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Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere." The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign duri...

Mar 5, 2019
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[Graphic News] Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018

More civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2018 than during any other year on record, after nearly two decades of fighting, according to a UN report recently released. Civilian deaths...

Mar 4, 2019
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IS teen's Dutch husband wants to head home: BBC interview

The Dutch husband of Shamima Begum, a British-born teenager who fled to join Islamic State, wants to live with her in the Netherlands, the BBC reported Sunday after finding him in Syria. Yago Riedij...

Mar 3, 2019
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Qaeda-linked Syria group kills 21 regime forces: monitor

A Syrian jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda killed 21 regime and allied forces Sunday near Idlib province, in one of the deadliest breaches of a six-month-old truce deal, a monitor said. "At dawn, 21...

Mar 3, 2019
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SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully docks on ISS: NASA

SpaceX's new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day. No one was aboard the Dragon capsule launched Saturday on its first tes...

Mar 3, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Spain investigates incident in North Korean Embassy

MADRID (AP) - Spanish authorities said police were investigating an incident last week at the North Korean Embassy in Madrid in which a woman was hurt and, according to a North Korean government's ai...

Feb 28, 2019
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Pakistan says 2 Indian warplanes downed, 2 pilots captured

MUZAFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in the disputed region of Kashmir and captured two pilots, raising tensions between the nuclear-armed...

Feb 27, 2019
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[Graphic News] How prepared are Asian youth for the future?

Asian countries are spending more on their human capital, according to World Bank Human Capital Index. The Human Capital Index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expe...

Feb 26, 2019
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‘Green Book’ wins best picture in an upset at the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, delighting those who see the film as a feel-good throwback but disappointing others...

Feb 25, 2019
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Kim and Trump lookalikes draw the crowds in Hanoi

Cars stopped and tourists gawked at what appeared to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wanderingthe streets of Hanoi. Days before the second summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump in Vietnam...

Feb 22, 2019
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Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dead: Chanel

The fashion world has been plunged into mourning by the death of legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld, the rapier-witted dandy who ruled over the industry for half a century. Chanel, the iconic French ...

Feb 19, 2019
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Bernie Sanders announces he is running for US president

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Senator Bernie Sanders announced Tuesday he is running for president, launching a second bid for the White House after a surprisingly strong run for the Democratic nomination in 2...

Feb 19, 2019
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US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians

AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group in a village in eastern Syria, a spoke...

Feb 17, 2019
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Rap artists and women take center stage at Grammys

LOS ANGELES -- Rap artists and women have felt shunned by the Grammy Awards in recent years. But this year, they both took center stage. Childish Gambino’s disturbing look at race relations, “This i...

Feb 11, 2019
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5 alleged Hitler watercolors go unsold at German auction

BERLIN -- Five watercolors attributed to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler from his early days as a struggling artist have failed to sell at auction in the southern German city of Nuremberg, possibly over f...

Feb 10, 2019
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