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'World's loneliest duck' dies on Pacific island Niue
Trevor found fame after NZ journalist discovered that his makeshift home, near a puddle, was used for directions
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Kabul govt key to peace talks, US says, after Taliban progress
Afghan president calls on Taliban to 'enter serious talks' with Kabul
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Palestinian PM willing to quit if president Abbas wishes: spokesperson
Amid a deepening of a decade-long split in Palestinian politics
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Bahrain opposition leader loses appeal against life sentence
In charges of spying for Gulf rival Qatar
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Kamala Harris launches White House bid in America 'under attack'
Harris was California's attorney general from 2011 to 2017, made her announcement to supporters in Oakland
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Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north
Clear and calm waters of Reisafjorden become winter playground of Scandinavian country's killer whales
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Canadian arrested in Macau for $284 mn fraud attempt: reports
The arrest comes as Beijing and Ottawa are locked in a diplomatic row
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Chinese rights lawyer jailed for 'subversion'
Rights organisations denounce Wang's jail sentence, with Amnesty International calling it "a gross injustice"
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Britain has martial law option under Brexit no-deal, but no plan to exercise it: secretary
Unnamed officials said the govt had been examining its powers in case a no-deal Brexit resulted in civil disobedience
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India's Modi seen appeasing voters, putting reforms aside in pre-election budget
Piyush Goyal, India’s interim finance minister, will present the budget on February 1
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Stoned with the stars: California's marijuana tourism gets smoking
Los Angeles is considered the world's largest pot market
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As West turns on him, Venezuela's Maduro flexes military muscle
Private military contractors who do secret missions for Russia flew into Venezuela to beef up security for Maduro
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S Korea's first airborne fight against 'Chinese' pollution fails
A weak, misty rain detected for several minutes with no observation of significant precipitation
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At least 15 dead in mudslide at hotel in Peru: mayor
During a wedding celebration
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Venezuela's Guaido calls for new anti-Maduro protests
Guaido on a mission to weaken the military's support of Maduro
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Death toll rises to 58 as hope dims after Brazil dam collapse
The cause of the dam burst remains unclear
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Army hopes Kabul will focus on TTP, Da’ish after restoration of peace
Pakistan wishes for the success of ongoing peace dialogue between Afghan Taliban and US: DG ISPR
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Aasia Bibi's lawyer returns home to fight her case
Saiful Malook had fled to the Netherlands after receiving death threats in Pakistan
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Pakistani, Indian border forces exchange sweets on India's Republic Day
Goodwill gesture was also made along Wagah, other joint border posts shared between the two nations
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Teenage sisters in India dress as boys to run paralysed father's hair salon
Both girls behave like a boy to avoid any possible nuisance by male customers
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Afghans hope for peace but fear bloodshed as US, Taliban talk
Taliban are widely believed to want to return to power and reimpose their own strict interpretation of sharia law
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Saudi Arabia executes four Yemenis for murdering Pakistani man
Riyadh carried out 120 death sentences in 2018
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Pakistan closes Mazar-e-Sharif consulate after terror attempt
Afghan woman tries to sneak in a hand grenade inside the Pakistani mission
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Two die after eating sweets offered at Indian temple
According to Indian media, temple-goers were offered the sweet by two women who came into the temple from outside
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Blackmail letters with suspected cyanide sent to Japanese firms
The letters were sent under the names of executed members of the Aum Shinrikyo
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US free news sites BuzzFeed, HuffPost feel the layoff pinch
No explanation was publicly given for the cuts, but the reasons are clear
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Malaysia stripped of Paralympic championship over Israel stance
The championships were due to take place in the Malaysian city of Kuching on July 29-August 4
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Four scenarios for Venezuela's growing political crisis
Crisis in Venezuela intensified since Juan Guaido proclaimed himself acting president
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Thai pop idol condemned for Nazi swastika T-shirt
Apologises tearfully onstage during a concert the next day
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In a first, Mariah Carey set to perform in Saudi Arabia
Dutch DJ Tiesto, Yemeni-Emirati singer Balqees Fathi and Jamaican rapper Sean Paul among others will also perform
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Working mothers 18% more stressed than others: study
Reducing the number of working hours has a positive impact on stress levels, research suggests
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Protesters storm Turkish base in Iraq's Kurdish region
In anger over the deaths of four civilians last week blaming Turkish bombardment in the area
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Israel took 'years' to find cross-border tunnels: Hezbollah chief
Israel alleges Hezbollah had planned to use the tunnels to kidnap or kill its civilians or soldiers
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UK's Prince Philip apologises to woman injured in car crash: report
Newspaper publishes apology letter written by the 97-year-old royal to Emma Fairweather
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Russia marks 75th anniversary of end of Leningrad siege
The siege of Leningrad claimed over 800,000 lives
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Hundreds missing in Brazil, 34 found dead, after Vale dam burst
Dam ruptured on Friday, releasing a torrent of mining waste that slammed into Vale’s facilities
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in West Bank clashes: army
One of at least six Palestinians shot during clashes near Ramallah
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Philippines vows to crush 'terrorists' after church bombs kill 27
Civilians bore the brunt of the attack, which also killed at least seven soldiers
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In a first, Taliban, US publicly admit ‘progress on vital issues’ in talks
This by far is the closest to a peace deal the two sides could reach, say analysts
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Indian envoy urges trust building before political dialogue
High Commissioner Bisaria says Delhi has yet to agree to Kartarpur corridor zero-point
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Khashoggi inquiry has sought access to Saudi consulate, kingdom
Agnes Callamard begins a week-long mission to Turkey on Monday
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Rescuers recover body of Spanish boy who fell down well
There had been no sign of life from the boy but rescuers believed they knew where he was inside the illegal well
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EU nations give ultimatum to Venezuela's Maduro as pressure mounts
Maduro's reelection last year was contested by the opposition and rejected by US, EU and UN as a sham
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Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides climbs to 68
Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone nations on Earth
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Leave or face criminal prosecution: Nigerian police tell 'gay community'
If you're homosexually inclined, Nigeria is not a place for you, says Lagos Police spokesperson
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US, Taliban inch closer to deal in Doha
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad heads to Kabul to brief Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on progress
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Dutch ambassador to return to Pakistan after Wilders row: report
Ardi Stoios-Braken 'will fly back to Islamabad in early February'
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Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary's Jews
As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Doha dialogue: US admits troops to be withdrawn 'soon' from Afghanistan
Taliban agree to not let al Qaeda, militant Islamic State establish presence in Afghanistan
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EU adds Saudi Arabia to draft terrorism financing list: sources
EU’s list currently consists of 16 countries, including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen and N Korea