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  Trump slammed as pressure mounts for gun controls

  Pressure built on the US Congress to pass tough gun control legislation Thursday as the mother of the man arrested…

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  Republicans vow to not buy Twitter ads after McConnell account blocked

  President Donald Trump's re-election campaign and leading Republicans on Thursday vowed to spend no money on Twitter ads after the…

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  Mysteries of the deep: how some sharks glow green in the dark

  It may not sound like the best way to go incognito, but some species of shark that lurk on the…

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  Trump administration re-authorizes ‘cyanide bombs’ to kill wildlife

  US President Donald Trump's administration has re-authorized the use of controversial poison traps known as "cyanide bombs" to kill wild…

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  US border crossings plunge but immigration raids draw fire

  The Trump administration hailed a large drop in migrant border crossings Thursday but found itself under attack over a massive…

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  Convict Panama ex-president in criminal graft case: prosecutor

  Panama's public prosecutor asked a court Thursday to make an example of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, who is accused of spying…

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  Brazil prosecutors ask judge to close Neymar rape case

  Prosecutors in Brazil said Thursday they agree with a police finding that there is not enough evidence to prove rape…

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  Tunisia PM Chahed announces run for president

  Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announced Thursday he would stand in presidential elections next month. "I have thought hard and…

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  Venezuela’s hyperinflation slowing, says parliament

  Venezuela's rampant hyperinflation slowed down in July, the opposition-controlled parliament said on Thursday, calculating its figure for the last 12…

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  Tunisia PM Chahed announces run for president

  Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announced Thursday he would stand in presidential elections next month. "I have thought hard and…

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  US border detentions plunge in July after Mexico deal

  US southern border detentions plunged for the second straight month in July after a deal with Mexico to block Central…

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  Trump criticizes French president for sending Iran ‘mixed signals’

  President Donald Trump on Thursday accused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of getting in the way of US policy and…

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  UN rights chief condemns latest US Venezuela sanctions

  The UN rights chief on Thursday intensified criticism of US sanctions targeting Venezuela, condemning the latest measures as "extremely broad"…

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  Manhunt after Israeli off-duty soldier killed in West Bank

  An off-duty Israeli soldier was found dead with stab wounds near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on…

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  Italy grapples with government crisis

  Speculation that Italy's coalition government could collapse mounted Thursday as tension between its populist leaders peaked over the financing of…

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  From reformer to hardliner: Putin’s 20 years on the global stage

  Twenty years ago on Friday, Russian president Boris Yeltsin appointed his fourth prime minister in less than 18 months: Vladimir…

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  Russia freezes assets of Kremlin critic Navalny’s anti-graft group

  Russia on Thursday froze the assets of an anti-corruption group that major opposition figure Alexei Navalny set up to expose…

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  Damascus rejects Turkey-US plan, Kurds give guarded welcome

  Damascus said Thursday it strongly rejects a proposed US-Turkish buffer zone for northern Syria, blaming the "aggressive" project on Syria's…

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  Brazil ex-billionaire re-arrested in corruption probe

  Brazilian ex-billionaire Eike Batista, who has been under house arrest pending an appeal of a 30-year jail sentence, was arrested…

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  Pakistan rules out military option India over Kashmir

  Pakistan said Thursday it would not take military action against nuclear-armed rival India for stripping Kashmir of its autonomy, though…

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  Trump blasted as pressure mounts for gun controls

  Pressure built on the US Congress to pass tough gun control legislation Thursday as the mother of the man arrested…

  Published on 08.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Myanmar floods force tens of thousands from homes

  Raging floods across Myanmar have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in recent weeks, officials said Thursday,…

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  Born in the USA, ‘Boss’ the bull fetches record price in Bangladesh

  "Boss", a Brahman bull born in the USA but raised in Bangladesh, has been sold for a record price as…

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  Russian military base blast kills two, causes radiation spike

  Two people died in an explosion at a military base in the Russian far north Thursday that caused a brief…

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  Gambia drops president Jammeh from bank notes

  The face of former president Yahya Jammeh, which was printed on all bank notes in The Gambia, has been removed…

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  DRC medics arrested over murder of WHO Ebola doctor

  Three Congolese medics have been detained over the murder of a World Health Organization (WHO) doctor who was fighting an…

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  Cobalt hits headlines as Glencore shuts key mine

  Cobalt hit the headlines Wednesday after Glencore shut a key African facility that mines the rare metal -- and blamed…

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  Two Gambian soldiers jailed for coup plot

  Two Gambian soldiers accused of plotting to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow were sentenced to three years in…

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  Saudi, UAE offer Sudan 540,000 tonnes of wheat

  Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are providing Sudan with 540,000 tonnes of wheat as part of aid promised…

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  Sudan factions vow to implement transition deal: US official

  Sudan's ruling generals and protest leaders have made "strong pledges of commitment" to bring about a transition to a civilian-led…

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