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Prague, Czech Republic - Fifty years ago Soviet tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia to violently quash the democratic reform movement against communism known as the Prague Spring. Led by
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Uber finally hired a chief financial officer to help it go public in 2019. On Tuesday, the ride-share company announced that Nelson J. Chai will fill a role
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Unemployment keeps falling and home prices keep going up. It's a great recipe for a strong housing market. Nothing has been able to stop the housing boom --
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(CNN)Parts of an operation linked to Russian military intelligence targeting the US Senate and conservative think tanks that advocated for tougher policies against Russia were thwarted last week,
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An Indonesian court sentenced a woman to 18 months in jail under a blasphemy law for complaining that a mosque near to her home was creating too much
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Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of US President Donald Trump, is expected to plead guilty to charges stemming from a federal investigation of his buisness dealings and
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Inflation has skyrocketed, prices are at an all-time high, and the national currency, the Bolivar, has lost much of its value. Financial devastation has led to mass migration,
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(CNN)The worst floods in nearly a century have ravaged India's southwestern state of Kerala, leaving more than 300 dead and forcing hundreds of thousands to take shelter in
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WhatsApp has rolled out a slew of features designed to prevent mob violence in India. But officials there say the company needs to do even more. The Facebook-owned
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Tulsa, Oklahoma (CNN)Ellen Stackable has been an English teacher for more than 20 years. "I just fell in love with the idea that writing could change someone's life,"
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JERUSALEM: The brother of a teenager who became a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after slapping two soldiers has been sentenced to jail for throwing stones at a
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JERUSALEM: The brother of a teenager who became a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after slapping two soldiers has been sentenced to jail for throwing stones at a
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The UN's nuclear watchdog said it hasn't seen any indication that North Korea's nuclear activities have ceased despite pledges to denuclearise and it's causing "grave concern". A new report
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Their rulers at each other's throat, the United States and Iran have just lost two towering icons of their respective art and culture scenes in the span of
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An Indian court sentenced two men to death for the gang rape of an eight-year-old girl that sparked angry protests. The death sentences ordered on Tuesday were the
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Brexit has already slammed the pound once. It could happen again. The currency would be put under severe pressure if Britain crashes out of the European Union next
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One country could lose more than most from the trade war between the United States and China. Australia risks getting caught in the crossfire as the world's two
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The world's biggest shipping company is about to try out a new route. Denmark's Maersk (AMKBY) said Tuesday it plans to send the first container ship from East
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BAGHDAD: The US-led anti-Daesh coalition said on Monday one of its members was killed in an apparently accidental aircraft crash in Iraq which left several others wounded.A statement
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United States immigration officials have arrested and deported a former Nazi concentration camp guard who lived in New York, according to government officials. Acting on a 2004 deportation
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According to police, the Taliban has fired several rockets at the presidential palace in Kabul as the Afghan president was delivering his holiday message for the Muslim celebrations
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Malaysia has announced the seizure of 50 rhino horns worth an estimated $12m, the biggest haul ever recovered in the country. Customs officials at Kuala Lumpur airport found
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Eid al-Adha is the second of two major holidays in Islam, and it's an occasion celebrated with feasts and festivities.
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(CNN)For more than three decades, the Catholic Church has been rocked by sex abuse scandals spanning the globe. And for decades, the church has been accused of protecting
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DAMASCUS, Syria: Syrian President Bashar Assad has attended prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha in Damascus, the seat of his power.State-run television showed Assad saluting worshippers
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TEHRAN: Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet at a defense show in Tehran on Tuesday.Images on state television showed President Hassan Rouhani sitting in the cockpit of
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TEHRAN: Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet at a defense show in Tehran on Tuesday.Images on state television showed President Hassan Rouhani sitting in the cockpit of
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