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Anti-Ebola radio host found dead
A radio host who helped spread the word in the fight against Ebola has been stabbed to death at his home in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said…
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At least 74 killed in Pakistan train fire, Cooking gas cylinders explode in cars packed with pilgrims
At least 74 people were killed and dozens injured after cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with pilgrims in Pakistan on Thursday, some dying after leaping from carriages…
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UK PM Johnson calls snap election, ‘Do or die’ maneuver seeks to break Brexit deadlock
Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally won parliamentary approval for a gamble on a snap ballot that he hopes…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping to deliver keynote speech at 2nd CIIE
Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) on November 5 in Shanghai, Vice Minister of Commerce…
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North Korea rebuffs South, refuses talks over historic flagship resort
North Korea on Tuesday rejected Seoul's request for talks on the fate of a flagship tour complex condemned by leader Kim Jong-un, dismissing meetings as "unnecessary," South Korea said. The…
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Poll finds over 80% in Japan back female emperor
The vast majority of Japanese voters back allowing women to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, a new polls shows, as the royal family struggles with a dearth of male heirs. The…
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Vietnam takes forensic samples to help in truck deaths case
Police have taken forensic samples from people in central Vietnam who believe their family members may be among the 39 victims found dead in a container truck in England last…
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19th CPC Central Committee holds fourth plenary session
The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its fourth plenary session in Beijing on Monday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered…
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Trump says Islamic State leader killed in raid
U.S. President Donald Trump says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after a U.S. military operation in Syria targeted the Islamic State group leader. Trump says in a statement to the…
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Pakistan says it denied India PM right to use its airspace
Pakistan on Saturday said it denied India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi permission to fly through its airspace due to "ongoing grave human rights violations" in India-controlled Kashmir. It is the…