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Portugal reports more than 1,000 heat-related deaths
LISBON: Portugal has reported more than 1,000 deaths due to the current heat wave, with the health chief warning on…
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Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty
Myanmar junta troops are committing war crimes by laying landmines on a “massive scale” around villages where they are battling…
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Erdogan presses case against Syria’s Kurds at Iran-Russia-Turkey summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pressed his case for a military offensive against Syria’s Kurds at a summit in Tehran…
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Police arrest 17 US lawmakers at abortion rights protest outside Supreme Court
At least 17 Democratic lawmakers, including prominent progressives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, were arrested at an abortion rights protest…
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In a first, dormant black hole found outside the galaxy by scientists
A stellar-mass black hole has been discovered in a neighbouring galaxy by a team of international scientists, including researchers from…
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Oil prices fall, taking a breather from massive surge
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, taking a breather after surging more than $5 a barrel in the previous session as…
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Putin meets Iranian leader on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran on Tuesday, the Kremlin leader’s first…
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22 killed, 33 injured in car crash in southern Egypt
Southern Egypt car crash: At least 22 people were killed and 33 injured in a car crash on Tuesday near…
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Turkish court says Erdogan had right to annul women’s treaty
Turkey’s top court on Tuesday ruled that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had the right to pull his country out of…
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US adds Vietnam, Cambodia, Macau to trafficking blacklist
The United States on Tuesday added Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei and Macau to a human trafficking blacklist that already counts Malaysia,…
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