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2 Mar. 2018
Slovaks to rally across country in honor of slain journalist
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovaks are planning a national rally to honor an investigative journalist shot dead last week along with his partner.The organizers said that 25 marches are planned Friday in Slovakia, including in the capital, Brati
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7 Oct. 2019
FACT CHECK: Did George Bernard Shaw Say A Quote Comparing Apples To Ideas?
‘Each of us will have two ideas’
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9 Oct. 2019
Trump Administration Imposes Travel Ban On Chinese Officials Linked To Muslim Persecutions
‘Erase religion and culture’
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2 Mar. 2018
Police say 10 Maoist rebels killed in raid in eastern India
PATNA, India (AP) — Police say they have killed at least 10 Maoist rebels in a raid on one of their strongholds in eastern India.Senior police officer D.M. Awasthy says the police acting on intelligence raided the forested hideout in Bijapur dis
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8 Oct. 2019
US Blacklists Chinese Firms For Role In Abuse Of Muslim Minorities
‘Repression, mass arbitrary detention and high-technology surveillance’
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17 Jun. 2024
China's 170 Million Spy Balloons and other Venus Fly Traps
“China owns $870 billion in U.S. Treasuries that finance our debt. And they either own or have a huge portion of the Chicago Stock Exchange, AMC movie theaters, General Electric’s appliance division, General Motors, and Smithfield Foods just to name a
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2 Mar. 2018
Azerbaijan: 25 die in morning fire at drug rehab center
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Authorities in Azerbaijan say at least 25 people have been killed in a fire at a residential drug treatment center in the country’s capital.Police and prosecutors said in a joint statement that the fire broke out at 6 a.m
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2 Mar. 2018
Russian military says new five-hour truce starts in Syria’s Ghouta: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian military said a five-hour truce had begun in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Friday, the fourth such truce in as many days, the Interfax news agency quoted an official at Russia’s ceasefire monitoring center in Syria as saying
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13 Jun. 2024
Iran's Attempts to Attack Israel Must Be Confronted
Netanyahu’s resolve in the face of so many challenges, from splits in his own war cabinet over the conduct of the war in Gaza to incessant pressure from Washington to agree to a ceasefire, has prompted comparisons with British wartime leader Sir Winston
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2 Mar. 2018
Indian fugitive in Hong Kong court under heavy security
HONG KONG (AP) — An Indian man sought in his home country for a long list of alleged offenses including terrorism appeared in a Hong Kong court Friday on robbery charges.Ramanjit Singh was taken to court under heavy security after he was arreste
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2 Mar. 2018
The Latest: Geneva airport reopens after 2nd weather closure
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on frigid weather in Europe (all times local):12:20 p.m.Authorities at Geneva’s airport say it has reopened after a mid-morning shutdown that was the second closure in as many days due to snowy and icy conditions
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18 Jun. 2024
The Russians Are Coming
The Russians are coming. Again. In a dramatic reminder that the Russians are seeking to intimidate the White House and launch a second chapter of the Cold War, a Russian nuclear-powered submarine, along with an accompanying flotilla of warships,
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