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Fears of fresh violence ahead of new Gaza protest
Protests are in support of refugees, including those who want to return to their former homes in what is now Israel
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Trump breaks silence, claims no knowledge of porn star payment
Trump's long-time lawyer Michael Cohen has admitted to making the payment
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At least 54 children dead in Venezuela measles outbreak: NGO
Recent deaths were of six children, but since January the toll is 54
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Ghana president says plan to host US troops will bolster regional peace
Deal to also allow US troops to use an airport runway that meets US standards
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Woman shot dead in Houston Chinatown
Houston Police Department Homicide Division is investigating the case.
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China launches WTO complaint on US tariffs linked to IP issues
China claims tariffs to exceed the United States’ bound rates and appeared to violate provisions of WTO agreements
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Vietnam jails prominent human rights lawyer, five other activists
US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert says US is 'deeply troubled' over the conviction of the six people
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Major fire engulfs Istanbul hospital, patients evacuated
Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin says fire services have managed to bring the blaze partly under control
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Oklahoma teacher protests rumble on despite funding pledge
Tens of thousands of educators and their supporters have rallied in the capital Oklahoma City
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Trump proposes $100 billion more in tariffs on China
Says tariffs are considered ‘in light of China’s unfair retaliation’
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Brazil's Lula 'calm' ahead of prison: party leader
Lula, a two-term former president is said to leads in polls ahead of the October 7 presidential election
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Nigeria ex-president 'unaware' of Cambridge Analytica campaign role
Nigerian government claims that Cambridge Analytica, illegally uses Facebook data in past election campaigns
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Man wears $100,000 worth of jewellery, lies in gold casket during last rites
Millionaire real estate mogul's body was escorted from his funeral service to the crematorium in a $150,000 Bentley
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Australia begins probe into Facebook after data of 0.3m users breached
A Facebook spokesperson in Australia said the company would be 'fully responsive' to the investigation
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Four people killed in Turkish University shooting
Police had detained shooter, CNN Turk says
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South Korean fighter jet crashes, two pilots presumed dead
The jet was unrelated to US-South Korean military drills taking place in South Korea this month
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Woman fired from job after rude gesture to Trump sues employer
Says Americans should not have to choose between their principle and their paycheck
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Saudi crown prince to make official visit to France 'next week'
Rights groups called on French President Emmanuel Macron this week urging Prince Salman to halt the bombing campaign
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Thailand-bound flight escorted safely back to Singapore after bomb threat
Changi Airport Group said its ground resources were on standby and Airport Police were currently investigating
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Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan 'paid woman for silence'
Ramadan paid the Belgian-Moroccan woman $33,000 to stop posting details about their affair online
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YouTube shooting shows how fake news spirals on social media
False political news reached more people faster and went deeper into their social networks
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Philippine Maoist rebels reject preconditions for peace talks
The mainly Roman Catholic Philippines is also fighting several Muslim insurgencies in the south
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Police kill unarmed man in New York, mistaking pipe for gun
Four officers fired 10 shots at the man, who was pronounced dead at a hospital
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Not just housewives and whores: Roma women fight prejudice with art
New generation of artists and actresses across Europe embracing feminism and challenging negative stereotypes
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Guatemalan businessmen to build roads and school as part of bribery sentence
The nine businessmen sought expedited proceedings by admitting to paying the bribes
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Crocodiles guard secrets of Pakistan's lost African past
Sheedi mela at Mangho Pir’s shrine allows participants to connect with their African roots
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World will see India’s reign of terror
Pakistan to launch diplomatic offensive at international forums
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America remembers Martin Luther King Jr, 50 years on
US President Donald Trump paid homage to the civil rights icon by proclaiming April 4, 2018, a day to honour King
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Philippines to close Boracay resort to tourists for six months
President Rodrigo Duterte orders the shutdown to start from April 26
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Brazil's divided Supreme Court debates prison for Lula
Court showdown sents tension soaring in Latin America's biggest country
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One child dead, 14 others hospitalised in Canada
Cause of the death and hospitalisations is not clear
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Julius Maada Bio sworn in as new Sierra Leone president
Faces the difficult task of rebuilding the impoverished West African nation’s economy
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US expects talks with China as trade fight escalates
Beijing's swift and forceful response raised the prospect of a quickly spiralling dispute between two superpowers
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Police were warned of shooter grudge against YouTube
San Bruno police say her motive appears to be anger over YouTube's policies.
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Facebook says 87 million may be affected by data breach
New figure eclipses a previous estimate of 50 million
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Only two-thirds of American millennials consider Earth to be round
2% of adult Americans are firmly convinced the Earth is as flat as a pancake
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Transgender man gives birth in Finland first
Man legally changed his gender from a woman in 2015 after years of testosterone therapy
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to testify before Congress April 11
Consulting firm hired by Trump's presidential campaign acquire Facebook users data to influence voters
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India readies for 'active' China front as winter ends
Doklam has been disputed between China and Bhutan since 1961
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Indian woman fights off tiger with stick
Meshram, 23, sustained injuries as she tried to save her goat from being attacked by the tiger
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Wife of detained Chinese lawyer begins 100-km march to press for answers
Lawyer Wang Quanzhang went missing in August
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YouTube attacker was vegan activist who accused tech firm of discrimination
At least three wounded in attack
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Myanmar judge to rule next week on dropping journalists' case
Their plight has triggered global alarm over worsening media freedoms in Myanmar
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Queen Elizabeth's husband Philip set to undergo hip surgery
The exact nature of Philip’s hip problem remains unclear
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Mob burns homes in fresh India caste violence
Once dismissed as "untouchables," Dalits make up 200 million of India's 1.25 billion population
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Turkey hosts critical summit on Syria with Russia, Iran
The summit could be a deal-breaker or milestone for the Syrian Crisis
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Broken by siege, Syria militants face worst loss yet in Ghouta
Siege by the rebels could not withstand bombing by the Syrian regime
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Renowned Egyptian author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik dies at 55
Egyptian and Arab culture has lost a great novelist who enriched culture in Egypt and the Arab world
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Trump wants US troops to 'get out' of Syria
Trump places $200 million on hold in US funding to help stabilise areas of eastern Syria recaptured from Islamic State
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Philippines' Duterte calls UN rights chief 'empty-headed'
The psychiatrist told me: 'You are okay, mayor. You are just fond of cursing'