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Catalan President barred from office by Spain's electoral commission, throwing doubt on Sanchez coalition

Spain's Central Electoral Commission voted on Friday to remove pro-independence Catalonia's president Quim Torra from office. The decision comes a few days before Spain

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Spain's electoral commission bans Catalan president from office

Spain's Central Electoral Commission voted on Friday to remove pro-independence Catalonia's president Quim Torra from office.The decision comes a few days before Spain's parliament votes on the new l

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Record 100 billion WhatsApp messages sent on New Year's Eve

More communications were sent on 31 December than on any other day in the app's 10-year history.

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Australia starts New Year with deadly fires

The mayor of Sydney defended his decision to press ahead with the Australian city's New Year's Eve celebrations even as deadly wildfires burned nearby.The skies in coastal towns

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Thailand cuts 2017 tourism forecast to 33-34 million visitors

Thailand’stourismministeronThursdaysaidthecountryexpects33to34millionvisitorsthisyear,downfromanearlierministryforecastof35million.“RightnowThailandhaswelcomed2

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Flag-raising ceremony for India, Pakistan held in SCO

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has officially welcomed its two new members at a flag-raising ceremony in the Chinese capital, Beijing.

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Obama hails Slovakia's interest in helping destroy Syrian chemical weapons

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday welcomed Slovakia's interest in helping destroy the chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria.

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UN chief welcomes understandings on Syria by G8 leaders

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday welcomed the understandings reached on Syria by leaders of the Group of Eight industrial nations in a communique on the same day.