil's far-right leader
Amnesty International has published an open letter criticizing the policies of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, saying they will lead to more...May 21![Jurema Werneck]()
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WWII plane from D-Day to join in 75th anniversary
A restored warplane that helped lead the Allied invasion on D-Day is headed back to Europe for the 75th anniversary of the epic battleMay 21
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Formula One racing legend Niki Lauda dies at the age of 70
Niki Lauda, the Austrian former Formula One legend and three-time World Championship winner, has died at the age of 70.May 21![Niki Lauda, the Austrian former Formula One legend and three-time World Championship winner, has died at the age of 70.]()
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Far-right rally in Hungary amid renewed tensions with Roma
A small far-right party has held a rally in a rural Hungarian city, exploiting renewed tensions with some of the local Roma populationMay 21![Laszlo Toroczkai, President of the Hungarian far-right party Mi Hazank Mozgalom (Our Homeland Movement) speaks during a demonstration in Torokszentmiklos, Hungary, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. A small far-right party held a rally in the rural Hungarian cit]()
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Mexico studies building new immigration facilities
Mexico is studying a change in the way it handles the migrants who have been overwhelming its facilities near the border with Guatemala, and may try...May 21![FILE - In this April 29, 2019 file photo, Rahjit, from India, poses for a photo as he waits with other migrants for a ticket to register their entry into Mexico at an immigration station in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico. The National Immigration I]()
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Jury finds former Somali colonel responsible for torture
A jury has found a northern Virginia man who once served as a colonel in the Somali Army responsible for torturing a man more than 30 years ago as...May 21
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Greece: Supreme court hears appeal for far-left killer
Greece's supreme court examines the rejection of a furlough request by a hunger-striking extremist serving multiple life sentences for the killing of...May 21![Policemen stand in front of the Parliament building as red paint is seen on the wall in Athens, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. A group of about 10 people threw red paint at parliament and set off a smoke bomb as Greece's Supreme Court heard an appeal against]()
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UK government promises to do utmost to help British Steel
U.K. union leaders are set to lay out their concerns to the government amid reports that British Steel is facing bankruptcy within daysMay 21![FILE - This Oct. 20, 2015 file photo shows the Scunthorpe steel plant, now owned by British Steel, in Scunthorpe, England. Britain’s government pledged Tuesday May 21, 2019 to do its utmost to support British Steel amid reports the company is facing]()
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Argentina: Fernández in court for first corruption trial
Argentina's Fernández appears in court for first in a series of corruption trialsMay 21![Former President Cristina Fernandez speaks with her lawyer Carlos Beraldi inside a federal courtroom in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Fernandez is in court for the first in a series of corruption trials. (AP Photo/Marcos Brindicci)]()
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The Latest: Merkel, Macron and Putin discuss Iran situation
The German government says Chancellor Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have discussed the situation in Iran in a joint telephone call with...May 21![In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Rouhani said Wednesday that it will begin keeping its excess uranium]()
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Bahrain defends decision to host White House Mideast meeting
Bahrain is defending its decision to host a White House-engineered conference to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, saying its only objective is...May 21![Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa]()
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Ukraine's president calls new parliamentary election
Ukraine's new president has formally ordered Ukraine's parliament to dissolve and has called an early election for JulyMay 21![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens during a meeting with the lawmakers in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Ukraine's new president has signed a decree dissolving the parliament and calling a snap election in two months. (Ukrainian P]()
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OAS calls Nicaragua to release jailed protesters by June 18
The Organization of American States is calling on Nicaragua to unconditionally release all prisoners related to anti-government protests that started...May 21![Opposition member María Adilia Peralta Cerratos raises her arms in jubilation as she returns home after being in prison, in Masaya, Nicaragua, Monday, May 20, 2019. Peralta Cerratos is one of 100 prisoners the Nicaraguan government released Monday in]()
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Canada delegation pressing China on detained Canadians
A Canadian delegation in China is pressing Chinese officials to free two detained CanadiansMay 21
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Official: Poland entitled to seek German WWII reparations
A Polish official says there exist no documents or records to show that Poland ever renounced its right to seek World War II reparations from GermanyMay 21![Arkadiusz Mularczyk]()
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Mexicans buy fake cellphones to hand over in muggings
Armed robberies have gotten so common aboard buses in Mexico City that commuters have come up with a clever if disheartening solution: Many are buying...May 21![In this May 15, 2019 photo, a driver maneuvers through the narrow streets of San Miguel Teotongo on his bus where a pair of police officers ride along to protect him and his passengers from armed robbery in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City. Trig]()
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Sudan generals, protesters split on who will lead transition
Sudan's ruling generals, protesters divided over who will lead the country during its transition after al-Bashir's overthrowMay 21![Omar al-Bashir]()
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Austrian chancellor set to face confidence vote next week
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is set to face a no-confidence vote in parliament next week after his governing coalition collapsed over a...May 21![Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, of the Austrian People's Party, OEVP, right, arrives to address the media for a news conference in Vienna, Austria, Monday, May 20, 2019. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has called for an early election after th]()
