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Girl, 17, shot dead in north London

A17-year-oldgirlhasbeenshotdeadinnorthLondon.PolicewerecalledtoChalgroveRoad,Tottenham,atabout21:35BSTonMondaytoreportsofashooting.Thevictimwasfoundwithabulletw

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5.8-magnitude quake hits Kuril Islands -- USGS

Anearthquakemeasuring5.8ontheRichterscalejoltedeastoftheKurilIslands,inRussia'sSakhalinOblastregion,at0440GMTWednesday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,

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Major undersea earthquake occurs near South Pacific's New Caledonia

AmajorearthquakestruckbelowtheseabedoffNewCaledoniaintheSouthPacificonTuesday,withnoimmediatereportsofinjuriesordamage,accordingtotheU.S.GeologicalSurvey.Themag

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Hurricane Ophelia: Three dead as storm hits Ireland

ThreepeoplediedonMondayastheremnantsofHurricaneOpheliaMondayhitIreland,saidpolice.Twopeoplewerekilledinseparateincidentswhentreesfellontheircars–awomaninher50si

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Penguins die in 'catastrophic' Antarctic breeding season

AllbuttwoAdeliepenguinchickshavestarvedtodeathintheireastAntarcticcolony,inabreedingseasondescribedas"catastrophic"byexperts.Itwascausedbyunusuallyhighamountsof

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6.6-magnitude quake hits Alaska: USGS

Aquakemeasuring6.6ontheRichterscalestruck60kmeastofBuldirIsland,Alaska,at2234GMTonSunday,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)said.Theepicenter,withadepthof111.8km,wasd

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China's Inner Mongolia runs first high-speed train

ThefirsthighspeedtraininnorthChina'sInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegionsetofffromHohhoteaststationonThursday,headingeasttoUlanqabinaspeedof250km/h.Traveltimebetweenth

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Foreigners prefer to work in China’s new first-tier cities

With favorable policies and improving career environment, the Chinese mainland has been luring more global talents.

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Foreigners prefer to work in China’s new first-tier cities

Withfavorablepoliciesandimprovingcareerenvironment,theChinesemainlandhasbeenluringmoreglobaltalents.AccordingtoTaiwanmedia,foreignexpatsnolongerconfinethemselve

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Israel minister's Jerusalem dress sparks online storm

IsraeliCultureMinisterMiriRegevtriggeredasocialmediastormonThursdayaftersheattendedtheCannesfilmfestivalinaneveningdressfeaturingaJerusalemIslamicshrine.Several

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Iraq announces "liberation" of east Mosul

Iraqi forces have retaken control of east Mosul from the Islamic State group, commanders said on Wednesday, three months after a huge offensive against the jihadist bastion was launched.

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50,000 have fled east Aleppo as army advances: Monitor

More than 50,000 people have fled rebel-held east Aleppo in the last four days as government forces advance, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday (Nov 30).

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Syria forces retake 6 Aleppo rebel areas, civilians flee

Government forces have retaken a third of rebel-held territory in Aleppo, forcing nearly 10,000 civilians to flee as they pressed their offensive to retake Syria's second city.

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Civilians flee to southern Aleppo as regime advances

Syrian pro-government forces have pushed deeper into rebel-held eastern Aleppo, forcing civilians to flee to southern neighbourhoods to escape the onslaught as the regime pressed an assault to recapture the entire city.

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Fighting shakes Aleppo as ceasefire expires

Clashes and air strikes shook the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, leaving three civilians dead as heavy fighting resumed after the end of a three-day ceasefire declared by government ally Russia.

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Taxis with lower starting fares given test run on Tokyo streets

Taxis with cheaper starting rates are getting a trial spin on some Tokyo streets.

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Australia PM Turnbull diverts election tour to visit storm-ravaged voters

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull suspended his election campaign tour on Tuesday (June 7) to visit areas of the country ravaged by a powerful storm that has battered the country's east coast for several days.