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Death toll in Mexico from Tropical Storm Beatriz rises to five

FivepeoplewerekilledasTropicalStormBeatrizdumpedheavyrainonsouthwesternMexico,causinglandslidesthatdestroyedhomes,damagedroadsanduprootedtrees,emergencyofficial

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Chinese premier extends condolences over Minya terror attack

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday extended condolences to Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail over the terror attack that occurred Friday in Minya, Egypt.

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23 killed in deadly floods, landslides in Sri Lanka

ByAPDwriterJamilaHusain COLOMBO,May26(APD)-Atleast23peoplehavebeenkilledwhileseveralreportedmissingduetofloodsandlandslidesreportedacrossSriLankaonFriday,thepol

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Thousands evacuated in Sri Lanka as major flood alerts issued

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,May26(APD)-ThousandsofpeoplelivingnearriverbanksandthecoastalareaswereevacuatedacrossSriLankaonFridayashoursofheavyrainsandstrong

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Total number of displaced people in Iraq's Mosul exceeds 200,000 mark

As of Sunday, a total of 206,520 individuals have been forced into displacement as a result of the ongoing Mosul operations which began on Oct.17, 2016, a tracking system developed by the International Organization for Migrants (IOM) showed.

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Man charged with arson after Hong Kong MTR attack leaves 19 commuters injured

Suspect not expected to appear in Kowloon City Court in person when case is mentioned on Monday

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Three dead, 20 seriously injured after car ploughs into pedestrians in Melbourne CBD

​A man is in custody after a car intentionally hit several pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD, killing three people and leaving up to 20 with serious injuries.

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Australian heatwave causing roads to melt in outback town

The Australian outback township of Bourke in New South Wales state is on track to break the state's record for 22 consecutive days above 40 degrees Celsius as the country's scorching heatwave continues Friday.

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Strong earthquake hits C. Indonesia, no tsunami warning issued

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted East Nusa Tenggara of central Indonesia early Friday, but it was not potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.

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Syria war monitor says Turkish air strikes kill 88

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that Turkish air strikes in northern Syria had killed 88 civilians since early on Thursday, including 24 children.

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Australia on alert after busting Christmas Day terror cell

Australia remained on alert over the holiday period after authorities arrested seven people on Friday allegedly planning a Christmas Day terror attack.

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Park to present her statement to Constitutional Court to rebut impeachment grounds

​President Park Geun-hye will make her case to the Consitutional Court on Friday in a written statement addressing a series of charges cited in the parliamentary impeachment motion via her legal representatives, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.

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HK Chief Executive not to seek re-election

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Friday that he will not seek re-election for the next chief executive in 2017.

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Italy PM Renzi to hand in resignation on Friday: parliamentary source

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is due to hand in his resignation on Friday, a parliamentary source said on Wednesday, after a pummeling loss in a national referendum on his flagship reform at the weekend.

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Black Friday 2016 Online Sales Break Record; Crosses $1 Billion In One Day

A digital marketing research group has recorded online sales at a record high of 3.34 billion U.S. dollars during the Black Friday shopping spree in the United States.

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U.S. crowds pick up slightly on Black Friday, online sales jump

U.S. online sales surged on Black Friday, with Amazon.com Inc offering the steepest discounts among e-commerce sites as it set the agenda for what has traditionally been the biggest shopping day of the year for brick-and-mortar retailers.

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Black Friday sales around the world

Move by stores to offer holiday discounts earlier in November is a strategy that seems to be paying off