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Reiwa: A new era name for Japan ahead of abdication

"Reiwa": Japan on Monday revealed the name of the era that will define the new emperor's reign when he ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne next month following a historic abdication. The name consists ...

Apr 1, 2019
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Vietnam woman in Kim assassination to walk free next month

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia, April 1, 2019 (AFP) - A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother will walk free in May after pleading guilty to a lesser charge, her lawye...

Apr 1, 2019
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[Graphic News] Finland remains world’s happiest country

Finland has emerged as the happiest nation for the second consecutive year, according to a report. Researchers say the small Nordic country of 5.5 million people has succeeded in coming up with a re...

Mar 28, 2019
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Modi declares India 'space superpower' as satellite downed by missile

India said Wednesday it destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that proved the nation was among the world's most advanced space powers. In a rare address to the nation just weeks out f...

Mar 27, 2019
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UK lawmakers seize Brexit agenda in bid to break deadlock

LONDON (AP) _ British lawmakers seized a measure of control over the stalled Brexit process from Prime Minister Theresa May's foundering government Monday, setting up a series of votes that could dra...

Mar 26, 2019
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Trump declares victory now but legal perils far from over

NEW YORK (AP) _ President Donald Trump may be reveling in what he sees as "complete and total exoneration'' from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, but his legal perils are far from over...

Mar 25, 2019
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Barr preparing a summary of Mueller report's key conclusions

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller's confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers, deciding how much Congress and the American...

Mar 24, 2019
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Polls open in first Thai general election since 2014 coup

BANGKOK, March 24, 2019 (AFP) - Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the Thai...

Mar 24, 2019
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Mueller submits report on bombshell Trump-Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday submitted his long-awaited report into an explosive two-year investigation of Russian meddling in Donald Trump‘s 2016 election -- a probe t...

Mar 23, 2019
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One dead in possible terror attack on Dutch tram

THE HAGUE (AFP) - A gunman opened fire on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding several in what officials said was a possible terrorist incident. A ...

Mar 18, 2019
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Syria slams 'hypocrisy' of donors

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria on Friday accused donors who pledged aid to help its citizens displaced by the country's eight-year war of "hypocrisy" as they continue to impose sanctions on the regime. Inte...

Mar 15, 2019
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Brexit uncertainty a constant worry for Brits in Brussels

BRUSSELS (AP) - Across Brussels, British residents are waking up. The first thing midwife Jo Everatt does is to check websites for Brexit updates. Lobbyist Brian O'Riordan scans two newspapers. Europ...

Mar 15, 2019
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49 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 15, 2019 (AFP) - Attacks on two Christchurch mosques left at least 49 dead Friday, with one gunman -- identified as an Australian extremist -- apparently livestreamin...

Mar 15, 2019
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Vietnamese woman in N. Korea murder case loses bid for release

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia, March 14, 2019 (AFP) - A Vietnamese woman suspected of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother lost her bid for immediate release Thursday as Malaysian authorities r...

Mar 14, 2019
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[Graphic News] 50,000 women a year killed by intimate partners

More than half of women murdered worldwide last year were killed by intimate partners or family members, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Data found that of 87,000 women ...

Mar 13, 2019
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