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Zuma slams opposition for going to court over secret ballot

SouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumahassparredwithoppositionlawmakersinaparliamentarydebateoverapossiblevoteofno-confidencethatcanleadtohisremoval.Thecountry’shighest

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Belgian PM says country on alert, but not at maximum threat level

BelgianPrimeMinisterCharlesMichelsaidonWednesdaysecurityforceswouldremainvigilantafterafailed"terroristattack"onaBrusselsrailwaystation,buttherewasnoneedtoraise

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Greece struggles to integrate settled refugees

In recent years, tens of thousands of refugees have become trapped in Greece, which is still struggling to move on from an economic depression. As the peak of the refugee crisis appears to be over, many migrants have no choice but to settle in the Mediterranean nation.

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Greece struggles to integrate settled refugees

Inrecentyears,tensofthousandsofrefugeeshavebecometrappedinGreece,whichisstillstrugglingtomoveonfromaneconomicdepression.Asthepeakoftherefugeecrisisappearstobeov

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Edinson wishes late Yordano Ventura a happy birthday before no-hitter

OnSaturday,Marlinsright-handerthrewano-hitteragainsttheDiamondbacksonthemoundthatbelongedtothelateJoseFernandez.BeforeVolquezsetaboutmakingbaseballhistory,anoth

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'Liar, Liar' election protest song races up UK charts

A general election protest song branding British Prime Minister Theresa May a liar was heading for the top of the charts on Wednesday -- despite the BBC refusing to play it."Liar, Liar GE2017" by seven-piece band Captain Ska was released last Friday and currently stands at number three。

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'Liar, Liar' election protest song races up UK charts

AgeneralelectionprotestsongbrandingBritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayaliarwasheadingforthetopofthechartsonWednesday--despitetheBBCrefusingtoplayit."Liar,LiarGE2017"

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Lawyer rules out Russia's possible extradition of Snowden to U.S.

It has been reported that Russia is considering sending Edward Snowden back to the United States as a "gift" to U.S. President Donald Trump, but Snowden's lawyer here on Saturday denied those reports, calling them "speculations."

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Kohaku Uta Gassen Ratings Improve Over Last Year

On New Year’s Eve, the 67th Kohaku Uta Gassen aired. The ratings for the show are now in. There was an improvement in ratings over last year, which was the lowest rated edition in the show’s history.

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Israeli soldier who shot dead wounded assailant faces jail

An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and immobilised Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground, posing no apparent threat, was convicted of manslaughter yesterday after a trial that deeply divided the country.

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Iran shoots down a filming drone in Tehran over security concerns

Iran's anti-aircraft forces shot down a drone in central Tehran on Friday as it approached the offices of the president and the supreme leader, but the unmanned aircraft later appeared to have been operated by a film crew shooting aerial footage for a documentary.

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Trump takes populist message to U.S. heartland in "thank you" tour

President-elect Donald Trump kicked off his post-election "thank you tour" on Thursday by railing against globalisation, promising the return of manufacturing jobs to American workers, and vowing to shut U.S. borders to some Middle East migrants.

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Some Japanese find frustration, others freedom in foreign tongues

The Japanese have never been skilled at communication, but they have been able to fall back on the belief that everyone understood each other without saying anything. Unfortunately, this has never applied to non-Japanese.

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Cash reaches ATM in remote Indian Bastar village, over within two hours

​Located 25 km from the closest small town of Antagarh, on a near unmotorable road, and surrounded by forests, Koylibeda is the tehsil headquarters.

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Colombians reject deal to end 52-year FARC rebel war

Colombians narrowly rejected a peace deal with Marxist guerrillas in a referendum on Sunday, plunging the nation into uncertainty and dashing President Juan Manuel Santos' painstakingly negotiated plan to end the 52-year war.

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Humanitarian crisis worsens amid peace stalemate in Yemen

​"I don't think the word 'human' applies to the people in western Yemen who lack all basic services, " Ibrahim Al-Kala'e said while describing the suffering in Hodeida province.

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BBC Recommendation: The 100 greatest Britain Novels

BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature.