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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
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Bids for US black teen killer's gun rocket into millions
George Zimmerman advertises gun as "firearm that was used to defend my life and end brutal attack from Trayvon Martin"
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Former Trump butler posts online about killing Obama
In April 2015, he posted that Obama "needs to be hung for treason"
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Frida Kahlo painting sells at auction for record $8 million
Kahlo was the first Latin-American artist to cross the million-dollar threshold when Diego y Yo went for $1.4m in 1990
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World's oldest person dies in New York City, aged 116
Jones, who was born in the US state of Alabama in 1899, was the daughter of sharecroppers and granddaughter of slaves
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Persecuted Yazidis call for international recognition of crimes against them
Yazidi campaigners are pushing for international justice for crimes committed against them by Islamic State
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Obama administration to issue transgender restroom guidance to schools
Obama administration to tell schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity
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Hezbollah announces death of top military commander in Syria
Hezbollah, along with Iran, is battling on side of regime in Damascus — making trio de facto allies on ground
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Security worker dies at Australian Embassy in Baghdad
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop declined to provide any details on the cause
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Solar Impulse 2 lands in Oklahoma on record-breaking flight
Flight ends latest stage of its record-breaking quest to circle globe without consuming a drop of fuel
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China taxi app Didi gets $1 billion from Apple
The world's second-largest economy is also Apple's second-biggest market
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Apple falls below $90 to 2-year low; Google now largest co.
Apple stock has slid sharply since mid-April, hit in part by the company's disappointing first quarter earnings
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Suspended Brazilian president Rousseff vows to fight on
She called the impeachment process "fraudulent" and "a coup"
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Eight wounded by car bomb near Istanbul military barracks
Turkey has been hit by a series of bombings this year, claimed by Islamic State and Kurdish militant groups
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Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight
The experimental solar-powered plane was piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard
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George Zimmerman to auction off gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin
Starting the bid at $5000, some proceeds of the auction will go to anti-gun control campaigns
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How ordering Domino’s daily saved a man’s life
When loyal customer Kirk Alexander stopped ordering food from Domino’s, employees at the eatery raised an alarm
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UAE to build 'fake' mountain to increase rainfall
Cloud seeding technology created a Middle Eastern monsoon, generating a years worth of rainfall in less than 24 hours
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15-year-old discovers ancient Mayan city from his bedroom
The new city, discovered in a Mexican jungle, is thought to be the fourth biggest Mayan city
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Brazil's Rousseff suspended to face impeachment trial
A nearly 22-hour debate in the Senate closed with an overwhelming 55-22 vote against Brazil's first female president
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Turkey recalls Bangladesh ambassador after extremist leader hanged
Motiur Rahman Nizami, was hanged at a Dhaka jail for the massacre of intellectuals during the 1971 independence war
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Hyperloop just had its first successful test in US desert
Brogan BamBrogan, a former SpaceX engineer who co-founded Hyperloop One, called the test a major milestone
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These 8 Muslim-majority countries elected Christian leaders before London elected Sadiq Khan
Next time someone says a Muslim-majority country would never elect a Christian leader, direct them to this article
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Britain to unveil plans to overhaul BBC
Celebrities including JDaniel Craig and Harry Potter author JK Rowling have warned against cuts at the broadcaster
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Turkey has met 72 criteria on visa deal, no change on terror law: EU minister Bozkir
The EU minister says it was unacceptable for Turkey if the deal was postponed unfairly
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Iran says pilgrims to miss Hajj after no deal with Saudi Arabia
Iran's culture minister says arrangements have not been put together and it's now too late
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Security tight in Bangladesh for strike over religious party leader's hanging
Nizami was the fifth and most senior opposition figure executed since Hasina's war crimes tribunal in 2010
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Shiv Sena pray for Donald Trump's presidential victory
Trump's ban on Muslims in America and his policies on how to tackle terrorism groups has made him popular in India
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Iranian, Indian cities ranked worst for air pollution
WHO experts acknowledge India faces a "huge challenge"

















































