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Medical supplies 'rejected' from eastern Ghouta aid convoy

DozensoftruckscarryinghumanitarianaidtocivilianshavearrivedineasternGhoutawithoutlife-savingmedicalitemsafterSyriangovernmentofficialsstrippedthemoftraumakitsan

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Eni and Shell go on trial over Nigeria kickback scandal

OilgiantsEniandShellgoontrialinMilanonMonday,chargedwithbriberyandcorruptioninthepurchaseofanoffshoreoilfieldinNigeria.EniCEOClaudioDescalzi,hispredecessorPaolo

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Chinese government to connect up 'information islands'

Chinawillspeedupeffortstodevelopgovernmentinformationsystemconnectivityand"connectupinformationislands"in2018,ChinesePremierLiKeqiangsaidonMonday.Limadetheremar

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Barack Obama warns Facebook and Google to check themselves

OnFriday,formerpresidentBarackObamaspokeforanhourattheMIT'sSloanSportsAnalyticsConference.Buthisspeechwasn'tjustaboutsportsanalytics.Hetalkedatlengthabouttherol

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Britain may join US strikes against Syria if chemical weapon use proven

BritainwouldconsiderjoiningUSmilitarystrikesagainsttheSyriangovernmentifthereisevidencechemicalweaponsarebeingusedagainstcivilians,ForeignSecretaryBorisJohnsons

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Russia warns war reignition in Ukraine as Kiev’s law on Donbass starts

ByAPDwriterWuJianTranslatedbyDengXianlaiThelaw“onthepeculiaritiesofthestatepolicyonsecuringUkraine'sstatesovereigntyovertemporarilyoccupiedterritoriesinDonetska

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Afghan forces offensives kill 32 militants in northern region

Upto32insurgentshavebeenkilledoverthepastthreedaysasgovernmentforcesintensifiedcrackdownsagainstanti-governmentmilitantsincludingthehardlinerIslamicState(IS)gro

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Syria conflict: Putin orders Eastern Ghouta 'humanitarian pause'

Russia'sPresidentVladimirPutinhasorderedadailyhumanitarianpauseinfightingintheEasternGhoutaenclaveinSyria.ItwillstartonTuesday,andincludethecreationofa"humanita

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Syria war: UN Security Council approves 30-day ceasefire

TheUNSecurityCouncilhasunanimouslyapprovedaresolutiondemandinga30-dayceasefireinSyriatoallowaiddeliveriesandmedicalevacuations.However,someofthebiggestjihadistr

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Syria war: Russia says no agreement on ceasefire resolution

RussiahassaidthereisnoagreementonaUNSecurityCouncilresolutiontobringina30-daytruceinSyria.Russia'sUNambassador,VassilyNebenzia,toldthecouncilinNewYorkhiscountry

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Court rules against UK government in pollution case

TheHighCourtonWednesdayruledforthethirdtimeinthreeyearsthattheUK’splanstocombatairpollutionareinadequateandunlawful.InarulinghandeddownattheHighCourtinLondon,Ju

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The frenemy relation between Damascus and Syrian Kurds

AdealhasbeenreportedlyreachedbetweentheSyrianKurdishforcesandDamascusaccordingtowhichtheSyrianarmywillentertheAfrinenclaveinthenorthernpartofthecountry.Thisagre

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Venezuela poised to launch 'petro' cryptocurrency

A“pre-sale”ofVenezuela’snew"petro"cryptocurrencywillbeginonTuesday,amovethatthegovernmenthopeswillskirtfinancialsanctionsbyWashingtonandhelppullthecountryoutofa

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Caricature of Thai scholar raises money for dissidents

AcartoonistwholampoonsThailand'smilitarygovernmenthasdoneacaricatureofahistoriancriticalofthenation'smonarchyandsolditinanonlineauctiontoraisemoneyforlegalaidfo

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UK PM heads to Berlin to face tough German line on Brexit

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaytravelstoBerlinonFridaytomeetGermanleaderAngelaMerkel,hopingtoovercomenear-deadlockinherattemptstonegotiateaBrexitdealwiththeEurop

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Afghan Taliban say they want to solve war through dialogue

TheTalibansaidonWednesdaytheywanttoendAfghanistan’swarthroughdialoguebutwarnedthattheirwillingnesstofindpeacedidnotmeantheywereexhaustedandthattheirarmedcampaig

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Germany coalition: SPD leader Martin Schulz resigns

GermanSocialDemocraticParty(SPD)leaderMartinSchulzannouncedTuesdaytoresignwithimmediateeffectasPartychairman."Forme,thisisthelastspeechaschairmanoftheSPD,"Schul