Libya closes Tripoli airport again after rocket fire
Libya closed the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli after rockets were fired in its direction, the airport said on Wednesday, only five days after flights had resumed following a previous shutdown forced by fighting among rival armed groups.
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Libya closed the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli after rockets were fired in its direction, the airport said on Wednesday, only five days after flights had resumed following a previous shutdown forced by fighting among rival armed groups.
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Spain to go ahead with sale of bombs to Saudi: El Periodico
Spain will go ahead with the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, a contract it had decided to halt last week because of the Saudis' role in the war in Yemen, El Periodico newspaper said on Wednesday citing diplomatic sources.
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Spain will go ahead with the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, a contract it had decided to halt last week because of the Saudis' role in the war in Yemen, El Periodico newspaper said on Wednesday citing diplomatic sources.
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U.N. documents further Syrian government use of banned chemical weapons
U.N. investigators said on Wednesday that they had documented three further uses of banned chlorine weapons by Syrian government forces that constituted war crimes, and urged major powers to help avert a "massacre" in the final battle for Idlib.
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U.N. investigators said on Wednesday that they had documented three further uses of banned chlorine weapons by Syrian government forces that constituted war crimes, and urged major powers to help avert a "massacre" in the final battle for Idlib.
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Catholic Church admits 'shameful' legacy of abuse after study leaked
The Catholic Church in Germany acknowledged a "depressing and shameful" legacy of sexual abuse on Wednesday after a leaked study said clerics had abused thousands of children over a 70-year period.
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The Catholic Church in Germany acknowledged a "depressing and shameful" legacy of sexual abuse on Wednesday after a leaked study said clerics had abused thousands of children over a 70-year period.
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France presses close ally Egypt to suspend mass death sentences
France's foreign ministry on Wednesday expressed concern over an Egyptian court's decision to sentence 75 people to death and urged authorities to suspend the execution of their sentences.
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France's foreign ministry on Wednesday expressed concern over an Egyptian court's decision to sentence 75 people to death and urged authorities to suspend the execution of their sentences.
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Indian businessman Mallya's extradition decision set for December 10
The ruling on whether Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya can be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges will be given on Dec. 10, a London judge said on Wednesday, after she heard closing submissions in the case.
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The ruling on whether Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya can be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges will be given on Dec. 10, a London judge said on Wednesday, after she heard closing submissions in the case.
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Thomas Cook says has not seen full report from Egypt prosecutor on resort deaths
British tour operator Thomas Cook said on Wednesday it had not yet seen the full report from Egypt's public prosecutor on the deaths of two British holidaymakers in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada last month.
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British tour operator Thomas Cook said on Wednesday it had not yet seen the full report from Egypt's public prosecutor on the deaths of two British holidaymakers in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada last month.
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Twenty-five years on, Oslo Accords peace hopes a fading memory
As Palestinians prepare to lower the flag over their shuttered mission in Washington, no one can predict when they will return to the city where just a quarter of a century ago a diplomatic triumph was celebrated on a sunlit White House lawn.
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As Palestinians prepare to lower the flag over their shuttered mission in Washington, no one can predict when they will return to the city where just a quarter of a century ago a diplomatic triumph was celebrated on a sunlit White House lawn.
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Turkey reinforces military in Syria's Idlib after ceasefire call fails
Turkey is reinforcing its military posts inside Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib, Turkish and Syrian rebels sources say, seeking to deter a government offensive which it says would unleash a humanitarian disaster on its border.
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Turkey is reinforcing its military posts inside Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib, Turkish and Syrian rebels sources say, seeking to deter a government offensive which it says would unleash a humanitarian disaster on its border.
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U.S. lawmakers back sanctions over China's Muslim crackdown
The Republican leaders of a U.S. congressional commission on China urged President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday to broaden sanctions on Chinese officials over its treatment of minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region.
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The Republican leaders of a U.S. congressional commission on China urged President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday to broaden sanctions on Chinese officials over its treatment of minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region.
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U.N. bemoans unsustainable Palestinian economy
Palestinian citizens are trapped in an economy of jobless growth with no prospects, especially in Gaza, which is undergoing "de-development", the United Nations trade and development agency UNCTAD said in an annual report published on Wednesday.
