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Private school in Lebanon regrets showing Israel on a map

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10 injured in blast at chemistry plant in southeastern Japan

Atleast10peoplewereinjuredinanexplosionatachemicalplantintheFujicity,ShizuokaprefectureinsoutheasternJapanonFriday,localmediaquotedfiredepartmentsourcesassaying

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Saudi Aramco signs energy deals worth nearly $4.5 bln

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Women across Sri Lanka join #MeToo campaign against sexual abuse

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.17(APD)--WomenacrossSriLankahavejoinedthe#MeToocampaignagainstsexualabuse.ThecampaignwaskickedoffbyUSactressAlyssaMilanofollowing

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Russia says kills 7 Nusra Front field commanders in Syria air strike

ARussianairstrikekilled49NusraFrontmilitantsincludingsevenofitsfieldcommandersinSyria’sIdlibprovince,Russia’sRossiya24statetelevisionchannelcitedtheRussiandefen

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Afghan airstrikes kill 12 Afghan security personnel in southern Helmand

Atleast12securitypersonnelwerekilledafterAfghanaircraftsmistakenlypoundedforcespositionsinGereshkdistrictofthesouthernHelmandprovinceonSundaynight,asecurityoffi

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Indian local officials promise justice for the young victims

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Indian local officials promise justice for the young victims

Indian officials in northern Uttar Pradesh have promised justice for the 64 children who died at a hospital earlier this week.

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Sudan takes new measures to control South Sudanese refugee camps

Sudan'sMinistryofInteriordecidedtotakenewmeasuresinSouthSudaneserefugeecampsintheWhiteNileStatefollowingrecentriotsinthesouthernstate.ViolencebrokeoutThursdayat

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Pope 'loves China', Vatican official says on trip to China

Pope Francis "loves China" and the Vatican hopes China has a great future, a Chinese state-run newspaper on Friday cited a visiting Vatican official as saying, in an expression of goodwill despite strained relations between the two.

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Pope 'loves China', Vatican official says on trip to China

PopeFrancis"lovesChina"andtheVaticanhopesChinahasagreatfuture,aChinesestate-runnewspaperonFridaycitedavisitingVaticanofficialassaying,inanexpressionofgoodwillde

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Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qatari citizens

Egypt has abolished visa-free travel for Qataris, the latest measure taken against Doha in the ongoing Gulf crisis.

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Turkey signs initial missile defense deal with French, Italian firms

TurkeyhassignedaninitialaccordwithFrenchandItalianfirmsonthedevelopmentofmissiledefensesystems,state-runAnadolunewsagencyreportedTurkishDefenceMinisterFikriIsik

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Kaspersky complains it has been drawn into U.S.-Russia geopolitical game

RussiancybersecurityfirmKasperskyLabsaidonWednesdayithadfallenvictimtogeopoliticalsparringbetweenRussiaandtheUnitedStates,butsaiditwasreadytorespondtoanyquestio

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8 people wounded in shooting near French mosque

AshootinghappenedinfrontofamosqueinthesouthernFrenchcityofAvignononSundaynight,leavingeightpeoplewounded,localmediareported.TheLaProvencenewspaperreportonMonday

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Russian ForMin calls on U.S. to respect Syria's integrity: agencies

TheUnitedStatesshouldrespectSyria'sterritorialintegrityandrefrainfromunilateralactionsinthiscountry,RussiannewsagenciesquotedRussianForeignMinisterSergeiLavrova

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Indian Supreme Court issues notice to gov't over cattle trade ban

India's Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the central government, seeking its response to the recent ban on the purchase and sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets that have been opposed by many states.