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Merkel's party hit by anti-migrant anger in Berlin poll

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she accepts her share of responsibility for her conservatives' drubbing in a Berlin state election when voters punished the party for her refugee-friendly migrant policy.

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Fans mourn death of Charmian Carr, who played Liesl in Sound Of Music

Fans were on Sunday mourning the death of Charmian Carr, remembered for her role as the rebellious daughter Liesl Von Trapp in the beloved Academy Award-winning film The Sound Of Music.

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Japan's new opposition leader Renho faces tough job of fixing party's image

Ms Renho, a Taiwanese-Japanese mother of two, has been chosen to lead Japan's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party (DP), in internal elections.

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Hillary Clinton remains healthy: doctor

​In-depth medical records of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton were released on Wednesday, showing her physical conditions are good.

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Flute sound breathes life into ravaged old Aleppo city

In the eerily ravaged old city of Aleppo, nothing indicates the existence of life, but the flute sound of a 70-year-old man, known as Abu Nadim.

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China's big baby bump puts the squeeze on hospitals and pregnant women

Jane Liang sits in the packed and noisy waiting hall of the Beijing Women and Children’s Hospital but the din doesn’t annoy her. Instead, she feels extremely lucky.

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U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton cancels California fundraising plan due to pneumonia

​Plans for U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to travel to California Monday and Tuesday for a series of campaign fundraisers were canceled Sunday following a diagnosis of pneumonia, her campaign announced today.

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Diagnosed with pneumonia, Clinton falls ill at 9/11 memorial

Hillary Clinton is suffering from pneumonia, the Democratic presidential candidate's personal doctor said on Sunday after she fell ill at a Sept. 11 memorial, an episode that renewed focus on her health less than two months before the election.

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Secondhand market no longer choice for poor due to price hikes in Egypt

​Wekalet al-Balah, a local marketplace in Egypt's capital Cairo, is arguably the favorite destination for millions of middle-class and poor Egyptians who seek cheap secondhand clothing.

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Indian acid attack survivor wows New York runway

An Indian teenager who lost an eye and whose face was brutally disfigured in an acid attack walked the New York catwalk to whoops and cheers Thursday in what she called a life-changing experience.

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British girl earns $64,100 helping Chinese give babies English names

A 16-year-old has made $64,100 from a website she made to give Chinese babies English names.

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French woman who received world's first face transplant dies

The world’s first face transplant recipient, Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire, died in April “after a long illness”, a French hospital said Tuesday (Sept 6).

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Clinton rejects Mexico invitation after Trump's diplomatic ruckus

United States Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Monday (Sept 5) she will not accept an invitation from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for a visit after rival Donald Trump created what she called a "diplomatic incident" in his foray there.

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Mother Teresa is now Saint Teresa, Pope declares

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the "saint of the gutters" during her life, was declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis yesterday, fast-tracked to canonisation just 19 years after her death.

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Britain to lay out Brexit plan this week

The British government will set out this week the work it has done so far on preparing to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday.

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Tokyo postpones relocation of Tsukiji fish market

Plans to move Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market - the world's largest - were put on ice on Wednesday (Aug 31) over fears about toxic contamination at the new facility, as the cost of the move soars.