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Attack on UN base in Mali kills 8 peacekeepers UN source
Gunmen killed at least eight Chadian UN peacekeepers in an attack Sunday on one of their bases in northern Mali, a source close to the MINUSMA force said. According to…
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Death toll from Mexico pipeline explosion rises to 79
The fuel pipeline explosion in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo has killed at least 79 people and injured 81 others, Minister of Public Health Jorge Alcocer said Sunday. "There…
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2nd Trump-Kim summit expected to be held in Vietnam: report
The second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is expected to take place in Vietnam, with…
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Mueller disputes accuracy of BuzzFeed report on Trump, Cohen
Special counsel Robert Mueller's office on Friday issued a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News' report that said President Donald Trump's former attorney told Mueller that the…
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DPRK, U.S. representatives meet in Swedish capital
Senior representatives from Pyongyang and Washington met in Stockholm to prepare for a second summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un, the Swedish…
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21 dead, 71 burned in fire at illegal tap on Mexico pipeline
A huge fire exploded at a pipeline leaking fuel in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least 21 people and badly burning 71 others as locals were collecting the…
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4 lion cubs die in Gaza due to severe cold weather
A wave of a severe coldness swept the region over the past two days, leaving the death of four new-born cubs in a zoo in Rafah city in southern Gaza…
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UNESCO names Rio as World Capital of Architecture for 2020
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday announced that the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will be the World Capital of Architecture for 2020. Having…
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Zimbabwe in ‘total internet shutdown’ amid deadly crackdown
Zimbabwe imposed a "total internet shutdown" for most of Friday in what critics called an attempt to hide growing reports of a violent crackdown on protests against a dramatic fuel…
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WHO launches probe into alleged internal misconduct
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has ordered an internal inquiry after receiving anonymous emails that alleged racism, sexism and misspending within the UN health agency,…