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Notre-Dame in Paris set to reopen December 7, five years after blaze
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen on December 7, five years after a devastating blaze that caught the world's attention. The…
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Journalist in Eritrean jail for 23 years wins rights prize
A journalist detained in Eritrean prison without trial for 23 years has won a Swedish human rights prize for his commitment to freedom of…
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'Extraordinary' Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Called 'Lady of the House' Found 4,000 Years After Her Death
The ancient tomb was found buried in a cemetery in Assiut, Egypt around 240 miles south of Cairo The "extraordinary" tomb of a…
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A party in power for 58 years pledges change for Botswana
Botswana’s governing party - in power for almost six decades - is trying to pull off a trick in Wednesday’s general election by using a…
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Hundreds march to mark 35 years of Pride Johannesburg in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds of people marched Saturday in the South African capital to mark 35 years of Pride Johannesburg, an annual…
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Tunisian commentator sentenced to two years under controversial anti-fake news law
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator was sentenced to two years in prison over remarks she made about the…
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Church bell rings after 150 years of silence
After sitting silent for more than 150 years, a Somerset church bell is ringing again - in an Australian wedding chapel. The bell, which…
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Dad's WW2 fork found 84 years after last meal
David Balfour was stunned after a fork belonging to his soldier father Robert, who was reported missing in action in 1940, was found…
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'Little Gregory' murder haunts France 40 years on
Gregory Villemin was four years old when he was murdered on an autumn day in 1984, his hands and feet tied when his body was found in a…
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Mozambique votes for president and the ruling party could extend its 49 years in power
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique will vote for a new president on Wednesday in an election that is expected to extend the ruling…
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Belarus sentences 12 to up to 25 years for attack on Russian warplane
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian court on Friday convicted 12 people, most of them in absentia, and sentenced them to prison terms of…
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Ukraine's military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fighting
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, perched atop a tactically significant hill in…
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In a single Delhi house, several hundred years of Indian history
Chandni Chowk was once the kind of neighborhood that people spoke about with awe. Built in the 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan, it…
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A Russian teen got 15 years in prison for donating crypto to a pro-Ukraine paramilitary unit: report
A Russian teen was given 15 years for donating to the Freedom of Russia Legion, local media reported. Danila Yakovlev in Siberia had…
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The families of 43 missing students in Mexico are still demanding justice 10 years later
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Families of the 43 students from a rural teacher’s college abducted 10 years ago in southern Mexico marked the painful…
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Video: Turkish man flies to Indonesia to meet and marry long-distance girlfriend of 2 years
[Source] A Turkish man proved that love knows no bounds after traveling thousands of miles to meet his girlfriend in Indonesia. Mehmed…
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French lake still riddled with bombs 80 years after World War II
The apparently pristine Gerardmer lake in the Vosges mountains of eastern France conceals a bleak legacy of 20th-century conflict --…
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Germany Sails Warship in Taiwan Strait, First in 22 Years
(Bloomberg) -- Germany sent its first warship through the Taiwan Strait in 22 years, defying China’s warnings as relations between the two…
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South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The government in South Sudan has postponed elections scheduled for December for two years citing the need to…
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High Court rejects the UK's first new coal mine in 30 years
LONDON (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected plans for the United Kingdom’s first new coal mine in three decades, delivering a victory for…
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Central Europe braced for worst flooding in years
Sandbags are being prepared in Austria, reservoirs have been emptied in the Czech Republic and flash floods are expected in Poland, as…
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Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting four women in Toronto, Canada in a series of…
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Putin: I met Telegram founder Durov years ago, did not keep in touch
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he met the founder of messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov - who faces possible criminal…
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Fake CV lands top 'engineer' in jail for 15 years
The man who had been chief engineer at South Africa’s state-owned passenger rail company has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for…