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Man survives arrow that pierces his heart
Doctors said they saved him with an "exceptional" procedure.May 21![PHOTO: An Italian man survived surgery in a Turin, Italy hospital to remove an arrow in his chest that had punctured his heart and lung.]()
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6 Russian planes intercepted by US off Alaska coast
U.S. military officials say four Russian bombers and two fighter jets were intercepted off Alaska's western coast by U.S. aircraft but had not entered...May 21
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Niki Lauda was a force of nature in the racing world and beyond: An appreciation
Lauda was a man who pushed through pain, and doubt, to achieve greatness.May 21![PHOTO: Formula One champion Niki Lauda is photographed at the 1983 European Grand Prix in Brands Hatch in Kent, England, Sept. 25, 1983.]()
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F35-B fighters land in UK's Cyprus base for training, tests
Six F35-B Lightning warplanes, the U.K.'s newest fighter, has arrived at a British air base on Cyprus for training and a systems test in the...May 21![Soldiers wave at a F-35B aircraft waves after landing at Akrotiri Royal air forces base near coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, the jets first training deployment outside of the UK. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, Pool)]()
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Bomb-laden drone from Yemen rebels targets Saudi airport
Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi rebels attack a Saudi airport and military base with a bomb-laden drone as tensions remain high between Tehran and...May 21![In this Monday May 21, 2019 photo, Jim Mattis, former US Secretary of Defense, right, prepares to deliver a lecture]()
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Dead sperm whale had plastic in its stomach, Greenpeace says
The whale was about 6 years old, according to Greenpeace Italy.May 21![PHOTO: An undated photo of a sperm whale swimming in the Mediterranean Sea off of Italy.]()
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Thousands of Czech protesters demand justice minister resign
Tens of thousands Czechs are rallying in Prague as the protests demanding the resignation of the new justice minister intensifyMay 21
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US ban on dog imports from Egypt leaves animal rescuers 'paralyzed'
The recent U.S. decision hit rescuers in Egypt hard.May 21![PHOTO: Cleopatra at her]()
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Dutch minister quits over asylum seeker crime statistics
A Dutch junior justice minister has quit after his department published statistics about criminality among asylum seekers that categorized hundreds of...May 21
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Macron says Bannon, Russians eroding Europe ahead of EU vote
French President Emmanuel Macron is accusing former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and Russian oligarchs of conspiring with Europe's nationalists to...May 21![European Council President Donald Tusk in Paris]()
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EU election: Farage supporters eager for Brexit litmus test
The European Parliament elections every five years are generally sleepy affairs in BritainMay 21![British politician Nigel Farage speaks during a Brexit Party rally at Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green in Surrey, England, Sunday, May 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)]()
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Israel expands Gaza fishing zone, implementing cease-fire
Israel says it is expanding the permitted fishing zone off Gaza's coast, the latest sign that a cease-fire deal with Palestinian militants is moving...May 21![Palestinian fishermen unload their catch from boats after a night fishing trip, in the Gaza Seaport, Tuesday, May. 21, 2019. Israel extended the permitted fishing zone along the Mediterranean coast on Tuesday to a maximum of 15 nautical miles up from]()
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Hurricane Center: Andrea will 'degenerate,' no harm to land
The first named storm of the Atlantic season is fizzling out over the western Atlantic, far from any shoreMay 21
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Israel expands Gaza fishing zone, implementing cease-fire
Israel says it is expanding the permitted fishing zone off Gaza's coast, the latest sign that a cease-fire deal with Palestinian militants is moving...May 21![Palestinian fishermen unload their catch from boats after a night fishing trip, in the Gaza Seaport, Tuesday, May. 21, 2019. Israel extended the permitted fishing zone along the Mediterranean coast on Tuesday to a maximum of 15 nautical miles up from]()
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Ex-Philippine judge says she was held at Hong Kong airport
A former Philippine Supreme Court justice who once accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal...May 21![Conchita Carpio-Morales]()
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Death penalty possible in Myanmar cannabis farm case
A court in Myanmar has formally charged an American man and two local co-workers with violating drug laws concerning marijuana, with potential...May 21
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Duchess of Cambridge, inflated pink flamingo, President Donald Trump: World in Photos
Here's a look at the top photos from around the globe.May 21![VIDEO: Duchess of Cambridge, inflated pink flamingo and President Donald Trump: World in Photos]()
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Yemen's Houthi rebels target Saudi city as tensions are high in the Middle East
Yemen's Iranian-allied Houthi rebels say they hit a Saudi weapons depot.May 21![PHOTO: Armed Yemeni men raise their weapons as they gather near the capital Sanaa to show their support to the Shiite Huthi movement against the Saudi-led intervention, Feb. 21, 2019.]()
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Iraqi PM says he wants to end tensions between Iran and US
State-run Iraqi media is quoting Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi as saying that Baghdad will send delegations to the U.S. and Iran to help end...May 21
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Documents shine rare light on Syrian government crackdown
Documents said to have been found in abandoned Syrian government offices reveal reach of Assad's security agenciesMay 21![FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2011 file photo, anti-Syrian regime protesters flash the victory sign as they wear Syrian revolution flags during a demonstration in the Baba Amr area, in Homs province, Syria. The Syria Justice and Accountability Center, a Wa]()
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