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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91
At the age of 91, Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, has passed away, according to hospital…
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Fire-stricken ferry is due back in Swedish ports
It is expected that a ferry will be back in Nynashamn after a fire on the car deck temporarily knocked out its power, the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) said in a report on…
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Emergency aid of $160 million to be sought by the UN for Pakistan floods
It is anticipated that the United Nations (UN) and Pakistan will appeal on behalf of the nearly half a million displaced persons as a result of the record-breaking floods that have…
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Rockets land in the Baghdad Green Zone after a day of clashes
The Iraqi military said Tuesday that Iraqi militants fired several rockets at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on Tuesday as sporadic clashes continued for a second day in Baghdad. A…
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Two Egyptian migrants have died and 19 are missing after a boat capsized
There were two people killed and 19 others missing and presumed dead as a result of a capsized boat carrying Egyptian migrants off the coast of Libya. There were 27 migrants on board…
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Six million Afghans face famine due to growing crises, warns UN
As the economic situation in Afghanistan is deepening, and six million people are at risk of famine, the United Nations chief of humanitarian affairs has urged donors to restore funding…
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Zombie ice from Greenland will cause sea levels to rise by ten inches
In a newly published study Monday, researchers predicted that Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea levels by 10.6 inches (27 centimeters). It's caused…
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Remains of a large dinosaur skeleton have been discovered in Portugal
University of Lisbon researchers have discovered what they believe to be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe in an undeveloped Portuguese backyard thanks to the efforts of…
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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Sumatra, Indonesia
The country's geophysics agency has reported that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island this morning, the third tremor to shake the area since early…
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Texas woman arrested for hate crime against Indians following viral video
In an incident brought to the attention of federal authorities in Texas, police arrested a woman who shouted racial abuse at four Indian women in a viral video, telling them to "Go back…
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