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Europe
UK’s Johnson wins Queen’s approval to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson maneuvered on Wednesday to give his political opponents even less time to block a no-deal Brexit before…
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Economics
Shares tumble around the world as US-China trade war renews uncertainty
Shares mostly fell on Monday after the latest escalation in the US-China trade war renewed uncertainties about global economies, as…
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Environment
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
The G7 has agreed to spend $20 million (18 million euros) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to…
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Diplomacy
Trump says ready to meet with the Iranian leader after G7 diplomacy
US President Donald Trump said he was prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in the next few weeks…
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Health & Life
First death from vaping reported in the United States
WASHINGTON: A patient who had recently been vaping died in the US after developing severe lung disease, officials said on…
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South Asia
200,000 Rohingya rally to mark ‘Genocide Day’ in Bangladesh camps
Some 200,000 Rohingya rallied in a Bangladesh refugee camp to mark two years since they fled a violent crackdown by…
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Politics
India’s top opposition leaders sent back from Kashmir
The administration of Indian Kashmir on Saturday sent back a delegation of India’s top opposition leaders, including former Congress president…
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Environment
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil, official data showed Saturday, amid growing international…
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Defense
Britain sends another warship to Gulf
A third British warship is heading to the Gulf, the Royal Navy announced on Saturday, amid heightened tensions in the…
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Europe
Six EU nations agree to take 356 African migrants
Six EU countries on Friday agreed to take in 356 migrants stranded on a rescue ship in the Mediterranean after…
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