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Cold water devastates coral reefs off Japan: survey

Unusuallycoldwaterhasdevastatedsomeoftheworld'smostnortherlycoralreefs,whichlieoffthecoastofwesternJapan,anenvironmentministryofficialsaidWednesday.Theministrys

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4 killed in IS attacks on security forces in central Iraq

FourpeoplewerekilledandeightothersinjuredThursdayintwoattacksbyIslamicState(IS)militantsinIraq'scentralprovinceofSalahudin,aprovincialsecuritysourcesaid.Inoneat

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Syrian army declares major victory in Damascus' Eastern Ghouta

TheSyrianarmyonSaturdaydeclaredamajorvictoryafterwrestingcontrolovermuchoftheEasternGhoutacountrysideofDamascus.Inastatement,thearmysaidafteraseriesof"precisely

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Iraq holds 1st int'l book exhibition in Baghdad after defeating IS

IraqonThursdayinauguratedthefirstBaghdadInternationalBookExhibitionafterthedefeatoftheIslamicState(IS)militantgroup.The10-dayexhibitionisheldattheBaghdadInterna

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6 killed by IS militants in Iraq's Salahudin province

Sixpeoplewerekilledand13injuredbytheextremistIslamicState(IS)militantswhoopenedfireonciviliansonamainroadnearIraqiethnicallymixedtownofTuz-KhurmatoinIraq'scentr

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7 IS militants killed in clashes with security forces in central Iraq

IraqisecurityforcesonWednesdaykilledatleastsevenIslamicState(IS)militantsinclashesatavillagenearthecityofShirqatinIraq'scentralprovinceofSalahudin,aprovincialse

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Ireland hit by worst snowstorm in 36 years

AseveresnowstormhitmostpartsofIrelandonWednesday,leavinglocalresident'slivesandbusinessesinthecountryseriouslydisrupted,reportedlocalmedia.Latestreportscomingin

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Indonesia’s N. Sumatra volcano erupts, spews hot ash up to 5 kilometers

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,Feb.19(APD)—Indonesia’sactivevolcanoofMountSinabunginNorthSumatraprovinceeruptedonMonday,spewingupto5-kilometerhighhotashandcoupledwi

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Iraqi forces kill 6 IS militant in operation in northern Iraq

IraqisecurityforcesMondaykilledsixIslamicState(IS)militantsinanoperationatthetownofHawijahinIraq'snorthernprovinceofKirkuk,alocalpolicesourcesaid.Theincidenttoo

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China lifted 13 mln people out of poverty in 2017

Chinalifted12.89millionruralpeopleoutofpovertyin2017asitadvancestowardsitstargetoferadicatingpoverty,officialdatashowedThursday.Therewerestill30.46millionruralp

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China lifted 13 mln people out of poverty in 2017: Official data

Chinalifted12.89millionruralpeopleoutofpovertyin2017asitadvancestowardsitstargetoferadicatingpoverty,officialdatashowedThursday.Therewerestill30.46millionruralp

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Taliban threaten 70% of Afghanistan, BBC finds

Talibanfighters,whomUS-ledforcesspentbillionsofdollarstryingtodefeat,arenowopenlyactivein70%ofAfghanistan,aBBCstudyhasfound.Monthsofresearchacrossthecountryshow

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IS leader, 2 militants killed in airstrike in eastern Iraq

AlocalleaderofIslamicState(IS)groupandtwoofthegroup'smilitantwerekilledFridayinanairstrikeinIraq'seasternprovinceofDiyala,aprovincialsecuritysourcesaid.Actingon

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2 Iraqi intelligence members killed in Kirkuk attack

UnidentifiedgunmenonWednesdayshotdeadtwointelligencemembersaffiliatedtotheIraqiDefenseMinistryinthevolatilecityofKirkuk,alocalsecuritysourcesaid.Theattacktookpl

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4 paramilitary fighters killed in IS attack in central Iraq<br>

FourparamilitaryHashdShaabimemberswerekilledandsixothersinjuredSundayinanovernightattackbyIslamicState(IS)inIraq'scentralprovinceofSalahudin,provincialsecuritys

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4 killed as strong winds, heavy rains lash Sri Lanka

AtleastfourpeoplewerekilledwhenstrongwindsandheavyrainslashedSriLankasinceWednesdaynight,promptingauthoritiestoissueasevereweatheralert.Thepolicesaidfatalitiesh

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Why does a Chinese billionaire want to be a village chief?

LiuQiangdong,alsoknownasRichardLiu,founderandCEOofChina’sleadinge-commercecompanyJD.com,wasofficiallynamedhonorarydirectorofasmallandimpoverishedvillageinFuping