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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,…
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Chinese-African coproduced dating show a hit in Africa
A blind date television show called "Hello Mr. Right" has become a hit in Africa. The show is a coproduction between China's StarTimes and the company's local partners in Africa.…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver dies at 83
Mary Oliver, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose rapturous odes to nature and animal life brought her critical acclaim and popular affection, has died. She was 83. Bill Reichblum, Oliver's literary…
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Trump grounds Pelosi after she imperils his big speech
She imperiled his State of the Union address. He denied her a plane to visit troops abroad. The shutdown battle between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is…
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Top North Korea official en route to Washington: reports
A top North Korean official left for Washington on Thursday, reports said, for talks with his US counterpart ahead of an expected summit between President Donald Trump and Pyongyang's leader…
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Death toll from Bogota car bomb blast climbs to 21
The death toll from a car bomb blast outside a police academy here on Thursday morning has climbed to 21, Colombian police said late Thursday. The blast at the General…