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President Donald Trump has defended his nominee to head the CIA after she offered to withdraw amid concern over her role in harsh interrogation techniques widely seen as torture. Mr Trump said Gina Haspel had "come under fire because she…
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Polls have opened in Lebanon for the first parliamentary elections for almost a decade. The last elections in the country were in 2009, for what was supposed to be a four-year term. But parliament extended its term twice due to…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm at increasing air pollution and the high number of people breathing air that is of poor quality. According to its new database, an estimated nine out of 10 people have been breathing…
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that the US will face "historic regret" if Donald Trump scraps the nuclear agreement with Tehran. Mr Rouhani's comments come as the US president decides whether to pull out of the deal by a 12…
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Four miners have died after an earthquake caused a cave-in at a South African gold mine. The miners were among 10 rescued from Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane mine, west of Johannesburg, after the incident on Thursday. Three miners…
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The main opposition party in Madagascar is calling on the government to resign a day after the High Court ruled parts of a new electoral law are unconstitutional. Supporters of opposition politician Marc Ravalomanana, who served as…
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A 16-year-old girl in India was burnt alive after her parents complained to village elders that she had been raped, according to police. Fourteen people have been arrested in connection with the attacks in the eastern Indian state of…
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Africa's largest economy has moved to boost trade with China. Nigeria, China have announced they will conduct a currency swap amounting to nearly $2.4 billion, making trade between the two countries less reliant on the US dollar. In a…
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Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski have been expelled from the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The prestigious organisation - which runs the Oscars - made the announcement on Thursday. TV star Cosby was convicted of sexual…
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Tunisia announced the arrest of a suspect in the assassination of aviation engineer Mohammed al-Zawari, who the Palestinian group Hamas claims was a member of its drone team. Zawari, 49, was killed in a hail of bullets at the wheel of…
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