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Lebanese author, feminist Emily Nasrallah dies at age 87
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Lebanese author, feminist Emily Nasrallah dies at age 87

Acclaimed Lebanese author and feminist Emily Nasrallah, who articulated women’s experiences in her writing about Lebanon’s civil war, has died…
Iran signs $740 million agreement on oil project
Middle East

Iran signs $740 million agreement on oil project

Iran’s state-run oil company has signed a $740 million agreement with a Russian-Iranian consortium to develop two oil fields near…
Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe
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Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe

Libya’s top prosecutor says criminal groups are smuggling Libyan fuel on board fishing vessels to Europe. Al-Sadiq al-Sour told reporters…
Duterte withdrawing Philippines from Intl. Criminal Court
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Duterte withdrawing Philippines from Intl. Criminal Court

President Rodrigo Duterte announced Wednesday that the Philippines is withdrawing its ratification of a treaty that created the International Criminal…
Nepal plane crash survivors say it’s a miracle they’re alive
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Nepal plane crash survivors say it’s a miracle they’re alive

Survivors of this week’s plane crash at Nepal’s main airport said Wednesday that it was a miracle they survived an…
UK readies response to Russia after spy deadline passes
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UK readies response to Russia after spy deadline passes

Britain’s prime minister was chairing a meeting of the country’s national security council Wednesday after Moscow ignored a midnight deadline…
Shucks, Finns: Finland tops 2018 global happiness index
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Shucks, Finns: Finland tops 2018 global happiness index

Fans of skiing, saunas and Santa Claus won’t be surprised to hear Finland is the happiest place to live. The…
UK counterterror police investigate Russian’s London death
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UK counterterror police investigate Russian’s London death

British counterterrorism police on Tuesday took charge of the investigation into the death in London of a Russian businessman because…
Stephen Hawking: ‘His laboratory was the universe’
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Stephen Hawking: ‘His laboratory was the universe’

Everyone knew of Stephen Hawking’s cosmic brilliance, but few could comprehend it. Not even top-notch astronomers. Hawking, who died at…
Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, has died
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Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, has died

Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died early Wednesday,…
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