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In 1889, an intrepid, 20-year-old American called William Stamps Cherry made a solo voyage up the Congo's tributaries. His destination was Oubangui-Chari, a remote corner of the French Empire,
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Rome, Italy - As the search for survivors in Genoa continues, questions are being raised about whether the collapse of the Morandi bridge - one of the main arteries
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UK government efforts to rein in CEO pay haven't made much of a dent. The median pay for chief executives of the 100 most valuable companies on the
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Former refugee Ismail Ahmed knows how difficult it can be to send money home — so he started a company to make it simpler. The business he founded,
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I had to go outside while my wife cooked breakfast. She said she needed room to work. We were living in a 16-foot-long Airstream Nest. From the hitch
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Middle East
GAZA CITY: Israel allowed commercial goods back into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in a sign of an easing of tensions as neighboring Egypt pursued a long-term cease-fire between
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A Malaysian judge has ruled that two women accused of participating in the assasination of the North Korean leader's estranged brother must mount a defence, setting the stage
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Senior US and Mexican drug enforcement officers have a new plan to take down Mexico’s infamous drug cartels. They are targeting the groups' finances. Estimates have said that
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US President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan, a staunch opponent of Trump's administration, alleging he made contradictory and erroneous testimony
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World
Uber's financial picture improved in the second quarter: Its revenue jumped and its losses narrowed. According to a copy of Uber's latest results, viewed by CNNMoney, Uber's quarterly
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Turkey has secured a $15 billion investment from Qatar that could bolster its economy amid a widening dispute with the United States. The pledge was announced Wednesday after
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The maker of Corona is betting that consumers want something more than beer and booze. Constellation Brands is spending $4 billion to boost its stake in cannabis company
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Middle East
AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official
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AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official
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AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official
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Dhaka, Bangladesh - Almost a year ago, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya living in Myanmar's Rakhine state crossed the border into Bangladesh to escape a brutal campaign of mass killings, rape and
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Thousands have taken to the streets of the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, to demand the release of hundreds arrested during nearly four months of anti-government protests in the country.
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The chairman of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has said the state should take land without compensation from owners of more than 12,000 hectares. The remarks
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AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official
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Middle East
BEIRUT: A Bangladeshi man kidnapped by Indian workers in Lebanon was the victim of a ransom plot, Lebanese internal security forces said. The 41-year-old worker was kidnapped as
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JERUSALEM: Israel’s military on Wednesday closed its probe into a deadly 2014 assault in Gaza that followed the capture of a soldier despite a rights group’s charge of
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The death toll brought on by floods, landslides and bridge collapses in India's monsoon-hit state of Kerala has jumped to 67, according to officials. Authorities in the southern state,
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New Zealand has rolled out legislation banning foreigners from buying existing homes in the country amid an ongoing housing crisis which has left tens of thousands of people homeless. The
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Johannesburg, South Africa - It has been described as the worst act of South African police brutality since the end of apartheid. On the afternoon of 16 August,
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JEDDAH: Qatar defied US President Donald Trump on Wednesday and promised to plough $15 billion into Turkish financial markets and banks, amid a collapse in the value of
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ISTANBUL: An Istanbul court on Wednesday ordered the release of Amnesty International’s Turkey chair who has spent more than a year in jail over alleged links to the
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JERUSALEM: Israel’s military on Wednesday closed its probe into a deadly 2014 assault in Gaza that followed the capture of a soldier despite a rights group’s charge of
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