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  • Brexit hangs in the balance as polls open in the UK's general election

    The vote has been described as the “most important vote in a generation.”

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  • New Zealand authorities prepare to recover bodies from volcanic island

    "A lot has to go right for us tomorrow to make this work."

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  • Bangladesh police say 13 killed in plastics factory fire

    Police in Bangladesh ssay at least 13 people have been killed and 21 have been injured in a fire at a plastic factory near Dhaka

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  • Bangladesh police say 13 killed in plastics factory fire

    Police in Bangladesh ssay at least 13 people have been killed and 21 have been injured in a fire at a plastic factory near Dhaka

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  • UK voters decide who they want to resolve Brexit impasse

    British voters are deciding who they want to resolve the stalemate over Brexit.

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  • EU to boost measures to protect trade after WTO impasse

    The European Union's trade chief says the bloc will take measures to protect its interests after the World Trade Organization became unable to rule on...

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  • Wealthy German family gives millions to Holocaust survivors

    One of Germany’s richest families is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors with critical needs as it seeks to atone for its use of forced...

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  • Thousands welcome Ethiopian leader after Nobel Peace Prize

    Tens of thousands of Ethiopians on Thursday have lined the streets of the capital, Addis Ababa, to welcome Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed upon his return...

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  • New Zealand planning retrieval of bodies on volcanic island

    New Zealand military specialists will land on a small volcanic island early Friday to attempt to retrieve the bodies of eight victims of an eruption...

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  • Thai king takes part in royal barge procession in Bangkok

    Thousands of Thais and tourists have flocked to the Chao Phraya River banks in Bangkok to witness an ancient ceremony of a royal barge procession that...

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  • New European Central Bank chief holds her first rate meeting

    Investors are getting a look at how Christine Lagarde will handle her new role as head of the European Central Bank

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  • Taiwan probes visa scam allowing visits by Chinese officials

    Taiwanese investigators have detained 10 suspects in what they believe was a scam to allow Chinese officials to enter the island for spying and other...

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  • Pakistan charges 250 lawyers for treason in hospital assault

    Pakistan has leveled “treason” charges against 250 lawyers who were part of a mob that stormed a hospital in the eastern city of Lahore the previous...

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  • Sold to China as a bride, she came home on brink of death

    The suspicious death of a Pakistani woman adds to growing evidence of mistreatment and abuses inflicted on hundreds of women and girls from the...

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  • Israelis gird for unprecedented third election in a year

    Israelis are grappling with the confounding reality of an unprecedented third straight national vote in less than a year

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  • Wealthy German family gives millions to Holocaust survivors

    One of Germany’s richest families is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors with critical needs as it seeks to atone for its use of forced...

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  • Saudi Aramco reaches $2 trillion value in day 2 of trading

    Shares in Saudi Aramco have gained on the second day of trading, propelling the oil and gas company to a more than $2 trillion valuation, where it...

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  • Police arrest protesters amid curfew in India's northeast

    Indian police have arrested dozens of people and enforced curfew in several districts in northeastern Assam state where thousands have protested...

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  • Tanzania is pressing Burundi refugees to leave, says report

    Human Rights Watch is accusing Tanzania of pressing tens of thousands of Burundian refugees and asylum seekers to return home

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  • Russia expels 2 German diplomats over Berlin murder probe

    Russia's foreign ministry says it has expelled two German diplomats in retaliation for Germany ejecting two Russian Embassy employees last week

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  • Algerians are choosing a new president in contentious poll

    Voting has begun in Algeria as five candidates are vying to become the next president of Algeria in a contentious election on Thursday

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  • Climate activists lashed to EU building as leaders gather

    Greenpeace activists have scaled one of the European Union's main buildings in Brussels where leaders from across the bloc are set to gather Thursday...

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  • Aid groups: City of Hodeida top dangerous place in Yemen war

    Several international aid groups are warning that a flashpoint Yemeni city at the heart of last year's peace agreement signed in Sweden remains the...

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  • Saudi Aramco reaches $2 trillion value in day 2 of trading

    Shares in Saudi Aramco have gained on the second day of trading, propelling the oil and gas company to a more than $2 trillion valuation where it...

