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Cambodia's Hun Sen appoints son-in-law to senior police post The appointment comes amid political tension in the Southeast Asian nation, including a government clamp down on critics, civil rights groups and independent media. "Prime Minister Hun Sen aims to cement total control over Cambodian government and business, and appointing his son-in-law as ...
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Satellite Images Capture Rare Snowfall in the Sahara Desert Satellite photos show parts of Africa's Sahara Desert blanketed in snow following a rare winter storm earlier this month. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite captured stunning views of the snow-covered dunes in northwest Algeria, on the edge of the Sahara Desert — an ...
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US plans open-ended military presence in Syria The US will maintain an open-ended military presence in Syria to ensure the enduring defeat of the jihadist group Islamic State, counter Iranian influence, and help end the civil war. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Donald Trump did not want to "make the same mistakes" that were made in ...
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Anti-government protests in Lahore unify opposition Islamabad, Pakistan - In a rare show of unity, major opposition groups in Pakistan have brought thousands of people into the streets of Lahore in a massive rally to increase pressure on the country's government. Wednesday's demonstration in the eastern city, considered the political heartland of the ...
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi sentenced to life in prison in Egypt An Egyptian military court has sentenced eight people to death, including four in absentia, for alleged involvement in acts of violence in 2015. Another 17 people were sentenced to life behind bars, including prominent Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who, along with six others, was tried in absentia ...
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France Struggles With Its Immigrants In The Midst Of National Security Concerns When French President Emmanuel Macron recently visited Calais, he defended his immigration policies. Talking about the 100,000 new asylum claims filed in France last year, he made a distinction in his speech between economic migrants and refugees fleeing persecution. His message was balanced ...
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Drone rescues swimmers in Australia in world first The rescue took just 70 seconds. The two swimmers were exhausted but unharmed. Barilaro said the state government had invested A$430,000 ($343,000) in a trial of drone technology in December. Australia, most of whose 24 million live on the coast, had 291 drownings in the year to June 30, a small ...
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Republican lobbyist tied to controversial causes attacked in Virginia Jack Burkman, who also hosts the "Behind the Curtain" show on conservative Radio America, was assaulted on Tuesday night by a man in a dark-colored sports utility vehicle parked in the driveway of the lobbyist's Arlington, Virginia, home, according to a police crime report. As Burkman approached his ...
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Bitcoin plunges below $10000 in worst 2-day rout in 3 years Bitcoin plunged below $10,000 on Wednesday, marking its worst two-day rout in three years, only hours before the first monthly futures contracts on the controversial cryptocurrency expired. The most widely held digital currency has fallen almost a third in the past two days, reducing its total market value ...
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Australian Open 2018: Maria Sharapova beats Anastasija Sevastova in second round Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova beat 14th seed Anastasija Sevastova in straight sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open. The Russian, beaten in three sets by the Latvian at the US Open last year, won 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in one hour and 20 minutes. Sharapova, 30, was broken ...
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