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Major quake hits Caribbean, triggering evacuations
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A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck Tuesday in the Caribbean between Jamaica and Cuba, triggering a brief tsunami alert and sending hundreds of people pouring…
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Peru court orders Keiko Fujimori to return to prison
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A Peruvian judge ordered opposition leader Keiko Fujimori to return to prison for a further 15 months' pre-trial detention Tuesday as part of an investigation…
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Plane carrying Japanese evacuees from Wuhan lands in Tokyo
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The first Japanese nationals evacuated from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of a deadly virus outbreak, arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday aboard a…
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Jewish settlers praise annexation, reject Palestinian state
Published on 28.01.2020
In Maale Adumim, one of the largest Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, residents watched the unveiling of Donald Trump's peace plan with keen…

All nine bodies recovered from Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

Rescuers recovered the bodies of all nine victims from a helicopter crash near Los Angeles that killed NBA legend Kobe…
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Japan, US ready evacuations from China virus epicentre

Japan and the United States on Wednesday geared up to airlift hundreds of their citizens from ground zero of China's…
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Colombia in extradition quandary over lawmaker arrested in Venezuela

Colombia said Tuesday it would seek the extradition of a fugitive former lawmaker arrested in Venezuela, though it faces a…
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UN Security Council debates new violence in Yemen: diplomats

The UN Security Council convened Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Yemen, amid growing concern over the deteriorating situation and…
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Trump unveils Mideast plan, ‘last opportunity’ for Palestinians

President Donald Trump Tuesday unveiled long-awaited details of a US plan for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning it may represent…
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Mali putsch leader freed as security crisis rages

Former coup leader Amadou Sanogo was freed from detention in Mali on Tuesday, casting doubt on whether a case involving…
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Judging the gravity of the coronavirus outbreak

How serious is the coronavirus outbreak? What are its symptoms and how contagious is it? Experts studying the new virus,…
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Historians unveil rare photos of Sobibor death camp

Hundreds of newly discovered photographs, including some taken at the Sobibor death camp, represent a "quantum leap" in research into…
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French firefighters demand better conditions in fiery Paris protest

Thousands of French firefighters on Tuesday took to the streets of Paris in a pyrotechnic protest to demand better working…
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US developing vaccine against deadly China virus: officials

The United States said Tuesday it was developing a vaccine against a deadly virus that originated in China, and urged…
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AFP Fact Check: Novel coronavirus breeds global false claims

A deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 4,500 people and spread to 15 countries since emerging in…
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Sudanese allege relatives lured to Libya, Yemen conflict zones

Dozens of Sudanese protested Tuesday in Khartoum, alleging that their relatives had been recruited by a UAE firm as security…
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Palestinians mobilise against Trump peace plan

Palestinians staged protests Tuesday against US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, hours before it was to be unveiled…
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Argentina president to head off on European tour to discuss debt

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez will begin his first tour of Europe on Wednesday with a visit to the Vatican, after…
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Syria regime forces recapture most of key rebel-held town

Regime forces on Tuesday recaptured most of Maaret al-Numan, a semi-deserted town of symbolic and strategic importance in Syria's last…
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Militia clashes kill 50 in C. Africa town

Clashes between rival armed groups in Bria, a strategic town in eastern Central African Republic, have left dozens dead, a…
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Mali putsch leader to be freed as security crisis rages

A court in Mali's capital Bamako ordered the temporary release of former coup leader Amadou Sanogo from detention Tuesday, an…
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Battling Jabeur sets new benchmark for Arab tennis

A straight sets defeat at the hands of Sofia Kenin on Tuesday was hardly the script that Ons Jabeur deserved…
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Morales pick returns to Bolivia to run for president

Luis Arce, the presidential candidate for Evo Morales's Movement for Socialism party, returned to Bolivia on Tuesday following a self-imposed…
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Syrian regime forces storm key rebel-held town: monitor

Syrian regime forces on Tuesday stormed Maaret al-Numan, a rebel-held town of symbolic and strategic importance in the country's last…
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US forces recover bodies from jet crash site in Afghanistan: officials

US forces in helicopters recovered the remains Tuesday of the crew killed when one of its military jets went down…
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Nigeria’s Lagos slams brakes on motorbike taxis

Nigeria's traffic-choked economic capital Lagos has announced sweeping bans on the motorbike taxis plying its perilous roads set to come…
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‘Dangerous’ to crop African voices on climate: Uganda activist

Africa is on the frontlineof climate change, and it is crucial to listen to voices from the continent in global…
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Trump to unveil Israel-Palestinian peace plan, despite critics

President Donald Trump on Tuesday will ignore accusations of pro-Israeli bias -- led by the Palestinians themselves -- and unveil…
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Hungary border patrol fires warning shots to stop crossings

Hungarian border guards on Tuesday fired warning shots to deter dozens of people from crossing from the Serbian side following…
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France set to evacuate citizens from virus-hit Chinese city

France on Thursday will send a plane to start evacuating its citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre…
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Japan sends plane to virus-hit Wuhan to evacuate citizens

Japan sent a first plane to the Chinese city of Wuhan on Tuesday night to evacuate citizens from the epicentre…
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Coronavirus outbreak could peak in ten days： Chinese expert

A viral outbreak that has killed 106 people in China could reach its peak in around 10 days, a top…
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Court paves way for African cheetahs to be shipped to India

Cheetahs could return to the wild in India after the Supreme Court Tuesday gave approval for the spotted big cat…
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Danish newspaper’s virus cartoon angers China

A Danish newspaper refused to apologise to China on Tuesday over a satirical cartoon it ran about the deadly new…
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