International
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Runaway 7-year-old takes train to airport, boards plane with no ticket
A seven-year-old girl who ran away from her parents managed to take a train to Geneva airport and board a…
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U.N. refugee commissioner says Australia must stop ‘unfolding humanitarian crisis’ in PNG
The detainees in the Manus Island Centre have for two days defied attempts by Australia and Papua New Guinea to…
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Japan’s Abe re-elected prime minister after big election win
Japan's Shinzo Abe was re-elected prime minister on Wednesday after his ruling bloc's big election win last month and days…
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Deadly Halloween attack in New York branded ‘terrorism’ by authorities
Image: A woman is aided by first responders after sustaining injury on a bike path in lower Manhattan in New…
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Asylum seekers barricaded inside Papua New Guinea camp, await court ruling
Image: FILE PHOTO: Detainees walk around the compound among water bottles inside the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea,…
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Eight dead in suspected terrorist truck attack on Manhattan bike path
Image: A woman is aided by first responders after sustaining injury on a bike path in lower Manhattan in New York,…
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Carbon dioxide levels grew at record pace in 2016, U.N. says
That growth rate was 50 percent faster than the average over the past decade, driving CO2 levels 45 percent above…
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New film ‘Aqerat’ depicts continued plight of Rohingya refugees
The flood of Rohingya migrants into Bangladesh has grabbed headlines in recent months, but it was the plight of the…
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Hong Kong chosen over U.S. and Mexico to host 2022 Gay Games
Hong Kong will host the 2022 Gay Games, fighting off bids from cities in the United States and Mexico to…
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Exclusive: U.S. needs to improve oversight of labs handling dangerous pathogens – report
Image: Spores from the Sterne strain of anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis) are pictured in this handout scanning electron micrograph (SEM) obtained…
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