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In North Korea nuke site closing, spectacle trumps substance
Spectacle may trump substance when foreign journalists journey deep into the mountains of North Korea to observe the official closing ceremony of its...12m ago![This April 20, 2018, satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the nuclear test site in Punggye-ri, North Korea. Foreign journalists will journey into the mountains of North Korea this week to observe the closing of the country’s nuclear test si]()
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Record Everest climber returns, already planning next trip
A Sherpa climbing guide who scaled Mount Everest for a record 22nd time this past week has returned from the mountain and says he's already planning...25m ago![Kami Rita]()
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Kerry says civil discourse is under threat around the world
Kerry, in speech to graduates at NYU Abu Dhabi, says civil discourse is under threat around the world42m ago![Former U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, talks during the New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) fifth edition of the Commencement Exercises, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)]()
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Sushi-making co-pilot, Nazarene pastors among Cuba victims
Sushi-making co-pilot, Nazarene pastors among Cuba plane crash victims59m ago![This May 1, 2016 photo released by Ana Marlen Covarrubias, center, shows her with fellow airline steward Daniela Rios, left, and another co-worker, inside an airplane during their flight to the island of Roatan, Honduras. Rios, left, is one of the si]()
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Cubans mourn plane crash dead, officials ID 20 bodies
At morgues and in church services, Cubans are mourning loved ones who died in the country's worst air disaster in three decades1h ago![Police stand outside Jose Marti International Airport Terminal 1 in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 19, 2018. Investigators are trying to determine why an aging Boeing 737 carrying more than 100 people went down and erupted in flames shortly after takeof]()
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Company in Cuba plane crash had received safety complaints
The Mexican charter company whose plane crashed in Havana, killing 110 people aboard, has been the subject of two serious complaints over the last...1h ago![The few surviving passengers of an airliner that crashed arrive at the Calixto Garcia General Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 18, 2018. The 39-year-old airliner with 110 people aboard crashed and burned in a cassava field just after takeoff fro]()
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Venezuela keeps voting stations open amid light turnout
A deepening crisis has made food scarce and inflation soar.1h ago![Nicolas Maduro]()
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The Latest: Venezuela polling stations being kept open late
Polling stations remain open well after dark in Venezuela, despite low turnout all day long in the presidential election1h ago![A member of the ruling United Socialist Party writes takes note of the]()
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Britain's top diplomat honors Argentines killed in Falklands
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has honored Argentine soldiers who fought Britain in the Falkland Islands1h ago![Argentina Britain]()
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25 African migrants come ashore in Brazil after sea rescue
Authorities say about two dozen African migrants were brought ashore in northeastern Brazil after being rescued at sea by fishermen3h ago![In this photo released by Maranhao state, an unidentified African migrant arrives after he was rescued by fishermen, at the pier of Sao Jose de Ribamar, Brazil, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Authorities say about two dozen African migrants have come ashore i]()
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Cameroon holiday hit by violence in English-speaking areas
Cameroon's national day Sunday was marked by violence in its troubled English-speaking region, with two policemen killed, soldiers wounded and a mayor...3h ago
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May 20
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Civil rights icon, Trump critic speak at BU commencement
A civil rights icon and a Caribbean politician who tangled with President Donald Trump have addressed graduates at Boston University's commencementMay 20
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May 20
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Iraq's al-Sadr says next government will be 'inclusive'
Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose coalition won the largest number of seats in Iraq's parliamentary elections, says the next government will be...May 20![FILE - In this Monday, May 14, 2018 file photo, supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, carry his image as they celebrate in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Sadr, the influential maverick Shiite cleric whose political coalition beat out Iran’s]()
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May 20
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Palestinian president hospitalized with fever
A Palestinian official says President Mahmoud Abbas has been hospitalized with feverMay 20![Mahmoud Abbas]()
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May 20
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Palestinian publicly sets himself on fire in Gaza
A 20-year-old Palestinian is in critical condition after publicly setting himself of fire in the Gaza StripMay 20
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May 20
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Montenegro's president talks of EU aims during inauguration
Montenegro's new president has promised to boost democratic freedoms and to fight corruption in the small Balkan nation seeking European Union...May 20![Milo Djukanovic]()
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May 20
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Italian populist says he and rival have deal on new premier
One of Italy's two main populist leaders says he and his rival finally have agreed on who should be the next premier _ neither of themMay 20![The League party leader Matteo Salvini arrives to vote on a program with the 5-Star Movement that could clear the way to Italy's first populist government, in Milan, Saturday, May 19, 2018. Leader of the 5-Star Movement Luigi Di Maio and League leade]()
