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2262 immigrants died while trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2018

2262 immigrants died while trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2018

  • 2019-01-04

The number of immigrants arriving in Europe in 2018 has fallen, but 2262 people have died to keep the Mediterranean sea the most dangerous sea route for them, the UN refugee agency said, calling on Eu...

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Landslides and floods kill 75 people in the Philippines

Landslides and floods kill 75 people in the Philippines

  • 2019-01-02

The landslides and floods caused by a tropical depression have killed 75 people in the eastern Philippines, while emergency teams continue to search for more victims.   The National Office for...

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17 militants killed in internal clashes between opposition factions in northern Syria

17 militants killed in internal clashes between opposition factions in northern Syria

  • 2019-01-02

About 20 people, mostly militants, were killed Tuesday in violent clashes between the opposition factions and the al-Sham Liberation Organization in western Aleppo province in the north of the country...

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Romania heads the European Union amid a chill in relations with the EU

Romania heads the European Union amid a chill in relations with the EU

  • 2019-01-02

Romania took over the rotating presidency of the European Union on Thursday, amid fears that differences between the two sides could escalate as the ruling left-wing majority in Bucharest intensified...

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Criticized the Philippine president for recounting a story of his sexual harassment of a maid in his youth

Criticized the Philippine president for recounting a story of his sexual harassment of a maid in his youth

  • 2019-01-02

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterti has been sharply criticized after saying in a speech that he sexually harassed a maid when he was a boy, but his spokesman said the story was untrue.   Wome...

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40 "terrorists" killed in Egypt after attack on a tourist bus in Giza

40 "terrorists" killed in Egypt after attack on a tourist bus in Giza

  • 2018-12-29

Egyptian police killed 40 "terrorists" on Saturday in an attack on a tourist bus in Giza that killed three Vietnamese tourists and their Egyptian tour guide.   The Interior Ministry s...

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UAE: Helicopter rescue plane crashes and crew killed

UAE: Helicopter rescue plane crashes and crew killed

  • 2018-12-29

A helicopter crash and the death of its crew in the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah on Saturday evening were announced by UAE authorities.   The General Authority of Civil Aviation in the UAE said th...

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A Russian-Turkish agreement on "coordination" in Syria after the US decision to withdraw

A Russian-Turkish agreement on "coordination" in Syria after the US decision to withdraw

  • 2018-12-29

Russia and Turkey agreed on Saturday to coordinate their field moves in Syria after a decision by the United States to withdraw troops from northern Syria.   US President Donald Trump´s d...

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Shy gatherings of "yellow jackets" in the seventh week of protests in France

Shy gatherings of "yellow jackets" in the seventh week of protests in France

  • 2018-12-29

For the seventh straight week, "yellow jackets" angry at social and economic policy by French President Emmanuel Macaron continue to move, but less than in recent weeks, with only a few prot...

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Four arrested in Netherlands suspected of preparing "terrorist act"

Four arrested in Netherlands suspected of preparing "terrorist act"

  • 2018-12-29

The Hague - The Dutch security forces have arrested four people in Rotterdam harbor suspected of preparing "a terrorist act," police said Saturday.   Rotterdam police said anti-terror...

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