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Jordan's Prime Minister Hani Mulki has resigned after several days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures. The recent demonstrations are the country's biggest in years. Protesters have chanted anti-government slogans and…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has drawn criticism for kissing an overseas Filipina worker on the lips during a live event. Mr Duterte was speaking to a crowd in South Korea when he called the woman on stage then convinced her to…
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Guatemala's most violent volcano eruption in more than a century has killed at least 25 people. The Fuego volcano, about 40km (25 miles) south-west of the capital Guatemala City, spewed rock, gas and ash into the sky on Sunday.…
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American Airlines (AAL.O) warned airline passengers may eventually face higher ticket prices if oil prices remain high, prompting carriers to remove seats from the market. Oil prices have risen around 50 percent compared to the levels…
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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa told foreign investors on Friday that his ruling ZANU-PF party would still be in power after the July elections and dismissed the political opposition as “barking puppies”. The 75-year-old…
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Cattle thieves have killed more than 20 people in Nigeria's northern state of Zamfara, officials say. The thieves arrived in the village of Zanoka on motorbikes, shooting at people and setting fire to their homes. Clashes between…
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China has branded as "irresponsible" US comments that it is intimidating its neighbours with its military deployment in the South China Sea. A top Chinese general said China had the right to deploy troops and weapons "on its own…
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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been sworn in for a second term as Egypt's president with a vow to fight "those who choose violence, terrorism and extremism". Fighter jets flew overhead and there was a 21-gun salute as Mr Sisi took his oath in…
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Burkina Faso's parliament has adopted a new penal code which abolishes the death penalty. Justice Minister Rene Bagoro said the revised documents would clear the way for "more credible, equitable, accessible and effective justice in the…
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The endangered mountain gorilla population - which lives in the mountainous forests in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, northwest Rwanda, and southwest Uganda - has exceeded 1,000 for the first time since 2010. The latest 2016…
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