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Syrian warplanes target Turkey-held air base in northwest Syria

Syrian warplanes on Thursday struck an air base in northwestern Syria, hours after the Turkish forces set up a military point there, a war monitor reported. The Syrian

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Syrian army advances in Idlib, capturing new villages

The Syrian army on Friday captured Hish town and a number of villages in the northwestern province of Idlib. Sources said the Syrian army was heavily shelling the rebels' positions and moving toward

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Germany confirms first novel coronavirus case

Germany confirmed the first case of the novel coronavirus infection Monday night, according to the health authorities of Bavaria. The Bavarian health authorities said in a press release that the infe

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APD | Chinese woman in Sri Lanka tests positive for coronavirus

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Jan 27 (APD) -- A Chinese woman in Sri Lanka has tested positive for the coronavirus, heath officials said late on Monday night.The 43-ye

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Somalia, UN agencies seek $1 billion to help 3 million people

Displaced people wait to receive for non-food items from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at the Kabasa transit centre for the internally displaced people in Dollow town, along t

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20 Chinese tourists injured in bus crash in New Zealand

A bus crash left 20 Chinese tourists injured, among whom two were under serious conditions, on a scenic road between Glenorchy and Queenstown in New Zealand on Tuesday. The Chinese embassy in New Zea

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Xi stresses good communication of Marxism adaptation to Chinese context

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has urged good communication of the adaptation of Marxism to Chinese context. Xi made

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Flooding, landslides kill six in Brazil

A flooded street after heavy rain and floods, at the city of Iconha, state of Espirito Santo, Brazil/AFP Photo State Governor Renato Casagrande (R) and a resident looking at damages aft

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4 people killed in Utah home shooting

Four people were shot dead Friday at a residence in Grantsville, a town of about 10,000 people in the state of Utah, local police said. There is no threat to the public since the suspect has been arr

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Australia's bushfire crisis has been an enormous disaster for wildlife

00:54 Australia's bushfires have been burning for months. Fueled by high temperatures and severe drought, the bushfire was spreading over more places and caused more terrible effects o

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Al-Shabab suspects hijack commuter bus in coastal Kenya

Suspected Al-Shabab militants on Thursday hijacked a bus in Kenya's coastal region of Lamu with passengers on board, the police said. The police said the commuter bus was plying the Mombasa-Lamu rout

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Suicide bombers kill 4 in NE Nigeria mosque attack

FourworshippershavebeenconfirmedkilledfollowingasuicideattackonamosqueinNigeria'snortheasterntownofBamaearlySunday,alocalofficialandthepolicesaid.Atleasteightot

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Syria 'chemical' attack: Experts head to site, says Russia

InternationalchemicalweaponsexpertsarefinallyontheirwaytothesiteofthesuspectedattackinSyria,Russia'sforeignministrysays.TheteamfromtheOrganisationfortheProhibit

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Fresh air strikes hit Syria's rebel Douma: rescuers

Freshairstrikespoundedtherebel-heldSyriantownofDoumaonSaturday,rescuersandamonitorsaid,afteranightofheavybombingontheoppositionholdoutoutsideDamascus."Thebombin

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Fresh rebel withdrawals from Syria's shrinking Ghouta

AnewgroupofSyrianrebelsandcivilianspreparedtoleaveEasternGhoutaonMondayafterthelargestexodusyetfromtheoppositionenclave,astalksstalledoverthefinalpocketofresist

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Australia bushfire update: Dozens of buildings feared lost in Tathra

Morethan70homesandbuildingsarefearedtohavebeendestroyedinabushfireinAustralia,authoritiessay.Thefast-movingfireengulfedtheNewSouthWales(NSW)coastaltownofTathral

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Syria army cuts off largest town in Ghouta rebel enclave

SyrianregimeforcesonSaturdaycutoffthelargesttowninEasternGhoutafromtherestoftheoppositionenclaveinablowtorebelsdefendingtheirlastbastionnearDamascus.Governmentt