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Mr President? Turkish anchor remembers Erdogan coup call
His call through the Apple app FaceTime is seen as a crucial turning point in the coup
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Boeing promises Trump to control costs on Air Force One
Boeing CE congratulated Trump on his election win and committed to working with the new administration
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Mars One puts back planned colonisation of Red Planet
The Mars One consortium said its first manned mission to the Red Planet would now not happen until 2031
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Israel's Netanyahu gives conditional 'No' to meeting Abbas in Paris
Israeli Prime Minister said told Francois Hollande he would not meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas
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Thousands of geese die after landing in toxic US water
As many as 10,000 snow geese descended on the abandoned open Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana
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Court blocks New York City from discarding illegal immigrants' data
City officials were considering destroying records of hundreds of thousands of municipal ID card holders
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Quake of magnitude 6.2 strikes China's Xinjiang
There were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties from the quake
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John Glenn, former US astronaut, hospitalised
John Glenn is the last surviving member of the original seven 'Right Stuff' Mercury astronauts
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First US Somali lawmaker gets 'Islamophobic threats' from cab driver
Ilhan Omar who wears the hijab was subjected to the most hateful, derogatory, Islamophobic, sexist taunts and threats
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Trump says union head who accused him of lying has 'done a terrible job'
Chuck Jones accused the president-elect of lying about the number of jobs saved in the Carrier deal
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New Zealand finance minister set to become next PM after rivals drop out
Bill English is set to be confirmed as the country's next leader after both his competitors dropped out of the race
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China top court rules in favor of Michael Jordan in trademark case
The basketball star won a long-running trademark case against a sportswear firm using the Chinese version of his name
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Austrian, Chinese victims of PIA crash worked on hydropower project for Andritz group
Andritz builds machinery and provides services for hydro-power plants and the steel and paper industry
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Tata Steel commits to staying in Britain
Tata put its European long products division up for sale as it refocussed on strip steel
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Apple Music attracts 20 million subscribers
With new innovations, Apple has successfully reached out to more customers
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Assange releases testimony from London questioning, says he is innocent
Wikileaks founder was questioned for two days at the Ecuadorian embassy in London in November
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TIME names Trump its 2016 'Person of the Year'
The president-elect welcomed the accolade as a "very, very great honour
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New Zealand passport robot tells applicant of Asian descent to open eyes
The automated system told the 22-year-old engineering student the photo was invalid because his eyes were closed
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Feeling intimidated, Jews and Muslims band together in Trump's America
'You have to have a plan'
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Earth's days getting longer, slower
Over the past 27 centuries, the average day has lengthened at a rate of about 1.8 milliseconds per century
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Polar bear numbers to plunge a third as sea ice melts
Study classifies sea-faring polar bear at high risk of extinction
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Restaurant owned by Pakistani-American vandalised with bacon in Texas
He has reported the incident to Galveston police
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Why India's poor are devoted to 'god-like' leaders
Hundreds of thousands of people attended funeral in Chennai for the veteran Tamil leader Jayalalithaa
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Klan leaders charged after stabbing ahead of pro-Trump rally
Official says the men had gotten into an argument with the victim that turned violent
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Saffron, rural Spain's crisis-beating spice
Spain's devastating economic crisis in 2008 pushed many to return to growing what is known as "red gold"
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Trump boasts of $50b investment at victory rally
The US president-elect provided no details on the jobs or investment, which he spent all day trumpeting
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Dutch MP Wilders faces verdict in hate speech trial
The MP faces charges of insulting a racial group and inciting racial hatred after comments he made about Moroccans
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93 killed after quake hits Indonesia's Aceh
'Many of the victims were killed or injured not because of the quake itself but because of collapsing buildings'
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Obama’s top aide voices concern over LoC tensions
Antony Blinken lauds Islamabad’s efforts to bring stability to South Asia
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US Muslims eye future under Trump with apprehension
Trump’s election win has emboldened anti-Muslim miscreants
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EU approves Microsoft buyout of LinkedIn with conditions
Microsoft's $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn was announced in June
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May agrees to outline Brexit plans if MPs back her timetable
Motion and amendment will be subject to a debate and non-binding vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday
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Brazil Senate refuses Supreme Court move to dismiss its president
Injunction issued by a judge on Monday ordered removal of Calheiros because he was indicted last week for embezzlement
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American author faces Twitter backlash after claiming 'London is all Islamic'
'Have you seen the giant mosque in Westminster'?
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Samsung wins over Apple in $399m patent appeal
US Supreme Court sends the case back to the appellate court in Washington
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Trump says new Air Force One too costly: 'Cancel order!'
The legendary light blue and white liveried jets are a powerful symbol of US might
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Angela Merkel calls for burqa ban in Germany
German chancellor believes full-face veil is not acceptable in her country
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Beyonce leads Grammy nominations in crowded field
The pop diva will face off at February 12 awards in 3 of most prestigious categories against English balladeer Adele
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Game of Thrones star Peter Vaughan passes away
He played Maester Aemon in the hit HBO series
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Benazir Bhutto leadership programme launched at Harvard
Programme will support students from Muslim countries committed to democracy, equality for women, education for all
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Nude selfies used as collateral for Chinese loans
Some borrowers also promise to repay loans with sexual favours, according to screen captures posted on social media
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Obama targets Trump in final speech on terror fight
Outgoing president will touch upon his failed bid to close Guantanamo prison and strong opposition to use of torture
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By embracing India's anti-Pakistan policy, Kabul risks peace in Afghanistan
Unless there’s a true statesman governing Afghanistan, India may use Afghans to fight Pakistan
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British PM joins Gulf summit for post-Brexit trade talks
Theresa May is the first British premier and the first woman to attend the annual summit
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Justin Trudeau moved to tears after reunion with Syrian refugee
"When I met Mr Prime Minister at that moment, he said two words: 'Welcome home'
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Oxford graduate sues university for £1m over failure to secure a first
Whilst admitting it had “difficulties” running the module, Oxford University argues the claim is baseless
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Qatar to spend $13b on 'mega projects' in 2017
The Gulf state's finance minister predicted growth of 3.4 per cent in 2017
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Saudi court sentences 15 people to death for spying for Iran
The 15 were among 32 people who were detained in 2013 on charges of spying for Iran and went on trial in February
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Bernard Cazeneuve named French PM after Valls quits
Cazeneuve will take control of Socialist government until legislative elections in June
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Japan PM Abe won't apologise at Pearl Harbor
The move follows Barack Obama's historic May trip to Hiroshima