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Reluctant Salvini says OK for minors to leave Italy migrant ship
Published at 16h54
Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Saturday reluctantly authorised 27 migrant children rescued at sea to disembark from a charity vessel anchored in limbo…
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Crowds fill Khartoum’s streets to hail ‘new Sudan’
Published at 16h54
As the crowd erupted into a thunderous roar to mark the signing of a declaration on Sudan's transitional constitution, 19-year-old Ali broke into tears for…
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Crowds fill Khartoum’s streets to hail ‘new Sudan’
Published at 16h54
As the crowd erupted into a thunderous roar to mark the signing of a declaration on Sudan's transitional constitution, 19-year-old Ali broke into tears for…
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Sudan generals, protest leaders sign transition deal: AFP
Published at 14h54
Sudan's military council and protest leaders on Saturday signed a hard-won "constitutional declaration" that paves the way for a transition to civilian rule. The agreement…

Yemen rebel attack sparks fire in Saudi gas plant: Aramco

An attack claimed by Yemeni rebels sparked a fire in a Saudi gas plant Saturday but caused no casualties or…
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Sudan generals, protest leaders sign transition deal: AFP

Sudan's military council and protest leaders on Saturday signed a hard-won "constitutional declaration" that paves the way for a transition…
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Wildlife summit mulls trade rules to counter ‘unprecedented’ species declines

Conservationists warned of "unprecedented" species declines Saturday as countries met in Geneva to tighten rules on trade in elephant ivory…
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Beats replace bombs: young Iraqis revel at summer festival

Hundreds of Iraqi teenagers clapped along exuberantly to techno beats pumping across a makeshift dance hall on Friday night, a…
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Race to remember Berlin Wall victims, 30 years on

Where guard towers and barbed wire once stood, runners pounded the 100-mile (160 kilometre) path along the former Berlin Wall…
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Italy prosecutors probe Salvini over migrant ship limbo

Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged kidnapping and abuse of office after far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini prevented…
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Gabon’s Bongo attends independence parade in rare public appearance

Gabon's President Ali Bongo on Saturday made a rare public appearance to attend the country's independence day celebrations, nearly ten…
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Separatists vacate key offices in Yemen’s Aden: minister

Southern separatists vacated key public buildings in Yemen's second city Aden on Saturday that they had seized from unionist forces…
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Gabon’s Bongo attends independence parade in rare public appearance

Gabon's President Ali Bongo on Saturday made a rare public appearance to attend the country's independence day celebrations, nearly ten…
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Nine hurt in accident at fireworks show in French resort

Nine people were injured during a fireworks display in a popular resort in southern France when one rocket misfired close…
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Sudanese celebrate transition to civilian rule

Sudan was poised Saturday to celebrate a historic deal between generals and protest leaders for a transition to civilian rule,…
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Rival rallies as Hong Kong’s divisions deepen

Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies on Saturday in a major test for the movement…
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Hundreds of Mexican women protest police rape of teenager

Hundreds of women demanding protection from Mexico City's police force took to the streets Friday after a number of high-profile…
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Sudanese celebrate transition to civilian rule

Sudan was poised Saturday to celebrate a historic deal between generals and protest leaders for a transition to civilian rule,…
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Wildlife meet mulls trade rules to counter ‘unprecedented’ species declines

Amid growing alarm over accelerating extinctions, a major international conference opened in Geneva Saturday aiming to tighten rules on trade…
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Hong Kong protesters kick off new weekend of rallies

Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh protests on Saturday in a major test for the movement…
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Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after Palestinian rocket attack

Israeli warplanes struck at least three targets in the Gaza Strip early on Saturday but caused no apparent casualties, a…
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Hong Kong protest tensions heat up in Australia

Hundreds of pro-China demonstrators marched through Sydney Saturday in response to a growing number of rallies in support of the…
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Some phones lines restored in Indian Kashmir

Seventeen out of around 100 telephone exchanges were restored Saturday in the restive Kashmir Valley, the local police chief told…
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Hundreds attend El Paso memorial for shooting victim with few family

Hundreds of mourners attended the memorial Friday of a woman they had never met, a victim of the El Paso…
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Tokyo 2020 paratriathlon test shortened due to bad water quality

The swimming section of a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 was cancelled Saturday due to high levels of bacteria…
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Sudanese eagerly anticipate transition to civilian rule

Sudan was poised Saturday to celebrate a historic deal between generals and protest leaders for a transition to civilian rule,…
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50 years on, N.Ireland still reckons with army killings

For many Britons, the soldiers who intervened in Northern Ireland 50 years ago this week are unsung heroes who tried…
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Sudanese eagerly anticipate transition to civilian rule

Sudan was poised Saturday to celebrate a historic deal between generals and protest leaders for a transition to civilian rule,…
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Qingdao remembers its German past with massive beer festival

It may be more than a century since the Germans left Qingdao but the Chinese port city still pays tribute…
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Shenzhen: The border city a world away from Hong Kong

The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen borders the semi-autonomous territory of Hong Kong, but calls for greater freedom from protesters…
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Race to remember Berlin Wall victims, 30 years on

Where guard towers and barbed wire once stood, runners will this weekend pound the 100-mile (160 kilometre) path along the…
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Beloved baby dugong ‘Mariam’ dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has…
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Venezuela threatens early elections to pressure opposition

Threatening to bring forward parliamentary elections is the latest card played by Venezuela's regime to put pressure on the US-backed…
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Moscow set for fresh protests after month of rallies

Moscow was set for fresh protests Saturday, the latest in a wave of demonstrations that has seen tens of thousands…
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