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BREAKING | Emirates Plane ‘Crash Lands At Dubai International Airport’

An Emirates plane with 275 people on board was involved in an accident on landing Wednesday at Dubai airport but all the passengers were evacuated safely, the government said. Footage on social media...

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North Korea Fires Missile Into Japan Waters For First Time

North Korea fired a ballistic missile directly into Japanese-controlled waters for the first time Wednesday, drawing an outraged response from Tokyo and ramping up tensions with the United States and...

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One Dead, Five Injured In Central London Knife Attack

A woman has died and five other people were injured in a knife attack in Russell Square, central London. Police were called at 22:33 BST on Wednesday to reports of a man injuring people with a knife....

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US Destroyed Libya To Re-Colonize Africa – American Journalist

The United States and its allies are responsible for destroying Africa’s wealthiest nation, Libya, in order to re-colonize the African continent, an American journalist and political analyst says. Don...

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Bergamo Plane Crash: Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway At Italian Airport

A cargo plane crashed through a fence into a road after skidding off a runway at Bergamo’s Orio al Serio international airport in Italy The flight, which was coming from Paris, lost control during...

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Countries With Strong Public Service Media Have Less Rightwing Extremism

Countries that have popular, well-funded public service broadcasters encounter less rightwing extremism and corruption and have more press freedom, a report from the European Broadcasting Union has...

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Delta Hit By Computer Outage, Flights Delayed Worldwide

Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) said a “major system-wide network outage” on Monday had delayed flights worldwide and technicians were working to resolve the computer problem as soon as possible. Flights...

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The World’s Top Predators Are Dining From Dwindling Menus

  Of the 17 largest land carnivores, most hunt prey that are either already threatened or are in decline. This is a story about large predators and cascading consequences, featuring two scientists...

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4-Year-Old Bangladeshi Boy With ‘Old Man’ Illness Baffles Doctors

A four-year-old Bangladeshi boy suffering from a mysterious illness that makes him look like an old man has been admitted to hospital for tests, doctors and his family said. Doctors at a top hospital...

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Germany In New Anti-Terror Plan To Thwart Islamist Militants

Germans with dual nationality will lose their German citizenship if they fight for militant Islamist groups abroad, under new anti-terror proposals. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere also announced...

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US Reports Claim Malia Obama Was Filmed Smoking Cannabis At Music Festival

The daughter of US President Barack Obama is facing claims she was smoking cannabis at a music festival after a video emerged of Malia Obama appearing to take a drag from a slim cigarette. The video,...

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India Marks Independence Day Despite Kashmir Unrest

  Indian officials say at least seven paramilitary troops have been wounded, three critically, after assailants attacked them in Srinagar, the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir. KK Sharma, a top...

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Radical Islamist Preacher Anjem Choudary Convicted Of Inviting Support For ISIS

Anjem Choudary, Britain’s most high-profile Islamist preacher whose followers have been linked to numerous plots across the world, has been found guilty of inviting support for Islamic State. Choudary,...

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7 Killed, 224 Injured In Southeast Turkey Bomb Attacks

Two bomb attacks blamed on Kurdish militants killed seven members of the security forces and wounded 224 people in southeast Turkey on Thursday, officials and security sources said, in a renewed...

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51 Killed By ‘Teenage Boy’ In Turkish Wedding Attack

A suicide bomber who detonated himself and killed at least 51 people in the Turkish city of Gaziantep was a 12 to 14-year-old boy with probable links to ISIL, according to President Recep Tayyip...

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Frenchman Injured After Dentures Stuck In Throat For 6 Days

An elderly Frenchman has been hospitalized in serious condition after his false teeth reportedly were stuck in his throat for six days. The Dunkirk Hospital said Tuesday it is investigating how its...

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Chinese Government Plans To End Poverty By 2020

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has demanded more to be done to improve the skills of people who have been relocated as part of poverty relief efforts. China plans to end poverty by 2020, in part by...

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Dozens Feared Dead After Strong Quake Hits Central Italy

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, with reports of fatalities and significant damage surfacing quickly in its aftermath. Officials say the towns of Accumoli and Amatrice...

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Hundreds Trapped As Gunmen Attack American University In Kabul

Gunmen attacked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday, with explosions and gunfire reported inside the campus where foreign staff and hundreds of students were trapped, an...

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Swaziland Bans Witches From Flying Above 150metres On Broomsticks

Swaziland has launched a crackdown on high-flying witches after banning them from hovering above 150metres. It has been a long time since witches were burnt at the stake in Europe but the accusation...

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