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May 20
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UAE to loosen visa rules for investors and innovators
The United Arab Emirates, home to financial hubs Abu Dhabi and Dubai, is loosening its residency laws and will grant long-term visas for up to 10...May 20
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May 20
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Greek police arrest 2 in mob beating of Thessaloniki's mayor
Police in Greece's second-largest city say they have arrested two people as suspects in an attack that left the mayor of Thessaloniki hospitalizedMay 20
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May 20
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Activists occupy 9 vacant Berlin buildings in rent protest
Berlin police say activists protesting rising rents and gentrification in the German capital have occupied nine vacant buildingsMay 20![A banner reading 'Occupied' is fixed in front of a house in Berlin, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Police say activists protesting rising rents and the gentrification of neighborhoods in the German capital have occupied nine vacant buildings. The dpa news age]()
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May 20
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Iran says EU political support not enough, urges investment
Iran's state TV is reporting that the country's foreign minister has urged the European Union to go beyond political support for its landmark nuclear...May 20
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May 20
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Spain may block jailed separatists from Catalan government
Spain's government says it is studying the "viability" of the proposal by Catalonia's separatist leader to name former lawmakers who are in jail or...May 20
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May 20
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Turkey's Erdogan seeks expatriate support for re-election
Turkey's president has addressed thousands of expatriate Turks in Bosnia's capital Sunday to shore up support before his country's snap presidential...May 20![Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during an Iftar, the evening meal breaking the Ramadan fast, at his palace in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, May 19, 2018. Erdogan called snap presidential and parliamentary elections a year and a half before]()
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May 20
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Pope Francis to invest 14 new cardinals in June
Pope Francis to invest 14 new cardinals next month, among them his chief aide for helping homeless peopleMay 20![Pope Francis asperges holy water as he celebrates a Pentecost mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)]()
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May 20
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Reports: IS fighters vacating outskirts of Syria's capital
A Syrian war monitoring group says a cease-fire between government forces and Islamic State militants in the southern neighborhoods of Damascus has...May 20
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May 20
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Spanish boats pick up 162 migrants crossing Mediterranean
Spain's maritime rescue service says it picked up 162 migrants attempting to make the perilous trip across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe this...May 20
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May 20
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Spanish police arrest 12 from alleged hash smuggling ring
Spanish authorities say they have broken up an alleged drug ring that smuggled hashish from Morocco to EuropeMay 20
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Malaysia ex-leader seeks police protection amid graft probe
Malaysia's national news agency is reporting that former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is under investigation for a massive corruption scandal, has...May 20![Najib Razak]()
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May 20
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Pope: Holy Land needs "gestures of dialogue, reconciliation"
Pope Francis says "gestures of dialogue and reconciliation" are needed for the Holy Land and all the Middle EastMay 20![Pope Francis celebrates a Pentecost mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)]()
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May 20
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Powerful, unpopular Venezuela leader faces opposition foes
A look at President Nicolas Maduro and the two opposition candidates vying to become the next president of troubled VenezuelaMay 20![Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with international observers invited by Venezuela's electoral authority at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 18, 2018. Maduro is seeking a new six-year mandate and,]()
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May 20
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Iraq's al-Sadr, promising reform, is constrained by Iran
Shiite cleric al-Sadr vows to put Iraqis first after election win, but Iran could limit his optionsMay 20![Muqtada al-Sadr]()
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May 20
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Sudan protests Egyptian serial about terrorists
Sudan has summoned Egypt's ambassador to complain about a TV series that it says portrays Egyptian terrorists living in the neighboring countryMay 20
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May 20
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Pope Francis announces he will make 14 new cardinals June 29 at Vatican
Pope Francis announces he will make 14 new cardinals June 29 at VaticanMay 20
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Maoist rebels detonate bomb in east India; 6 police killed
Police say at least six police officials were killed and two others critically injured when Maoist rebels targeted their vehicle with a bomb in...May 20
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Insect ambassadors: Honeybees buzz on Berlin cathedral
