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Douma inhabitants prepare to leave after deadly chemical attack

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Facebook security chief reportedly leaves over misinformation dispute

Facebook'sstruggletodealwithRussianmanipulationcampaignshasproducedacasualtyamongitsupperranks.TheNewYorkTimeshaslearnedthatchiefinformationsecurityofficerAlexS

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Football | Cheika set to walk if Wallabies don't win World Cup

WallabiescoachMichaelCheikasayshewilllikelyquitifhefailstoleadAustraliatovictoryattheWorldCupinJapannextyear.Thetwo-timewinnershavebeenpittedwithWales,Georgia,F

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Brazil orders Venezuela diplomat out

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Qatar closes Chad embassy in retaliatory move

Qatar'sforeignministryonThursdaysaiditwasclosingChad'sembassyinDohaandorderedallstafftoleavetheemiratewithinthreedays.Theretaliatorymovecamejust24hoursafterthec

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Tibet mulls offering women a full year of paid maternity leave

Draft law, if passed, would not only be one of the best of any region in China, but around the world

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Hunting for mistresses: A novel way to save marriage

To avoid the public embarrassment of a messy divorce Chinese women are looking at alternative ways to save a marriage from their husband's infidelity. The AFP reported on the services of a "mistress hunter," a woman hired to persuade the mistress to leave the husband.

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Hong Kong doctor arrested for using paid study leave to take three-day holiday abroad

A 26-year-old doctor from Prince of Wales Hospital has been arrested for using fake documents to take paid study leave after it was revealed that she had actually taken a leisure trip abroad, according to a police spokesman.

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EU migrants who try to "beat deadline" may be sent back home: Brexit minister

Britain's Brexit minister indicated on Sunday that European Union (EU) nationals who came to the country during the Brexit negotiations to leave the bloc might be not allowed to stay.

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BREXIT FEVER spreads through Europe

​What’s at stake for the European Union?

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Leave in lead after over 500,000 votes declared in EU referendum

​The Remain side is now a little bit behind of Leave as more than 500,000 votes from five voting stations have been declared on early Friday.

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Brexit campaign halted across Britain after MP gunned down, killed

​Both sides in Britain's referendum battle over EU membership halted their campaign Thursday afternoon after Labour Party member of parliament (MP) Jo Cox died after being gunned down and stabbed.

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River Thames becomes EU battleground as Brexit rival flotillas clash

London's River Thames became a battleground Wednesday when armadas from the "leave" and "remain" camps in the EU referendum campaigns clashed in front of the Houses of Parliament.

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Surge in Brexit support causes shockwaves as EU referendum nears

​Latest polls, as Britain's referendum on continued membership of the European Union neared, sent shockwaves through business and financial circles Monday.

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Longer maternity leave for second-child mothers, more supports still wanted

​A new policy on extended maternity leave in Liaoning Province came just at the right time for Ge Shengnan, who recently welcomed her second child into the world.

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Mothers get extra maternity leave for second child

Women employees in Beijing who give birth to a second child could have their maternity leave extended by up to three months, according to a revised regulation on family planning adopted by the city on Thursday.