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UN warns countries have breached arms embargo agreed at Libya summit

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral of military cadets killed in an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, January 5, 2020. /AP Image Several countries have violated an arms embargo on Libya which t

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Philippines' Taal Volcano alert level lowered to alert level 3

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology downgraded on Sunday the alert level for Taal Volcano from alert level four to alert level three in response to

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2 confirmed dead in Houston explosion

Fire trucks are seen near an explosion site in Houston of Texas, the United States, Jan. 24, 2020. (Photo by Lao Chengyue/Xinhua) Authorities said the air quality so far is fine. However, as a preca

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Chinese experts express confidence in controlling new coronavirus

Experts from a high-level group in China's National Health Commission Monday expressed confidence in controlling the novel coronavirus that spread across some major Chinese cities and Asian countries

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Iran threatens to reconsider cooperation with IAEA

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned on Sunday that Iran might reconsider its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Tasnim news age

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APD | Iran to send black boxes of downed plane to Ukraine

Iran is all set to send the black boxes of the unintentionally shot downed Ukrainian passenger plane to Kiev, local media reported Sunday morning.Iranian authorities ar

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Palestine accuses Netanyahu of advancing annexation plans to win election

An official of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of advancing land annexation plans in the West

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Putin discusses Libya, Iran, Ukraine with European Council head

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation Thursday with President of the European Council Charles Michel to exchange views on pressing internationa

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Turkey's President says he has started deploying troops to Libya

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan /Getty Images Turkey is already beginning to send its soldiers to Libya in support of the internationally recognized government in Tripoli. President Tay

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Explosion causes chemical emergency in Spain

00:12 A massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in northeast Spain created a giant mushroom cloud and forced officials to issue an emergency alert on Tuesday.Local reports say there

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MI5 head confident about Huawei's 5G safety in face of U.S. lobbying

Head of MI5, UK's national counter-intelligence and security agency, has rejected the idea that adopting Huawei's 5G technology in the country's next generation telecom networks would jeopardize U

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Australian PM accused of "deceit" over false emissions reduction claim

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of using fake figures to mislead Australians about his government's record on reducing emissions. During an interview with Australian Broadc

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Australian PM accused of "deceit" over false emissions reduction claim

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of using fake figures to mislead Australians about his government's record on reducing emissions. During an interview with Australian Broadc

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Windows 7 users warned to upgrade as Microsoft ends support

The operating system will no longer receive critical updates, meaning Microsoft will stop patching any weaknesses that appear

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Israeli public losing faith in parliament: new survey

File photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli public's trust in the parliament has dropped to its lowest level in 11 years, according to a survey released on Sunday.Some 63

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Mozilla says a new Firefox security bug is under active attack

Mozilla has warned Firefox users to update their browser to the latest version after security researchers found a vulnerability that hackers were actively exploiting in “targeted attacks”

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World Bank cuts 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa growth forecast to 2.9 pct

The World Bank on Wednesday night trimmed its Sub-Saharan Africa's growth forecast for 2020 due to sluggish external demand, falling commodity prices, and adverse domestic developments in some countr