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Australia’s Scandal-Hit Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce To Resign

Barnaby Joyce says he will resign as Australia’s deputy prime minister following a politically damaging saga that...

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Ethiopia PM In Surprise Resignation

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has resigned unexpectedly, saying he hoped to end years of unrest and...

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Queen of Belgium Arrives In Ghana For 3-Day Visit

The Queen of Belgium, Her Royal Majesty, Queen Mathilde, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, Alex De Croo,...

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Katy Perry Promo Slammed For ‘cruel’ Koala Joke

Pop superstar Katy Perry has been slammed by animal activists for telling her pet dog to "chase some koalas" in a...

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Huge Floods Sweep Southern Japan, One Dead, 18 Missing

At least one person is dead and 18 others are missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan, with...

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Thailand Backtracks On Labour Law After Migrant Workers Flee

Thailand's military government said it will delay enforcing new labour regulations after thousands of migrant workers...

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Global Ransomware Attack Causes Turmoil

Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. British...

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Johnny Depp Faces Perjury Charges In Australia

Australia’s deputy prime minister has threatened US actor Johnny Depp with perjury charges in a new installment of...

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Johnny Depp Likely To Face Perjury Charges

Australia’s deputy prime minister has threatened US actor Johnny Depp with perjury charges in a new instalment of the...

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Depp May Face Perjury Charges In Australia Over ‘dog Gate’

Johnny Depp could face perjury charges in Australia after the deputy prime minister threatened Tuesday to unleash a new...

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Fifa Looking Into Russia Football Doping Claims

Fifa says “it is still investigating allegations” that footballers were involved in a state-sponsored doping...

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Saudi King’s Son Mohammed Bin Salman Is New Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia’s king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince – replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin...

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Saudi King Appoints His 31-Year-Old Son As Crown Prince Over Cousin

Mohammed bin Salman has been promoted to crown prince and heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia in a shock move by King...

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Viewpoint: Africa-Cuba Solidarity Reaffirmed At Namibia Conference

Close bonds between the people of the African continent and the Caribbean island-nation of Cuba have been centuries in...

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Theresa May Praises Tory ‘talent’

Theresa May said the government planned to focus on social issues and "delivering a successful Brexit" as she completed...

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Blind Malaysian Muslims Study Quran Using Braille

A small community of blind students in Malaysia is attempting to learn the entire Quran, a formidable task that...

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Putin Says He ‘didn’t Really Talk’ To Flynn At Moscow Dinner

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he had only a brief and passing acquaintance with former US national security...

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New Russian Jet Takes To Air In Bid To Rival Airbus and Boeing

Russia on Sunday held a successful test flight of its new MC-21 medium-haul passenger jet that it hopes will revive its...

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Thailand Warns Facebook To Block Content Critical of the Monarchy

Authorities in Thailand have warned Facebook to take down content critical of the monarchy, or face legal action. The...