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New UN envoy embarks on 1st visit to Syria
The new UN envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, for the first time since his recent appointment. After reaching the Four Seasons hotel in the heart…
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PM “widely expected” to be defeated over Brexit deal: UK media
British Prime Minister Theresa May is "widely expected" to be defeated in the Tuesday parliament vote on the Brexit deal she has advocated, local media reported. An overwhelming majority of…
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Former chief of NASA urges lifting China ban
There is both optimism and a need for the United States to resume cooperation with China in space exploration, a veteran astronaut and former NASA administrator said days after the…
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Cockpit voice recorder of crashed Lion Air jet retrieved in water off western Indonesia
Navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, Indonesian officials said Monday, in a possible boost to…
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Trump says US will hurt Turkey economically if it hits Kurds
President Donald Trump's warning that if Turkey attacks U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria, the United States will "devastate Turkey economically" has drawn a sharp response from Ankara and President Recep…
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DNA of wolf declared extinct in wild lives on in Texas pack
Researchers say a pack of wild canines found frolicking near the beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast carries a substantial amount of red wolf genes, a surprising discovery because the…
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Australia’s first driverless passenger train completes test journey
Australia's first driverless passenger train completed its maiden test journey in Sydney on Monday, travelling 36 km between suburbs in the city's northwest. The 5.9-billion-U.S.-dollar new metro line has…
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U.S. top diplomat seeks Arab coalition force to face threats
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Saturday the formation of an Arab force and alliance capable of encountering regional challenges, Al Arabiya TV reported. "The United States is…
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French yellow vest protests hit 9th week, clash with police
Thousands of yellow vest protesters marched Saturday through Paris and other French cities for a ninth straight weekend to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies, and repeated tensions broke out…
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Traditional Chinese medicine adopted for depression treatment in San Francisco
A new approach combining Western psychiatric care with traditional Chinese medicine is expected to treat depression in U.S. San Francisco Bay Area. Integral TMS, a recently-launched psychiatric clinic in the…