Archive for the January 2, 2019
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Lebanon's prime minister-designate, Saad Hariri, warned Tuesday a government needs to be formed as the country faces a tough economic situation after months of political deadlock. "We have fallen behind - we must form the
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Taliban fighters killed more than 20 Afghan security forces in simultaneous raids on a provincial capital and district in northern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday, as the city braced for further violence. Hundreds of militants
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The top US general in Afghanistan told NATO troops on Tuesday to prepare themselves to deal with "positive processes or negative consequences" as peace talks between the US and the Taliban to end a 17-year
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A man injured four people in Germany after driving into a group celebrating the new year, in what police described on Tuesday as an anti-migrant attack. "The authorities think that this is a targeted attack,
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Netflix has removed an episode of a satirical comedy show that criticizes Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom complained, raising new questions about the limits of free online expression, a report said Tuesday. The
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A British police probe into a triple stabbing at a Manchester railway station on New Year's Eve which injured three people is now being treated as "a terrorist investigation", the city's top officer said on
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Israel's centre-left opposition dramatically split on Tuesday ahead of an April 9 election, with leader Avi Gabbay announcing he would no longer partner with veteran politician Tzipi Livni as she sat stone-faced next to him.
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An Austrian teenager died trying to set off a powerful firework on New Year's Eve, police said Tuesday. The 17-year-old sustained fatal head injuries while he attempted to light the fuse, which malfunctioned and exploded
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Nine people were hurt, one seriously, when a man deliberately ploughed his car into crowds celebrating New Year's Eve along a famous Tokyo street, police and media said Tuesday. With an "intent to murder", a
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Revelers welcomed 2019 on Tuesday with fireworks displays and festivities as a celebratory wave swept westward across the globe from Asia to Europe and the Americas, putting to bed a tumultuous 2018. In Rio de
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