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U.S. drone strike kills 3 in NW Pakistan

AtleastthreepeoplewerekilledwhenaU.S.dronefiredmissilesalongthePakistan-Afghanistanborder,localUrdumediareportedonThursday.TheattackhappenedinPakistaniterritory

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Real Madrid into last 16 after thrashing APOEL 6-0

HoldersRealMadridpoweredintothelast16oftheChampionsLeagueonTuesdayasCristianoRonaldostrucktwiceina6-0routofAPOELinNicosia.Ronaldonowhas18inthisyear'stournament.

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US drone strike 'kills 14 Isis militants in Afghanistan'

AUSdronestrikehaskilled14IslamicStatemilitants,Afghanofficialssay.ThestriketookplaceinaremoteareaofAfghanistan’seasternKunarprovinceonThursdayafternoon.AbdulGha

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British IS recruiter Sally-Anne Jones 'killed by drone'

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Hundreds stranded as train operators go on strike in Sri Lanka

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.12(APD)--HundredsofpassengerswerestrandedonThursdayastrainoperatorsinSriLankalaunchedanunannouncedstrike.TransportMinisterNimalSi

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Royal Mail will seek an injunction to try to stop planned 48-hour strike

RoyalMailhassaidthatitwilllodgeanapplicationwiththeHighCourtforaninjunctiontopreventa48-strikefromhappening,inadisputeoverpensionsandpay.MembersoftheCommunicati

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India Darjeeling shutdown ends after 100 days

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General strike to hit Lebanon against delay in salary hike

TheAssociationofPublicAdministrationEmployeescalledMondayforanopen-endedstrikestartingTuesdayinallstateinstitutions.Thestrike,accompaniedwithacentralsit-inatBei

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S. Korea's Moon orders to switch to offensive if DPRK "crosses line"

SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inorderedthemilitaryMondaytoimmediatelyswitchtoanoffensiveoperationiftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)"crossestheline.""(Th

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U.S. air strike in Somalia killed senior al Shabaab leader - Pentagon

A U.S. air strike last week killed a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Monday.

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New York-area airports hit by workers strike

Sevenhundredworkers,includingbaggagehandlers,cleanersandcustomerserviceagentsatthreeNewYork-areaairportsaregoingonstrike.TheairportworkersatNewarkLibertyInterna

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Thousands of patients stranded in Sri Lanka as doctors strike

Sri Lanka doctors attached to the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), on Thursday launched an islandwide strike, protesting against the violent clashes which erupted between police and students on Wednesday.

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Thousands of patients stranded in Sri Lanka as doctors strike

ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,June22(APD)-SriLankadoctorsattachedtotheGovernmentMedicalOfficersAssociation(GMOA),onThursdaylaunchedanislandwidestrike,protestin

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Pakistan army chief criticizes U.S. drone strikes

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday criticized the U.S. drone strike in the country and described the strike as "counterproductive."

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Colombian teachers’ nationwide strike goes into third week

TheColombiangovernmentandthecountry’s350,000publicschoolteachersremainatoddsinnegotiationstoendanationwidestrike.ManyofthestrikingteachersmarchedagainonWednesda

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200 flights cancelled in Italy due to Alitalia strike

Twounionscalledthestriketourgethegovernmenttonationalizethecompany,whichwasputintoadministrationearlierthismonthafteryearsoflosses.Thegovernmenthasalreadyruledo

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Palestinian prisoners' mass hunger strike ends after 40 days

Atotalof834PalestinianprisonersremainedonahungerstrikethatendedonFridaynightafter40daysofstarvation,accordingtotheIsraelPrisonService.ThestrikebeganonApril17whe