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Warplanes hit Iraqi militia's border positions on Syrian oil, kill 8

Unidentified warplanes struck overnight the positions of Iraq's paramilitary Hashd Shaabi fighters on the Syrian soil near the border between the two countries, killin

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Suspected Islamist militants kill 25 soldiers in Niger: government

Suspected Islamist militant groups killed 25 soldiers and wounded six others in an attack on an army post in west Niger near its border with Mali on Thursday, the gover

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Japan says no to drones at Olympic venues, reports

Japanese police will step up their efforts to defend against potential terrorist attacks from drones during this summer's Tokyo Olympic Games. The Nikkei said that the police will install detection

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Canadian transportation watchdog invited to Iran over plane crash investigation

Canada's Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has been invited by Iran's accident investigation agency to the site where a Ukrainian airliner crashed, killing 176 people

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Iran urges all parties involved to probe Ukrainian airliner crash

Iran on Friday urged all parties involved to contribute to a probe into the crash of a Ukrainian airliner which killed all 176 people on board on Wednesday. "According

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U.S. President Donald Trump vows more economic sanctions against Iran

02:50 Explosions have been reported in Baghdad's Green Zone, where the U.S. and other countries maintain their embassies.Reports say two or three rockets landed, but there are no repor

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Japan says no to drones at Olympic venues, reports

Japanese police will step up their efforts to defend against potential terrorist attacks from drones during this summer's Tokyo Olympic Games. The Nikkei said that the police will install detection

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APD | Philippines hopes for more financing and technical support from Japan

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA– The Philippines is set to explore additional opportunities for financing and technical support from japan as the Duterte government increases it thrusts to implement

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APD | Japan to assist the Philippines through seismic improvement project

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – The Philippine government’s program to improve the resilience of two major bridges will be realized soon as the Japanese government’

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Leonardo DiCaprio to donate 3 mln USD for Australia bushfire relief

Hollywood heart-throb Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organization said Thursday it will donate 3 million U.S. dollars to help firefighting efforts in Australia. The Oscar winner's Earth Alliance

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Luckin Coffee's innovative rise in and outside of China

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APD | Japan to assist the Philippines through seismic improvement project

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – The Philippine government’s program to improve the resilience of two major bridges will be realized soon as the Japanese government’

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APD | Philippines hopes for more financing and technical support from Japan

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA – The Philippines is set to explore additional opportunities for financing and technical support from japan as the Duterte governmen

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European legal experts eye Poland's new law limiting judges

Law experts held talks in Poland on Thursday on a controversial draft law that would give politicians the power to fire or fine judges in defiance of Europe's principle

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U.S. House passes measure to limit Trump's ability to wage war on Iran

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to engage in military conflict against Iran, days after he

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UK's Brexit deal gets MPs' backing as it clears House of Commons

02:02 Less than a month ago, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's emphatic victory in the UK's general election, he would have had one eye on 9 January 2020, as a possible day to celeb

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UN envoy concerned about surge in terrorist attacks in W.Africa, Sahel

Soldiers guard positions near the Naaba Koom military base in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, file. /Reuters The United Nations envoy forWest Africaand the Sahel says the region has experienced “a