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China's Cultural Revolution, now highly collectible
At the "East is Red" shop in Shanghai, every nook and cranny is packed with memorabilia of China's Cultural Revolution
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Britain's opposing camps intensify EU referendum campaigns
Cameron says Britain could slip into recession if it votes to withdraw from the European bloc
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Efforts to counter Islamic State propaganda bear fruit, experts say
The IS group has long used the Internet and social media to recruit fighters
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'Tick here please': Changing gender in Norway gets easier
Soon, this former Norwegian navy captain will be recognised for what she is: a woman born in a man's body
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Germany eyes free wi-fi in public spaces, finally
In an age when almost everyone carries a smartphone, the absence of such free hotspots can appear to be an aberration
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to 'educate' Trump on Islam
To suggest that it's incompatible to be Western and to be Muslim is, I think, really, really risky, Khan says
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PM Nawaz attends Turkey president's daughter wedding in Istanbul
According to sources Nawaz is in Turkey to seek advice from Turkish president regarding Panama Papers
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IS 'attacks Syria hospital, kills 20, takes hostages'
The attack sparked clashes with regime forces providing security for the hospital
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Australia charges five men over sailing plot to join Islamic State
Approximately 100 people have left Australia for Syria to fight alongside organizations such as Islamic State
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Kyrgyz opposition member arrested over IS support
Nurlan Motuyev arrested for calling Kyrgyzstanis to fight in Syria on the side of banned extremist organisations
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25 Palestinian children killed in 3 months: UNICEF
1,300 Palestinian children were injured during the spike in attacks, almost all in the West Bank and east Jerusalem
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Anti-Israel cartoon contest opens in Tehran
Best cartoon will be awarded $12,000
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Taliban bomber kills three at Afghan police training centre
Taliban spokesperson Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said the militants were behind the bombing
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Muslim politician in Scotland takes oath of allegiance in Urdu
Humza Yousaf, who won a seat from the city of Glasgow, spoke first in English and then in Urdu
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Tajikistan leader creates holiday in his own honour
Amendments to the Law on Holidays were passed without opposition
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IS kills at least five in Iraq suicide raid
Islamic State group infiltrated a town in Iraq's Anbar province with several fighters wearing suicide belts
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Saudi Arabia hit by new credit rating downgrade
The crude price collapse, to around $46 on Friday, has intensified Saudi efforts to diversify the economy
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Pioneering Italian fertility doctor suspected of stealing patient's eggs
Severino Antinori was arrested at Rome's Fiumicino airport following a complaint filed by a 24-year-old Spanish woman
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'This is America' air traveler says guilty of yanking Muslim's scarf
Man grabbed the back of the hijab and "pulled it all the way off," leaving her head exposed
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Turkey president's daughter to marry in Istanbul
Erdogan to see daughter Sumeyye marry defence industrialist Selcuk Bayraktar at a large-scale, high security ceremony
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South American leaders watched from sidelines as Rousseff fell
Rousseff was suspended from office Thursday to face an impeachment trial for manipulating govt accounts
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World's largest aircraft takes rare flight
The plane was developed in the 1980s to carry the Soviet version of the space shuttle on its back
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Migrants rescued off Sicily are not Syrians, UN says
'There were hardly any Syrian migrants among the 800 people rescued off Sicily' UN and IOM
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Pakistan to comply to certain conditions to secure US military aid
State Department official says Obama administration wants Pakistan to show tougher action against Haqqani network
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Eatery employee in India dies after being pushed into boiling curry
Employee was pushed into the boiling curry over poor food quality
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Hezbollah says 'Islamist' extremists killed military chief in Syria
Blames religious extremists for killing Shia militant group's top military commander in Syria in an artillery attack
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Facebook uses reaction tool to gather users’ information, claims Belgian police
The social media giant launched in February six new ways of expressing emotions alongside the 'like' button
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Two Indian reporters shot dead in less than 24 hours
Police yet to ascertain the motive behind the killing but two people have been detained for questioning
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Venezuela's Maduro extends economic emergency measures
Maduro regularly blames US for what his administration sees as a conspiracy against Venezuela amid low oil prices
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US poultry workers forced to wear diapers at work: Oxfam report
Workers constantly ignored or mocked by supervisors when they seek permission to use the toilet
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China using 'coercive tactics' in maritime claims: Pentagon
China deploys coast guard and PLA Navy ships in the South China Sea to maintain a "near-continuous" presence there
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Mexico debates legalizing opium poppy for medicine
The idea was launched by governor of the southern state of Guerrero, which has the country's highest murder rate
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Elderly Buddhist monk hacked to death in Bangladesh: police
Villagers find Maung Shue U Chak's dead body in a pool of blood inside the Buddhist temple, no responsibility claimed
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Suspected arson at Spanish tyre dump forces evacuations
At least 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes Friday after a huge tyre dump near Madrid
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Nigeria hosts international summit on Boko Haram
The summit comes as Nigeria's military pushes deep into Boko Haram's Sambisa Forest stronghold
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Brass tacks time for UN climate forum
'Challenge is now to operationalize the Paris Agreement' France and Morocco say
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World's smallest porpoise near extinction in Mexico
The porpoise's population had already fallen to fewer than 100 in 2014, down from 200 in 2012
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Birth of rare Sumatran rhino hailed as major boost
Conservationists wept in joy as the healthy female calf was born on western Sumatra island
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India's Maharashtra bans 'social boycotts' that often shun women, lower castes
Individual, families have been banished from the community; denied access to temples, wells, markets and celebrations
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IMF warns of economic risks from Brexit
The latest warning comes as Prime Minister David Cameron campaigns fervently to keep Britain in the 28-nation EU
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India’s top court orders Kerala Police to probe into wife-swapping charge in Navy
An estranged wife of a Naval officer accuses her husband and his colleagues of indulging in wife-swapping
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'Evidence' Russia behind cyber attacks in Germany
While 'Sofacy' aimed at stealing data, another campaign 'Sandworm' was designed to sabotage IT systems, statement says
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Muslims increasingly racially profiled on US planes in 2016
Passengers have been removed from flights for speaking Arabic, completing math equation or staring at flight attendant
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Saudi officials supported 9/11 hijackers, documents show
John F Lehman urges Obama administration to declassify controversial secret 28-page section of US congressional report
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Politicians the most referenced occupation in Panama Papers
A number of past and present world leaders were named in the first leak as having offshore holdings
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Facebook CEO announces investigation into anti-conservative bias
Facebook is accused of omitting articles from politically conservative outlets from its sidebar of popular stories
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Drought-hit Indian kids to get free meals over holidays
Supreme Court orders that children affected by drought should be provided free meals six days a week
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Chinese man gets $400,000 for 20 years in jail: report
It was one of a series of cases to highlight miscarriages of justice in China
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First Muslim woman elected as speaker in German state parliament
Muhterem Aras, 50, says her victory sends a message of 'openness, tolerance and successful integration'
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Pope ally sees Church 'split in two' over female deacons
"There is going to be a fierce debate, I think.. the Church is split down the middle" German cardinal Walter Kasper

















































