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In west Belfast on Wednesday, rioters clashed along the so-called “peace line” dividing predominantly unionist and nationalist communities, with police struggling to close a gate designed to separate the areas. …
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Parts of Northern Ireland saw their sixth consecutive night of violence Wednesday as unionists and nationalists clashed with police and each other. Unrest first broke out last week amid rising …
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Hundreds of people imprisoned for protesting last month’s coup were released Wednesday in the first apparent gesture by the military to try to placate the protest movement. Witnesses outside Insein …
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Multiple members of New York’s congressional delegation called Friday on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign in the wake of mounting allegations of sexual harassment and an allegation …
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Nobel Prize-winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Michael Spence are spearheading calls for urgent action to help poorer countries recover from the economic ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, including measures to …
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Myanmar’s junta added new bribery allegations to its charges against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, while an advocacy group said security forces killed 12 protesters in one …
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UN says at least 70 people or so living in the Bedouin community, including 41 children, face displacement in Humsa Al-Baqaia district. The United Nations and European members of the …
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Western embassies in Myanmar on Sunday called on the country’s military to “refrain from violence against demonstrators and civilians” after security forces opened fire to disperse a protest and deployed armoured …
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President Biden has announced an end to US support for a Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen. US President Joe Biden has no plans to call the de facto ruler of …
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A Georgia prosecutor’s office confirmed Wednesday that it has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” the outcome of last year’s U.S. general election. Officials did not mention former …
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CBN News has acquired security camera footage from Myanmar capturing the moment military personnel escorted a former political prisoner from his home. It’s the latest arrest of senior politicians and …
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London — Scotland’s parliament voted down a motion Wednesday calling on the government to pursue a civil investigation into the financing of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Scottish golf courses. …
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In announcing a planned phone call on Friday between U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the White House’s intended message was clear: Traditional allies are back in …
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Tel Aviv, Israel — Israel’s education minister is banning groups that call Israel an “apartheid state” from lecturing at schools — a move that targets one of the country’s leading human …
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Political conspiracy theories helped fuel last week’s Capitol Riot, and some continue to spread, even in the church. Now, key pastors are stepping up to condemn them as dangerous lies. …
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After the family waited five years to go on a charity-sponsored trip to Hawaii, it was postponed indefinitely due to Canada’s Covid-19 restrictions. His mother, Lia Louiser, says the heartbreak …
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While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro Atlanta county, U.S. President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to “find the fraud” and …
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Facebook is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – U.S.-based civil rights groups have urged large …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of Washington residents testified on Monday in a sometimes emotional and profanity-laced public hearing about stripping the federal district’s police department of funding, after days of …
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FILE PHOTO: A Wendy’s burns following a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo (Reuters) …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth has taken part in her first public video conference call to mark Carers Week, adding another first for the British monarch during her long reign. …
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FILE PHOTO: Reddit mascots are displayed at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, California April 15, 2014. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo (Reuters) – Social network company Reddit on Wednesday named venture …
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FILE PHOTO: A person holds a smartphone as Tik Tok logo is displayed behind in this picture illustration taken November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chinese video app …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Monday he opposes “defunding the police,” declining to embrace a rallying cry that has gained support among progressive activists and …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British breeders of puppies have seen a huge surge in demand for dogs during the lockdown and now fear that many families will give them up once …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nationwide protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, the latest in a long string of high-profile slayings of black men by white officers, have …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump about the south Asian nation’s military standoff with China, a government source said …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers from Britain’s ruling Conservatives Party on Sunday called for the resignation of Dominic Cummings, the senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson who travelled 400 km …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong activists called on Friday for people to rise up against Beijing’s plans to impose national security legislation in the city, prompting alarm that the …
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FILE PHOTO – A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is seen at its headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan August 31, 2018. Picture taken August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu WASHINGTON …
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