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Why is Haiti still reeling from the 2010 earthquake?

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Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

Iran signalled Sunday it favours a de-escalation after 10 days of heightened tensions with the United States during which both sides fired missiles and Tehran accidenta

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Policy more important than technology in putting out Australia's fires

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Oil prices see biggest weekly loss since July amid easing fears of supply disruption

Oil prices saw the biggest weekly loss since July for the week ending Jan. 10, with the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for February delivery down 6.91 percent and Brent crude oil for March d

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Chinese Juncao technology helps accelerate Madagascar's sustainable development: official

Chinese Juncao technology speeds up Madagascar's progress in 2030 agenda for sustainable development, a Malagasy senior official said Saturday in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo. The general secre

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UK and the U.S. in diplomatic spat over teen's death

The U.S. has criticized a formal extradition request from the UK for the wife of an American diplomat, who left the country after being involved in a car accident that killed a teenager, as "highly i

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Merkel, Putin discuss Middle East flashpoints at Kremlin meeting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday for talks set to focus on flashpoints in the Middle East.Merkel and Puti

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Who is flying these mysterious drones in the U.S.?

01:27 For several weeks, formations of drones have been spotted in eastern Colorado and western Nebraska in the American West. But no one seems to know who owns them, where they come f

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Gamer having seizure saved by online friend 5,000 miles away

Teenage gamer Aidan Jackson was chatting to a friend in Texas from his bedroom when he had a seizure.

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Hurricanes shut out Coyotes 3-0 as Mrazek makes 32 saves

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Pelosi says to send Trump impeachment articles to Senate next week

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump will be sent to the Senate next week. Pelosi, in a letter

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Scientists use rubber hands in OCD therapy

A new type of therapy using feces and fake rubber hands may be able to help patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) overcome their fears of touching contaminated surfaces, according to n

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Polish draft law would muzzle judges: European rights official

A leading European human rights official has said new Polish plans to reform the judiciary are aimed at muzzling judges and has urged the country’s Senate to reject the

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Instagram’s Boomerang evolves with SloMo, Echo, & Duo effects

Nearly five years after launching, Instagram’s back-and-forth video loop maker Boomerang is finally getting a big update. Users will now be able to add SlowMo, motion, “Echo” blurrin

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India’s top court rules indefinite internet shutdown in Kashmir unwarranted and amounts to abuse of power

India’s top court ruled on Friday that the indefinite shutdown of the internet in Kashmir was unwarranted and demonstrated “abuse of power” by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi -led governm

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Lucky coffee, unicorn stumbles and Sam Altman’s YC wager

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