Archive for the January 19, 2019
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Spain said Friday it had reached a deal with Britain allowing citizens living in both countries to keep voting in local elections as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looms. "This agreement will prevent these
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The United Nations on Friday lauded Ethiopia's move to grant its large refugee population the right to jobs, schooling and bank accounts. Ethiopia's refugee population of 905,000 is Africa's second-largest and on Thursday parliament approved
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Russia will replace the legendary Soviet-era Makarov pistols used by its police and army with a new model that can work in extreme temperatures and rip through body armour, its maker said Friday. The new
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The forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said they killed on Friday three jihadists including a senior Al-Qaeda member in the south of the country days after launching a security operation. Ahmad al-Mesmari, a spokesman
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Hundreds of mourners returning from the funeral of a protester and crowds of worshippers launched spontaneous anti-government rallies in Sudan Friday, witnesses said, a day after three demonstrators died in Khartoum. Deadly protests have rocked
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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday called on Russia to destroy a controversial missile system Washington says breaches a key arms control treaty. "We believe Russia can save this treaty," Maas said after talks
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Three men were jailed for life in Britain on Friday for murdering five people when they blew up a shop in an attempted insurance scam. Shopkeeper Aram Kurd, Hawkar Hassan and Arkan Ali torched a
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Two Russian Su-34 fighter jets collided on Friday over the Sea of Japan during a training flight, with both crews managing to eject, the defence ministry said. The bombers touched mid-air and fell into the
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The space agencies of the United States and China are in touch and coordinating efforts on Moon exploration, NASA said Friday as it navigates a strict legal framework aimed at preventing technology transfer to China.
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LME copper, nickel and zinc hit multi-week highs on Friday as base metals gained on signs the trade dispute between the United States and top metals consumer China could be easing. The Wall Street Journal
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