South Korean man infected by MERS virus, first case in 3 years
A South Korean man, 61, was diagnosed with the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and is being treated at a hospital in Seoul, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Saturday.
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A South Korean man, 61, was diagnosed with the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and is being treated at a hospital in Seoul, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Saturday.
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Russian lawmaker: North Korea's leader confirmed readiness to visit Russia - RIA
Kim Jong Un has confirmed his readiness to visit Russia, the RIA news agency quoted speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, Valentina Matvienko, as saying after she met the North Korean leader in Pyongyang on Saturday.
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Kim Jong Un has confirmed his readiness to visit Russia, the RIA news agency quoted speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, Valentina Matvienko, as saying after she met the North Korean leader in Pyongyang on Saturday.
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Egypt sentences 75 people to death, hundreds to jail over 2013 sit-in
An Egyptian court on Saturday issued death sentences for 75 people, including prominent Islamist leaders, and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 sit-in which ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces.
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An Egyptian court on Saturday issued death sentences for 75 people, including prominent Islamist leaders, and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 sit-in which ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces.
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Iraqi officials impose Basra curfew amid violent protests
Iraqi officials have imposed a curfew on Basra starting at 4pm local time (1300 GMT) on Saturday, a military statement said.
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Iraqi officials have imposed a curfew on Basra starting at 4pm local time (1300 GMT) on Saturday, a military statement said.
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Egypt sentences 75 to death, hundreds to jail over 2013 sit-in
An Egyptian court on Saturday issued death sentences for 75 people, including prominent Islamist leaders, and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 sit-in which ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces.
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An Egyptian court on Saturday issued death sentences for 75 people, including prominent Islamist leaders, and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 sit-in which ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces.
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British anti-terrorism police help investigate Barnsley knife attack
Anti-terrorism officers were helping to investigate a knife attack in a northern English town on Saturday in which one man was injured, although police said they were keeping an open mind.
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Anti-terrorism officers were helping to investigate a knife attack in a northern English town on Saturday in which one man was injured, although police said they were keeping an open mind.
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Many feared dead after Islamist attack in northeast Nigeria: witnesses
Many people are feared dead after an Islamist militant attack on the northeast Nigerian town of Gudumbali, two residents and a vigilante said on Saturday.
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Many people are feared dead after an Islamist militant attack on the northeast Nigerian town of Gudumbali, two residents and a vigilante said on Saturday.
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Merkel urges Macedonians to embrace name deal with Greece
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Macedonians to embrace a deal with Greece over the country's name at a referendum later this month, in order to secure membership of NATO and European Union.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Macedonians to embrace a deal with Greece over the country's name at a referendum later this month, in order to secure membership of NATO and European Union.
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Clashes between Kurds and Syrian army troops leave 18 dead
Clashes erupted on Saturday between U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters and Syrian troops in the centre of the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria that left at least 18 people killed, Kurdish forces said.
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Clashes erupted on Saturday between U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters and Syrian troops in the centre of the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria that left at least 18 people killed, Kurdish forces said.
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Iran attacks Iranian Kurdish opposition group base in Iraq
Iran attacked the base of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding scores more, Iraqi Kurdish officials said.
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Iran attacked the base of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding scores more, Iraqi Kurdish officials said.
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Pressure grows on German spy chief over Chemnitz protests
Pressure grew on Germany's domestic spy chief on Saturday after he expressed scepticism that migrants had been hounded in Chemnitz after the fatal stabbing of a German man - remarks that are reviving strains in Chancellor Angela Merkel's government.
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Pressure grew on Germany's domestic spy chief on Saturday after he expressed scepticism that migrants had been hounded in Chemnitz after the fatal stabbing of a German man - remarks that are reviving strains in Chancellor Angela Merkel's government.
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Botswana says China agreed to extend loan, cancel debt
China has agreed to extend a loan to Botswana for rail and road infrastructure as well as writing off some debt, Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Saturday.
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China has agreed to extend a loan to Botswana for rail and road infrastructure as well as writing off some debt, Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Saturday.
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Stabbed Brazilian presidential candidate stable, in therapy
A front-running and far-right Brazilian presidential candidate began physical therapy on Saturday and remained in serious but stable condition after being stabbed during a campaign rally earlier this week, doctors and family members said.
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A front-running and far-right Brazilian presidential candidate began physical therapy on Saturday and remained in serious but stable condition after being stabbed during a campaign rally earlier this week, doctors and family members said.
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Greek police fire teargas at protesters in Thessaloniki
Greek police fired teargas at demonstrators in the northern city of Thessaloniki where the Prime Minister was scheduled to deliver a speech later Saturday.
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Greek police fired teargas at demonstrators in the northern city of Thessaloniki where the Prime Minister was scheduled to deliver a speech later Saturday.
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Rockets fired at Basra airport as violent protests grip Iraq
Basra airport was attacked with rockets on Saturday after another night of protests against Iraq's political elite, during which demonstrators set fire to the Iranian consulate and briefly took oilfield workers hostage.
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Basra airport was attacked with rockets on Saturday after another night of protests against Iraq's political elite, during which demonstrators set fire to the Iranian consulate and briefly took oilfield workers hostage.
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Trump axes $25 million in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals
President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of American aid, a U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.
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President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of American aid, a U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.
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Leader of Colombia rebel dissident group killed, president says
The leader of Colombia's United Guerrillas of the Pacific (GUP), a group of former Marxist rebels who refused to demobilize under a peace deal, was killed in combat with the armed forces President Ivan Duque said on Saturday.
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The leader of Colombia's United Guerrillas of the Pacific (GUP), a group of former Marxist rebels who refused to demobilize under a peace deal, was killed in combat with the armed forces President Ivan Duque said on Saturday.
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Serbia's Vucic says long road ahead in talks with Kosovo
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged to continue talks with Kosovo officials to resolve differences but warned it would take a long time to reach a broad deal with Pristina that could allow both nations to move toward EU membership.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged to continue talks with Kosovo officials to resolve differences but warned it would take a long time to reach a broad deal with Pristina that could allow both nations to move toward EU membership.
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Iran executes three Kurdish prisoners accused of militant attacks
Iran executed three Iranian Kurdish men accused of belonging to a militant group and taking part in attacks against civilians and security forces in the Kurdish region of western Iran, the judiciary's news service reported on Saturday.
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Iran executed three Iranian Kurdish men accused of belonging to a militant group and taking part in attacks against civilians and security forces in the Kurdish region of western Iran, the judiciary's news service reported on Saturday.
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Yemen's Houthi leader says Saudi-led coalition obstructed his peace delegation
Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi on Saturday accused the Saudi-led coalition opposing it in Yemen's war of blocking the Houthi delegation from traveling to U.N.-hosted peace talks in Geneva.
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Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi on Saturday accused the Saudi-led coalition opposing it in Yemen's war of blocking the Houthi delegation from traveling to U.N.-hosted peace talks in Geneva.
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Italian PM says govt never considered leaving the euro
Italy has never considered leaving the European Union or the single currency, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday.
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Italy has never considered leaving the European Union or the single currency, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday.
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