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Palestinian citizens are trapped in an economy of jobless growth with no prospects, especially in Gaza, which is undergoing "de-development", the United Nations trade and development agency UNCTAD said in an annual report published on Wednesday.
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France seeks release of citizen held by Yemeni Houthis
France is in talks with Houthi forces in Yemen to secure the release of one its citizens held since June after his boat ran into difficulty near the country's main port of Hodeidah, a French diplomatic source said on Wednesday.
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France is in talks with Houthi forces in Yemen to secure the release of one its citizens held since June after his boat ran into difficulty near the country's main port of Hodeidah, a French diplomatic source said on Wednesday.
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South Sudan's president, rebel leader sign peace deal
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a peace deal on Wednesday in the margins of a summit in Ethiopia.
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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a peace deal on Wednesday in the margins of a summit in Ethiopia.
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France says talks with Britain over scallop fishing end in failure
Talks between French and British fisherman over rights to catch scallops have ended in failure, France's agriculture ministry said on Wednesday, raising the risk of further tensions at sea.
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Talks between French and British fisherman over rights to catch scallops have ended in failure, France's agriculture ministry said on Wednesday, raising the risk of further tensions at sea.
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Venezuela's Maduro travels to China in search of fresh funds
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is traveling to China to discuss economic agreements, as the crisis-struck OPEC nation seeks to convince its key Asian financier to disburse fresh loans.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is traveling to China to discuss economic agreements, as the crisis-struck OPEC nation seeks to convince its key Asian financier to disburse fresh loans.
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Exclusive: Brazil prosecutors seek leniency talks with BRF in food fraud probe
Brazilian federal prosecutors probing whether chicken processor BRF SA and certain laboratories colluded to cheat on food safety tests are seeking cooperation from the firms in return for more lenient penalties, a federal prosecutor told Reuters in an interview.
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Brazilian federal prosecutors probing whether chicken processor BRF SA and certain laboratories colluded to cheat on food safety tests are seeking cooperation from the firms in return for more lenient penalties, a federal prosecutor told Reuters in an interview.
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Wife of former U.N. chief Kofi Annan joins mourners around husband's casket
The wife of former United Nations chief Kofi Annan joined dignitaries on Wednesday to file past her husband's casket amid traditional funeral rites by local chiefs and clan leaders.
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The wife of former United Nations chief Kofi Annan joined dignitaries on Wednesday to file past her husband's casket amid traditional funeral rites by local chiefs and clan leaders.
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Guatemala troops face off with protesters over anti-graft body
Thousands of Guatemalan police and soldiers locked down the center of the capital on Wednesday amid protests over the government's move to shutter a U.N.-backed anti-graft commission that has called for the president's impeachment.
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Thousands of Guatemalan police and soldiers locked down the center of the capital on Wednesday amid protests over the government's move to shutter a U.N.-backed anti-graft commission that has called for the president's impeachment.
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EU stepping up efforts to reword Brexit Irish text to 'de-dramatize' talks
European Union officials are working on re-drafting a sensitive Irish protocol to the draft Brexit treaty with Britain, as part of what EU negotiator Michel Barnier has called efforts to "de-dramatize" the issue and get a deal, EU officials said on Wednesday.
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European Union officials are working on re-drafting a sensitive Irish protocol to the draft Brexit treaty with Britain, as part of what EU negotiator Michel Barnier has called efforts to "de-dramatize" the issue and get a deal, EU officials said on Wednesday.
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Zimbabwe police ban public gatherings in capital to contain cholera outbreak
Zimbabwe's police on Wednesday issued a ban on all public gatherings and illegal food vending to control the spread of cholera, which has killed 21 people in the capital Harare.
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Zimbabwe's police on Wednesday issued a ban on all public gatherings and illegal food vending to control the spread of cholera, which has killed 21 people in the capital Harare.
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NOC says Libyan oil output normal despite attack on its headquarters
Libya's state oil firm NOC said on Wednesday that it continued to manage its operations normally throughout the country, without loss of production, after a shooting attack on its Tripoli headquarters.
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Libya's state oil firm NOC said on Wednesday that it continued to manage its operations normally throughout the country, without loss of production, after a shooting attack on its Tripoli headquarters.
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