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Egypt hits jihadists after attack on Christians kills 28

Egypt launched six air strikes on jihadist camps in Libya Friday after masked gunmen attacked a bus of Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital, killing at least 28 people.

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Internet blocked in north Indian district after deadly caste clashes

Authorities in one of the districts of northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh state have blocked mobile internet services after clashes broke out between the members of two different castes, police said Thursday.

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Cannes queen Kidman steers career 'like I'm 21'

Nicole Kidman said Monday that she still tackles roles like a 21-year-old after the premiere of her shocking new horror movie at the Cannes film festival.

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Cannes queen Kidman steers career 'like I'm 21'

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Real Madrid Champions in Spain,Villarreal and Real Sociedad go into Euro

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Turkey's Erdogan returns as ruling party boss after referendum

Turkey'srulingpartyonSundayreappointedPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganasitschiefafteranearlythreeyearbreak,swiftlyexploitingakeychangeagreedinacontroversialreferendu

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Over 2000 rebels, families evacuate Damascus district

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23-year-old woman gangraped and killed in India, two suspects held

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Afghanistan: IS gunmen dressed as medics kill 30 at Kabul military hospital

More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul, Afghan officials say.

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Japan’s emperor, empress embark on first ever trips to Vietnam, Thailand

Japan’s emperor arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a whirlwind tour that will include a meeting with families of Japanese soldiers who stayed there after the second world war.

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Thousands of anti-Trump protesters say 'not my president'

About 10,000 anti-Trump protesters marched in New York to shouts of "not my president!" Monday, joined by others in cities across the United States on its Presidents' Day holiday.

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Greece defuses WWII bomb after mass evacuation

Greek soldiers yesterday defused a World War II bomb in the second-largest city Thessaloniki after evacuating tens of thousands of people from the area.

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Hong Kong schoolboy is third teenager to die within eight days

Government considers recommendations from the Committee on Prevention of Student Suicides, which was established after spate of student suicides last year

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Germany rules out attack in Hamburg airport closure

German authorities said on Sunday (Feb 12) the leak of a corrosive substance through the air conditioning system at Hamburg airport was not an attack, adding that police were investigating the incident that forced the brief closure of the facility.

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Abe, Trump to hold 1st summit meeting on Feb.10

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday agreed to hold their first summit meeting in Washington on Feb.10, said Abe here after telephone talks with Trump on Saturday.

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Yen Retreats, Emerging-Market Stocks Gain on Trump: Markets Wrap

The yen retreated after the biggest jump since July and emerging-market stocks rose as investors assessed the impact from Donald Trump’s efforts to rework U.S. trade pacts and comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin on the dollar’s strength.

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Melbourne car deaths: Bail laws changed in Victoria state

The Australian state of Victoria has announced changes to its bail laws after five people died when a man drove a car into pedestrians in Melbourne.