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Pakistan bars former PM Sharif from holding office for life

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Brazil's Lula fails in appeal against 12-year prison sentence

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US Supreme Court snubs Trump over 'Dreamer' immigrants

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U.S. Supreme Court weighs Microsoft overseas data fight

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CAS finds Russian curler guilty of anti-doping violation

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Pakistani Supreme Court disqualifies Nawaz Sharif as PML-N chief

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Political turmoil hits Maldives as Supreme Court and government collide

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Tennis: Billie Jean King wants Margaret Court Arena renamed

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Margaret Court to skip Australian Open after gay uproar

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Chongqing Bombing survivors lose lawsuit against Japanese gov’t

TheTokyoHighCourtonThursdaymorningruledagainstagroupofChongqingBombingsurvivorswhosuedtheJapanesegovernmentandaskedforanapologyandcompensation.Thecourtacknowled

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Spain jails two Catalan pro-independence leaders pending investigation

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Former Thai PM Yingluck sentenced to 5 years in prison

FormerThaiPrimeMinisterYingluckShinawatrahasbeensentencedtofiveyearsinprisonfornegligencebythecountry’sSupremeCourt,accordingtoTheStraitsTimes.Yingluckdidnotsho

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Kenya’s fresh presidential election postponed

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Brazil's Supreme Court admits charges against President Temer

Brazil'sSupremeCourtdecidedonWednesdaytoacceptthechargesofobstructionofjusticeandcriminalassociationsagainstPresidentMichelTemer.ThechargeswerepresentedlastFrid

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U.S. Supreme Court allows broad Trump refugee ban

TheU.S.SupremeCourtonTuesdayallowedPresidentDonaldTrumptobroadlyimplementabanonrefugeesenteringthecountryfromaroundtheworld.ThejusticesgrantedarequestfromtheTru

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Kenya sets date for repeat of presidential elections

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