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Greece's conservatives win election, pledge more reforms

Former Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, 55, promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks a

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More than 100,000 people officially missing in Mexico since 1964

More than 100,000 people are now listed as missing in violence-wracked Mexico, a grim milestone that the United Nations rights chief on Tuesday called "a tragedy of eno

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Pakistani PM Khan faces boot after court orders parliament restoration

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces being booted from office on the weekend after the Supreme Court ruled (on Thursday) that the parliament had been illegally dis

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Tigray rebels take control of UNESCO site Lalibela: residents say

A view of the St George's Church in Lalibela, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Rebels from Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region on Thursday took control of the town of Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Si

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Olympic competition starts as Japan outclass Australia in softball

Michelle Cox (#47) of Team Australia beats the throw to Minori Naito (#14) of Team Japan at first base for an infield single in the first inning during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Fukushima A

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Mixed city of Arabs and Jews remains on edge after violence

Israeli security forces guard the streets of Lod, weeks after rioters torched patrol cars, synagogues and homes. Attackers who killed an Arab and a Jewish resident are

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China's Guangzhou Airport emerges as busiest airport in 2020

A passenger plane is landing at Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou City, China's Guangdong Province, August 11, 2020. /CFP China's Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou recorded the

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Filipino troops kill rebel commander, rescue last hostage

Philippine troops killed an Abu Sayyaf rebel commander blamed for years of ransom kidnappings and on Sunday rescued the last of his four Indonesian captives, the milita

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Malalai Maiwand - 'Brave Afghan journalist with open eyes' shot dead

Screenshot of Afghani TV anchor Malala Maiwand in Enikass TV./ Reuters "A brave, top-notch journalist with open eyes," that's how Aziz Tassal, director of the Kabul Press Club, described 26-y

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Biden signals sharp shift from Trump with cabinet picks

The projected winner of the U.S. presidential election Joe Biden on Monday tapped Obama-era officials for top national security and economic roles, signaling a stark shift from the Trump administrati

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Libya rivals agree on implementing ceasefire deal: UN

Members of the Libyan joint military commission pose for a photo in Ghadames, Libya, November 3, 2020. /AFP Rival Libyan military officers have agreed on a roadmap for implementing a ceasefire

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China's October manufacturing PMI at 51.4, continues recovery

China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) slipped to 51.4 in October from 51.5 in the preceding month, official data showed on Saturday.The figure released by the National Bureau of Stat

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How lethal is COVID-19 compared to cancer, flu and other death causes?

At its worst, COVID-19 killed almost twice as many Europeans per day as cancer – but the latest figures show the fatality rate is back down below accidental death and slightly above pneumonia and dia

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Death knell sounds for some of Japan's oldest department stores

Visitors are seen at an entrance of Ebisu Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2020. /Reuters After more than three centuries in business, the Onuma department store in no

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Trump says federal agents to stay in Portland until police 'cleanup'

00:48 U.S. federal officers will stay in the protest-wracked city of Portland until local law enforcement officials finish a "cleanup of anarchists and agitators," President Donald Tru

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Saudi hosts G20 talks on debt crisis, virus recovery

G20 nations will consider extending debt relief for coronavirus-hit poor countries in the second half of 2020, the group's finance ministers and central bankers said Saturday after talks aimed at

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Plasma trade booms as COVID-19 cases surge in Iraq

Some patients infected with COVID-19 in Iraq would like to pay "any price" for plasma trade in black market while health officials call for more free donations from those recovered. BAGHDAD, July 3