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Mr. Zarif also said on Saturday that Iran will take another step to reduce its compliance with the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, according to parliamentary news a...
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Pompeo jabs at China's 'bad behaviour', says US will enforce Iran sanctions
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3 killed after cliff collapses on California beach
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The motorboats - Che-che, Keziah and Jennyville - sunk near the port of Iloilo City on Saturday after capsizing because of strong monsoon winds . "We recov...
Tate Modern 'on lockdown' after child 'falls from height'
A six-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being thrown from the tenth floor viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery on London's south bank b...
RFK's 22-Year-Old Granddaughter Found Dead At The Family Compound
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Al-Qaida kills at least 20 at Yemen military camp
At least 20 soldiers were killed when militants of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda branch launched an armed attack against a base of the newly-recruited security for...
U.S. wildlife officers use 'electrofishing' to combat carp pest
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Europe's recent heatwave affecting Greenland's ice fields
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Ohio Police: 9 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Early Morning Shooting in Dayton
Speaking at a press conference Sunday, Lt. Col. Matt Carper said the suspect in the deaths of nine people was shot to death by responding officers in the Oregon...
Tsunami warning as 6.8 magnitude quake hits southwest Indonesia
Indonesia's disaster agency pegged the quake at magnitude 7.4 and warned it could spark a tsunami as high as three metres. Geophysics agency chief Dwikorita...
Woman tased by U.S. cop elicits claims of white privilege hypocrisy
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Senate Passes 2-Year Budget Deal And Sends It To Trump
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Moscow Police Arrest 800 During Local Election Protests
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Franky Zapata crosses Channel by hoverboard at second attempt
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Indian army using cluster bombs to target civilians across LoC: ISPR
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Hong Kong Protesters Toss Chinese Flag, Clash with Police
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Police respond to another mass shooting in US
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Bank Of England Cuts UK Growth Forecasts As Brexit Uncertainty Slows Economy
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Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter died of self-inflicted gunshot
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India Sends 10000 More Troops To Kashmir
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Trans-Canada Highway closed near Irvine following train derailment
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Several small explosions in Thailand`s capital Bangkok
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Three Israeli soldiers wounded by Palestinian gunman near Gaza border
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Freed from Swedish jail, rapper A$AP Rocky lands in US
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North Korean Leader Kim Oversaw Latest Test-Firing of New Rocket System
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Houthis target military parade, kill 25 in Aden, Yemen
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