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  • Landslide kills 6 Afghans in Taliban-controlled district

    A landslide in a remote, Taliban-controlled district in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least six people and injured 30, all of them poor villagers...

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  • What's next: How UK's election Thursday will affect Brexit

    The election taking place in the U.K. on Thursday will bring a new Parliament to power and determine the course of Brexit

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  • The main parties and policies in the British election

    Britain's parliamentary elections aren't only about Brexit

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  • Sold to China as a bride, she came home on brink of death

    The suspicious death of a Pakistani woman adds to growing evidence of mistreatment and abuses inflicted on hundreds of women and girls from the...

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  • India's Parliament passes contentious citizenship bill

    Indian lawmakers have approved legislation granting citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, even though...

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  • India's Parliament passes contentious citizenship bill

    Indian lawmakers have approved legislation granting citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, even though...

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  • US-born brothers among 8 killed by volcano eruption

    Some of the volcano victims have burns covering 90% of their bodies.

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  • Rohingya refugees reject Aung San Suu Kyi’s genocide denial

    Rohingya refugees have accused Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of lying to the International Court of Justice when she denied that her country's armed...

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  • Saudi Aramco starts trading, gaining 10 percent

    Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco has surpassed Apple to become the world's most valuable company

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  • Greenland ice sheet melting at alarming rate

    About 400 million people could be at risk for flooding by the end of the century should the Greenland ice shelf continue to melt at its current pace,...

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  • Chile: Debris believed from missing plane carrying 38 found

     The Chilean Air Force says debris believed to be from a military transport plane carrying 38 people that vanished days earlier en route to Antarctica...

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  • Genocide claims 'misleading' says Nobel Peace Prize winner

    Aung San Suu Kyi has come under fire for treatment of the Rohingya minority.

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  • Greenland ice sheet melting could expose 400 million people to flooding, study says

    The ice sheet is the largest contributor of water into the ocean every year.

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  • Brazil's Amazon states seek $500 million from Norway

    The states of Brazil's Amazon region have held talks with Norway about possibly receiving some $500 million in funding for sustainable rainforest...

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  • Diplomats to Lebanon: Expect no aid before government formed

    Diplomats meeting in Paris say Lebanon cannot expect to receive international aid for its battered economy until a new government undertakes serious...

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  • A sorority of mothers in Mexico search mass graves looking for missing children

    The mothers' collective has spawned a national movement to find lost children.

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  • UK political leaders chase undecided voters on eve of vote

    Britain’s election has been like the country’s late-autumn weather: chilly and dull, with blustery outbursts

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  • Chilean officials say they've found debris believed to be from a transport plane that vanished en route to Antarctica.

    Chilean officials say they've found debris believed to be from a transport plane that vanished en route to Antarctica.

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  • New Zealand volcano vents steam, death toll now at 16

    The death toll from the eruption of a New Zealand island volcano is now believed to be 16 after authorities announced two people who had been...

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  • Niger army spokesman: Jihadist attack kills 71 soldiers

    Niger's government says 71 soldiers have been killed by suspected jihadists in the deadliest attack on the West African country's force in recent...

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  • Parliament vote puts Israel on verge of 3rd election

    Israel's parliament has passed the first reading of a bill to dissolve itself, putting the country on the verge of its third national election in...

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  • Spanish king invites Socialist leader to form a government

    Spain’s king has asked caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to try and form a government, even though the Socialist leader appears short of...

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  • French government raises retirement age as strikes grind on

    France's prime minister says the full retirement age will be increased for the country's youngest. But he offered concessions Wednesday in an...

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  • Israeli parliament passes initial motion to dissolve, putting country on verge of third elections in less than a year.

    Israeli parliament passes initial motion to dissolve, putting country on verge of third elections in less than a year.

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  • Greta Thunberg at COP25, haze in Sydney, protests in France: World in Photos, Dec. 11

    A look at the top photos from around the globe.

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  • Rescuer describes horror of New Zealand's silent eruption

    Rescuer Lillani Hopkins has described the harrowing time she spent helping those badly burned after this week's deadly volcanic eruption in New...

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