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Brazilian President Michel Temer has announced he may place limits on the number of Venezuelan migrants allowed to enter the country via its northernmost state each day from its
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DUBAI: With only two percent of the Arab region covered by wetlands, and 94 percent of those vulnerable to climate change, water will play a crucial role in
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DUBAI: With only two percent of the Arab region covered by wetlands, and 94 percent of those vulnerable to climate change, water will play a crucial role in
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DUBAI: With only two percent of the Arab region covered by wetlands, and 94 percent of those vulnerable to climate change, water will play a crucial role in
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Iran's supreme leader warned the country might abandon its nuclear deal with world powers, casting doubt on the ability of European states to save the accord following the
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Israel renewed its threat to attack Iranian military targets in Syria after Damascus and Tehran reached a new accord on security cooperation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a speech on
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US President Donald Trump threatened this week to dump the nearly 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), making it the latest deal to be targeted as part
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CAIRO: A group of animal rights activists have come together to take on the woeful conditions in Egypt’s pet shops, in a country notorious for the ill-treatment of
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CAIRO: A group of animal rights activists have come together to take on the woeful conditions in Egypt’s pet shops, in a country notorious for the ill-treatment of
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TRIPOLI: Fresh fighting erupted in the Libyan capital on Wednesday after the collapse of a truce, a witness and military source said, after the UN called for calm.A
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A bout of fighting in Libya's capital has laid bare the fragility of an armed cartel that had brought a veneer of stability to the city and encouraged
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As Syrian forces mobilise for a final assault to retake the last rebel-held province of Idlib, an international tug of war between Turkey, Iran, Russia and the United
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Sixty-three thousand people have been displaced and rescue efforts are underway to reach thousands more who are stranded after a dam broke in Myanmar. Heavy monsoon rains in
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DOHA: A Nepalese laborer who died working at a World Cup stadium in Qatar fell to his death, one of the main contractors at the site said.The 23-year-old
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TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that his government should be ready to “set aside” the 2015 nuclear deal if it is no longer in
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TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that his government should be ready to “set aside” the 2015 nuclear deal if it is no longer in
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Skulls and other remains of massacred tribespeople used in colonial-era experiments to push claims of European racial superiority were handed over by Germany to Namibia at a church
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Statistics are oddly flexible things and, in the case of rain gauges, tell us only about the local area. A network of rain gauges obviously gives a better representation
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Iran's representatives have told the UN's top court that 'time is running out' for Iranians suffering economic turmoil under US sanctions. Government lawyers were making their closing arguments
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Five Kenyan soldiers have been killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the country's coastal Lamu county, a military spokesperson said. Another ten soldiers were wounded
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The Iranian government has arrested tens of people after accusing them of being spies working for foreign governments. Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Wednesday that several suspects
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Venezuela is moving ahead with plans to raise the price of petrol. With hyperinflation forecast at one million percent by the end of this year, the government is
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TEHRAN: Iran’s intelligence minister said on Tuesday that “dozens of spies” had been arrested as part of a crackdown on espionage and dual nationals.“Financially and through other means,
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TEHRAN: Iran’s intelligence minister said on Tuesday that “dozens of spies” had been arrested as part of a crackdown on espionage and dual nationals.“Financially and through other means,
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STAVAGNER, NORWAY: Current US sanctions on Iran are unlikely to stop Iranian oil exports completely, a long-time adviser at Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said on Tuesday, adding Iran
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Myanmar's government has rejected a United Nations' report on mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya, which calls for Myanmar officials to face genocide charges over their campaign
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The names of the refugees and nun in this article have been changed to protect their identities. In a German convent, the church is now being used as
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