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EU Brexit negotiator: No Irish border breakthrough for weeks

EuropeanUnionBrexitnegotiatorMichelBarniersaysit'sunlikelytoexpectanydealonthethornyissueoftheIrishborderinthecomingweeks.Barniersaysfollowinglastmonth'sagreeme

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British PM recalls ministers for emergency meeting, weighs Syria action

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayholdsanemergencycabinetmeetingThursdayamidspeculationshewillbackUSactionagainstSyria,despitedivisionsinacountrystillhauntedbyitsin

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China-US military ties under strain

There’sbeenalotoftalkinChinaaboutUSintentionstocurbChina’smilitarygrowth.ManybelieveitrelatestothechangesintheTrumpadministration’sstrategicpriorities.Inhisfirs

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US soybean body pleads with Trump to prevent trade war

TheheadoftheUSsoybeanassociationhaspressedPresidentDonaldTrumptoavoidatradewar,inaletterthatwarnsofthedamagehispoliciescoulddototradeworth27billionUSdollarswith

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Iran detains women for trying to attend football match

Thirty-fivewomenhavebeendetainedfortryingtoattendaTehranfootballderby,accordingtotheBBC.ThematchbetweenEsteqlalandPersepoliswaswatchedbyGianniInfantino,thepresi

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S. Korea offers high-level talks with DPRK next week

SouthKoreaonTuesdayproposedhigh-leveltalkswithDPRKnextweekoveritsparticipationinthePyeongChangWinterOlympics,inresponsetoleaderKimJong-un'sreconciliatoryNewYear

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China says reports of Chinese ships sending oil to DPRK untrue

ChinaonFridaysaidthereportsofChineseshipssendingoiltotheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)"donotaccordwithfacts."ForeignMinistryspokespersonHuaChunyingmade

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Amazon and Microsoft employees caught up in sex trafficking sting

Thetechindustryhasaclearhistoryofsexismandmisogyny,butarecentNewsweekreporthighlightsanotherproblem.Thepublicationgotitshandsonaslewofemailssenttobrothelsandpim

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Chinese Air Force fly training mission over Sea of Japan

ChineseAirForceplanesflewthroughtheTsushimaStraitforthefirsttimeonMondayandcarriedouttrainingininternationalairspaceabovetheSeaofJapan,accordingtoastatementfrom

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Syria's Assad welcomes UN role in possible Syrian elections

SyrianPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidMondaythathisadministrationwelcomesanyroleoftheUNinpossibleSyrianelectionsaslongasitrespectstheSyriansovereignty,accordingtothe

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World Cup organizer Vitaly Mutko comments after lifetime Olympics ban

RussianDeputyPrimeMinisterVitalyMutkosaidinMoscowthatbeinggivenalifetimeOlympicbandoesn'thaveanyimpactonhiscurrentworkwithFIFA(FederationInternationaledeFootbal

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UAE denies claims it was target of Houthi missile

TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)deniedonSundayclaimsthatYemen’sHouthigrouphadfiredacruisemissiletargetinganuclearpowerplantunderconstructioninAbuDhabi.TheIranian-back

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China's Defense Ministry responds to child abuse scandal

China'DefenseMinistryonThursdayrespondedtorecentchildabusescandalinBeijing'sRYBEducationNewWorldkindergarten,sayingitwillnotallowanyonetohurtachildordefameChine

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Amazon Studios President Roy Price resigns amid harassment allegation

AmazonStudiosPresidentRoyPricehasresigned,ABCNewshasconfirmed.Pricewasputonleavelastweek,followinganallegationofsexualharassmentinvolvingIsaHackett,anexecutivep

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Sri Lanka defends decision to enforce UN resolution on DPRK

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.9(APD)--SriLankaonMondaydefendedadecisiontakentoenforceaUnitedNations(UN)resolutionontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK).F

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India: BCCI distances itself from Indian Junior Players League

TheBoardforControlofCricketinIndia(BCCI)hasdistanceditselffromtheIndianJuniorPlayersLeague,whichwasplayedinDubailastmonth.Thetournamentwasnotsanctionedbytheboar

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Sri Lanka enforces UN resolution against nuclear and biological weapons

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.8(APD)–SriLankahasenforcedaUNresolutionagainsttheuseofnuclearchemicalandbiologicalweapons,theForeignMinistrysaidonSunday.Agazette