Bees are buzzing on the roof of Berlin's cathedral, one of the most prominent sites for a German initiative that aims to highlight the plight of the...May 20![In this Monday, May 14, 2018 photo beekeeper Uwe Marth shows a honeycomb produced in a honey bee hive at the roof of the Berlin Cathedral in central Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)]()
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May 20
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Taiwan president, pressed by Beijing, pledges more security
Taiwan president, pressed by Beijing, pledges to step up securityMay 20![Tsai Ing-wen]()
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May 20
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Chile bishop apologizes for not investigating abuse promptly
A Chilean bishop apologized for not promptly investigating a reported case of sexual abuse in his diocese, a day after every bishop in the country...May 20![This frame taken from video provided by the CTV Vatican television Thursday, May 17, 2018, Pope Francis, center, poses for a picture with Chilean Bishops during a meeting at the Vatican. The Bishops announced Friday at the end of an emergency summit,]()
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May 19
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US criticizes China's militarization of disputed waters
The Pentagon has criticized what it called China's "continued militarization" of island outposts in the disputed South China Sea, where the Chinese...May 19![FILE - In this undated file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese H-6K bomber patrols the islands and reefs in the South China Sea. The China Daily newspaper reported Saturday, May 19, 2018 that People's Liberation Army Air Force conducted]()
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May 19
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Cuba: 110 died in plane crash, 3 survivors 'critical'
Jet crashed in a fireball in Havana's rural outskirts with 113 people on board.May 19![The few surviving passengers of an airliner that crashed arrive at the Calixto Garcia General Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 18, 2018. The 39-year-old airliner with 110 people aboard crashed and burned in a cassava field just after takeoff fro]()
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May 19
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Sri Lanka marks end to civil war as a divided nation
Sri Lanka commemorates the ninth anniversary of the end of its civil war as a divided nation, with minority Tamils calling for an international...May 19![Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena attends a commemorative ceremony marking the ninth anniversary to the end of Sri Lanka's civil war at the national war heroes memorial in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (AP Photo)]()
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May 19
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Officials say company in Cuba crash had safety complaints
The Mexican charter company whose plane crashed in Havana, killing 110 people aboard, has been the subject of two serious complaints over the last...May 19
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Macedonian PM says Greece agrees to discuss proposed name
The prime minister of Macedonia says said Saturday he is ready to go ahead with a new name, "Ilindenska Macedonia" for his country in order to solve a...May 19![Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Alexis Tsipras]()
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May 19
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Colombia ex-rebel halts hunger strike as extradition lingers
A former rebel ideologue is suspending a 41-day hunger strike after Colombia's special peace tribunal cast doubt on his extradition to the U.S. on...May 19
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May 19
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Official: Nationalist mob beats mayor of major Greek city
An official in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, says the mayor has been hospitalized with head, back and leg injuries after being set upon...May 19
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May 19
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The Latest: Cuba official: 110 dead in crash, recorder found
Cuba's transportation minister says 110 people were killed in Friday's plane crash near HavanaMay 19![Relatives of passengers who perished in Cuba's worst aviation disaster grieve outside the morgue, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 19, 2018. Investigators are trying to determine why an aging Boeing 737 carrying more than 100 people went down and erupt]()
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May 19
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3 new Ebola cases confirmed in large city in Congo, raising risk of further spread
Three new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in a city of nearly 1.2 million.May 19![PHOTO: Members of a Red Cross team don protective clothing before heading out to look for suspected victims of Ebola, in Mbandaka, Congo, May 14, 2018.]()
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May 19
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CORRECTS: Cuban transportation minister says 110 people were killed in Friday's passenger jet crash.
CORRECTS: Cuban transportation minister says 110 people were killed in Friday's passenger jet crash.May 19
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May 19
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Cuban website Cubadebate says flight recorder recovered from plane crash that killed 113, citing transportation minister
Cuban website Cubadebate says flight recorder recovered from plane crash that killed 113, citing transportation ministerMay 19
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May 19
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Council of Churches: 20 priests from evangelical church among dead in Cuban plane crash
Council of Churches: 20 priests from evangelical church among dead in Cuban plane crashMay 19
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May 19
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The Royal Wedding: A Special Edition of Good Morning America, Pt. 5
Robin Roberts and David Muir lead coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's nuptials.May 19![VIDEO: The Royal Wedding: A Special Edition of Good Morning America, Pt. 5]()
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