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Tens of thousands rally in Slovakia, demand early election

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APD Review | US intervention again? Uncertain future of eastern Ghouta

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Philippines formally withdraws from Rome Statute of ICC

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Court orders Japan government to pay new Fukushima damages

AJapanesecourtonThursdayorderedthegovernmenttopayonemilliondollarsinnewdamagesoverthe2011Fukushimanucleardisaster,rulingitshouldhavepredictedandavoidedthemeltdo

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Greek soccer faces FIFA expulsion because of violence

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Kremlin says spy attack in Britain not a matter for Russian govt

KremlinspokesmanDmitryPeskovsaidonMondaythatthepoisoningofformerRussiandoubleagentSergeiSkripalinBritainwasnotamatterfortheRussiangovernment."ThementionedRussia

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S. Korea will 'deploy all possible means' to respond to US tariffs

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South Africa parliament debates source of water shortage as crisis eases

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Eastern Ghouta: Syrian army splits enclave in three, reports say

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China inhibits 'a wolf' becoming 'a wolfpack' to forestall systemic risk

AChineseregulatortakingdirectcontrolofadebt-riddenfinancialentityundersomeextremecircumstancescanstabilizethetransitionandpreventsawolffrombecomingawolfpack,sai

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Pakistani court orders Musharraf's arrest, property confiscation

AcourtinPakistanonThursdayorderedthegovernmenttoarrestandconfiscatethepropertyofformerPresidentPervezMusharrafasitresumedthehightreasoncaseagainsthimafterninemo

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France to fine companies if gender pay gaps not fixed

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U.S. sees national security risk from Broadcom's Qualcomm deal

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US is investigating Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of Qualcomm

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Canada expedition to livecast exploration of Pacific depths

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Microsoft to offer governments local version of Azure cloud service

MicrosoftCorponMondaysaiditwillsoonmakeitpossibleforgovernmentclientstorunitscloudtechnologyontheirownserversaspartofaconcertedefforttomakeAzuremoreappealingtol