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YANGON (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Myanmar on Friday for two days of talks to shore up massive infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian nation isolated by...
Bangladesh says once-submerged island ready for Rohingya
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Putin’s power shake-up leaves some Moscow residents unenthused
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Turnout halved at French pension protest marches – ministry
PARIS (Reuters) - Turnout at union-led French demonstrations against pension reform more than halved on Thursday compared with a week earlier, according to interior ministry estimates. The ministry said that,...
Turkey targets Kurdish rebels in Iraq, killing 4 Yazidis
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Pakistan avalanches kill at least 77 people
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Venezuelan opposition barred from congress as armed group attacks lawmakers
CARACAS (Reuters) - Armed civilians attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying Venezuelan opposition politicians to congress on Wednesday, backing recent efforts under President Nicolas Maduro to bar opposition leader Juan...
Top UN official in Lebanon blasts politicians’ inaction
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Taal Volcano eruption: Desolate images show horses and cows buried in ash
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Exclusive: Mexican reform would allow phone calls as evidence, speed extraditions – draft
FILE PHOTO - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures as he speaks during his visit to the Mexican-American Mormon community in La Mora, Sonora, Mexico January 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos...
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