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Pakistan grants US company $35m contract to manufacture MRAP vehicles
Production will take place in West Point, Mississippi, and Pakistan
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Russia successfully launches space freighter after crash
A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress cargo ship lifted off from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
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Here's how to get fresh McDonald's fries every time
It's quite simple!
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Turkey lifts ban on army officers wearing Islamic headscarf: state media
Women may wear the headscarf underneath their cap or beret so long as it is the same colour as their uniform
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Ex-Ukraine leader urges Trump to end war in east
'I request you take action in defence of... human rights in Ukraine, restoration of democracy and rule of law'
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Pictures of the day: February 22, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Drilling commences for India's first ever undersea bullet train
Construction is expected to commence in 2018 and is estimated to take five years to complete
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Off-label antidepressant use not backed by science: study
The study shows that more research is urgently needed on the prevalence and impact of off-label medications
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15 stunning images from the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the Year contest
Here are some stunning shots from the collection of winning images
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Ecuador officials deny fraud claims in presidency vote
Lenin Moreno has 39.31 per cent of the vote with 97.2 per cent of ballots counted
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US Muslims raise over $50,000 to repair vandalised Jewish cemetery
Moves comes after desecration of Jewish cemetery in which 150 headstones were damaged
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Turkey detains 35 suspected Islamic State members in Istanbul
Police carried out simultaneous raids in 41 locations across the city
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Senior Yemeni general killed in Houthi missile attack: military source
Ahmed Saif al-Yafei death is considered to be a blow to government forces backed by Saudi-led military coalition
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Kim Jong Nam murder case: North Korea calls for release of three detained in Malaysia
Malaysia detains two women, a man in connection with murder of half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles: US officials
The development is likely to raise questions about whether and how the US will respond
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Bavaria pushes ahead with burqa ban as elections loom
The southern German state will ban the face veil in schools, universities, government workplaces and polling stations
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Top US envoys to meet Mexico president to calm tension
Pena Nieto last month canceled a meeting after Trump insisted he would make Mexico pay for the wall
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Azeribaijan president appoints wife as deputy, entrenches family power
Under revised constitution, Azerbaijan also has a vice president - which is more junior to the first vice president
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Netanyahu blasts UN 'hypocrisy', Australian PM opposes 'one-sided resolutions'
Says Australia has been courageously willing to puncture UN hypocrisy more than once
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Canada to welcome 1,200 Yezidi refugees from Iraq
Since coming to power in late 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has resettled 40,000 Syrian refugees
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Quebec mosque hires own lawyers for accused gunman's trial
The lawyers will attend the trial of accused mosque shooter to ensure the 'rights of the victims' are respected
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Israel invited 26 Oscar stars to visit. So far none has
Campaign groups accused Israel of trying to use the celebrities to gain positive coverage and downplay alleged abuses
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Kabul to set penalties for subculture of boy sex slaves
The young boys, sometimes dressed effeminately with makeup and bells on their feet are often sexually exploited
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Malaysia identifies North Korean embassy official among suspects
Police chief says both suspects are still in Malaysia and have been called in for questioning
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Trump's new security adviser differs from him on Russia, other key issues
Trump tells McMaster that he has full authority to structure the national security team the way he wants
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US targets millions in sweeping deportation plan
Trump campaigned for a crack down on what he characterised as a source of widespread crime and a drag on the economy
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Amnesty says Trump's 'poisonous' rhetoric makes world a darker place
U.S. allies in Europe have been seeking clarity on the Trump administration's foreign policy strategy
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Trump to leave protections for 'dreamer' migrants, but deport all others
DHS officials say agency will prioritise illegal immigrants deemed to pose a threat.
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Trump condemns 'horrible and painful' anti-Semitic threats
On Monday, bomb threats were called in to 11 Jewish community centers but were found to be hoaxes
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Seven Maoist rebels killed in central India gunfight
Almost 20 states in India are affected by deadly insurgency with daily reports of gunfights and bomb blasts
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Turkey Kurdish party co-leader given 5-month jail sentence
Demirtas has been held in jail since November on charges of links to the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party
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Iraq forces press assault on IS south of Mosul
Iraqi forces backed by jets and gunships retook Village Al-Buseif which IS had used as its main base
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Journalists face rising threats in trouble spots, says watchdog
Report says journalists are increasingly targeted since beheading of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl
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Italy's anti-discrimination head quits over gay sex scandal
Local television show claims UNAR had been funding 'cultural' associations which hosted gay sex parties
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Yahoo slashes price of Verizon deal $350m after data breaches
The transaction had been delayed due to the hacks
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Modi urges US to keep an open mind on visas for skilled workers
The Indian PM also met Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
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Trump knowledge of Russian election hack could lead to impeachment, says Watergate lawyer
Labelling the press as the enemy a commonality between the two presidents
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Pope decries ‘populist rhetoric’ fuelling fear of immigrants
Says immigrants should not be rejected out of hand as unworthy rivals but given a ‘responsible and dignified welcome’
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Trump critic McCain meets Saudi king
Visit comes two days before a new round of UN-brokered talks in Geneva aimed at ending six years of fighting
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Marine Le Pen's offices raided over expenses scandal
The leader is accused by the European Parliament of defrauding it off nearly 340,000 euros
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Spanish police arrest man driving truck full of gas bottles
Swedish national was driving a stolen truck on the wrong side of a road
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Bodies of 74 migrants found on west Libyan beach
The Red Crescent published pictures of the bodies laid out in white and black body bags along the beach
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India arrests heads of adoption centre over trafficking
Investigators said children aged between six months and 14 years were sold to couples from Europe, America and Asia
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Israel court sentences soldier to 18 months for killing Palestinian
A decision to court-martial Sergeant Elor Azaria stirred controversy in Israel from the start
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Pictures of the day: February 21, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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UN's de Mistura: A 'chronic optimist' in Syria quagmire
The Syria envoy job had described as 'mission impossible'
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Qaddafi son’s trial unfair, should be sent to ICC: UN
Saif al Islam has been held in mountainous western Zintan region by one faction contending for power in Libya
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Iran leader backs liberation of Palestine from Israel 'tumour'
"This cancerous tumour, since its start, has grown incrementally and its treatment must be incremental too"
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China opposes US naval patrols in South China Sea
Beijing’s reaction comes after US aircraft carrier strike group begins patrols in South China Sea
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60,000-year-old microbes found in Mexican mine
NASA scientist says the discovery has profound effects to understand evolutionary history of microbial life

















































