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Olive oil 'for peace' in divided Cyprus
Cyprus has been split since 1974
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Africa holds 'silence the guns' summit as new conflicts grow
South Sudan's civil war began in 2013 and has left 380,000 people dead and millions more in dire poverty
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Trump budget plan pushes back deficit target: US media
Budget plan is expected to request $2 billion in homeland security spending for the US-Mexico border wall
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Snow problem for Japan's ice sculpture festival
Organisers forced to truck in powder from distant towns for their signature sculptures in an unheard-of ice crisis
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Two new coronavirus cases emerge with link to ski resort
Five Britons tested positive for the virus in France on Saturday
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US Democrats trade barbs as New Hampshire vote nears
With the primary season underway in earnest, earlier collegiality among Democrats has fallen away
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Australia, Indonesia move to implement trade deal
It also includes improved access for Australia's agriculture industry to Indonesia's vast market of 260 million people
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20 civilians dead as Syrian govt set to retake key highway
Recapturing the M5 will allow traffic to resume between war-torn Syria's main business hubs
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Coronavirus death toll crosses 900 as millions in China return to work
Death toll surpasses global fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic
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Thousands of mysterious bomb hoaxes plague Moscow
Since late November, more than 1.6 million people have been evacuated from buildings in Moscow
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China inflation rises as coronavirus disrupts supply chains
Beijing had already been battling a slowing domestic economy before the new coronavirus emerged
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WHO warns overseas coronavirus spread may be 'tip of the iceberg'
WHO advance team on coronavirus on way to Beijing
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Kashmir to remain ‘cornerstone’ of Pakistan's foreign policy
Qureshi interacts with top Kashmiri leaders on dire situation in held valley
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Azerbaijan's ruling party wins election, according to exit polls
Sunday's ballot monitored by international observers from 58 countries including Pakistan
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‘Saudi Arabia on the road to gender equality’
World Bank report places Saudi Arabia first in gender equality in GCC bloc and second in the Arab region
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Iran bid to send satellite into orbit fails, again
Satellite, which Iran says serves for scientific observation, is part of programme that US describes as provocation
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China offers $43bn boost to firms fighting virus
The outbreak, which started in the central city of Wuhan, has brought large swathes of the country to a halt
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Four rare mountain gorillas 'killed by lightning'
Post-mortem examination has been performed on the four, including a male infant, who died on February 3 in Uganda
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Anti-Muslim citizenship law, ‘beginning of migration wave in India’
Discriminatory citizenship law discussed at a panel discussion in Turkey
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African leaders reject Trump's Mideast peace plan
The leaders voice solidarity with 'the Palestinian cause' at African Union summit
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Strike in Indian Occupied Kashmir to mark execution anniversary of Afzal Guru
Guru was silently executed in jail for allegedly taking part in an attack on India's parliament in 2001
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Israel blocks Palestinian agricultural exports, escalating trade spat
Boycott dramatically hurt Israeli cattle breeders, says COGAT
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Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China
He was among eight physicians punished by Wuhan police for rumour-mongering
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Death toll from Kazakhstan ethnic clashes rises to 10
An angry crowd torched dozens of buildings and cars, following the brawl
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6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
It hit at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75 miles) south of Kokopo
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Iran to launch satellite, US says program linked to missiles
Tehran denies that satellite activity is a cover for missile development
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After fleeing war, Syrian families say 'nowhere to go'
Conflict has forced more than 580,000 people from their homes and onto the roads
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Syria army takes Idlib crossroads town despite Turkish warnings
Violence has killed more than 300 civilians, sent some 586,000 fleeing towards relative safety nearer Turkish border
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Wild weather as cyclone, storms lash Australia
It reportedly downed trees, ripped roofs off sheds and knocked out power in the small coastal towns of Dampier
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US presidency gains more power with Trump's acquittal
It hit a low in the 1970s, after Congress wrested authority away following Richard Nixon's Watergate abuses
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US border patrol agents: part bloodhound, part police, part rescuer
Last year, the approximately 500 agents in the Big Bend sector detained 1,624 people
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27 dead including gunman after 'unprecedented' mass shooting: Thai PM
Gunman used weapons stolen from the military arsenal to unleash carnage in the town centre
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American dies of coronavirus in China, five Britons infected in French Alps
Virus spreads to 27 countries, infecting more than 330 people
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Two US troops killed by Afghan soldier in Nangarhar attack
In December, Taliban infiltrators in the Afghan military killed nine Afghan soldiers in central Afghanistan
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China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
Epidemic has prompted the government to lock down whole cities as anger mounts over its handling of the crisis
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Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus
More than 800 dead in China, 37,000 infected
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India could provoke war with Pakistan in 2020: US foreign affairs expert
Michael Kugelman says war rhetoric of Indian civil, military leaders increases chances of war
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US forces come under 'direct fire' in eastern Afghanistan
Casualties yet to be ascertained in ‘green-on-blue’ attack -- in which Afghan security forces target foreign soldiers
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Thai soldier kills at least 20 people in shooting rampage
Soldier opens fire in several places including a house and an army base, before heading to mall
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'Indian soldiers not mentally schooled to accept women officers in command'
'Women are not fit to be given ground combat roles in the country's armed forces', Indian govt tells court
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Exit polls predict Modi defeat as Delhi votes
Average of nine exit polls show Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party is likely to win 52 out of 70 seats
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to ‘advance Kashmir cause’
FM Qureshi thanks Saudi counterpart for ‘steadfast support’
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Syria army overruns key Idlib crossroads town: state TV
Conflict has killed more than 380,000 people since it broke out in 2011
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New York threatens to sue Trump administration over access to traveller programmes
Governor Cuomo, speaking at a news conference in New York, depicts the move against his state as political extortion
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Stranded Chinese stay on Bali as few take flight to Wuhan
As many as 189 seats on the charter flight were offered to around 3,000 Chinese tourists stranded on the island
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Three more coronavirus cases found on Japan cruise ship
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent his condolences to his bereaved family and renewed his pledge to contain the outbreak
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Turkey says capable of protecting outposts in Syria's Idlib
Under an agreement with Russia, Turkey has set up 12 observation posts in Idlib to avert an offensive by Syrian forces
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U.S. awaits China's approval to send in experts as part of WHO team
China agreed to allow WHO to form a team of experts to travel
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Eight die, dozens hurt in southern Kazakhstan clashes
30 houses, 15 commercial properties and 23 cars were damaged in the clashes
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Ireland starts vote in 'three horse race' to form next government
Polls have opened across the country, although a small number of islands off the west coast voted on Friday