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222 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia

A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fea...

Dec 23, 2018
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Death toll from Somali bombing rises to 20

The death toll from a double car-bomb attack near the presidential palace in Somalia rose to 20 on Sunday, police said. Police on Saturday had said seven people were killed following the two blasts ...

Dec 23, 2018
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[Newsmaker] US envoy to anti-IS coalition resigns after Trump's Syria decision

Brett McGurk, the US special envoy to the anti-Islamic State group coalition, has resigned, a State Department official said Saturday, capping a chaotic week that saw the departure of Defense Secreta...

Dec 23, 2018
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'Volcano' tsunami kills at least 168 in Indonesia

A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least 168 people when it slammed without warning into popular beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday night, cutting a swathe of destruct...

Dec 23, 2018
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US govt partially shuts as Congress, Trump fail to reach deal

The US government began a Christmas shutdown early Saturday, after Congress adjourned without passing a federal spending bill or addressing President Donald Trump's demand for money to build a border...

Dec 22, 2018
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Army joins drone hunt after London airport shutdown

Britain called in the army Thursday after dozens of drone sightings grounded all flights from London's Gatwick airport for more than 24 hours, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded on one ...

Dec 21, 2018
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Mattis resigning as Pentagon chief after clashes with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis abruptly said he was resigning Thursday after two years of disagreements with President Donald Trump over America’s role in the world — the announcement...

Dec 21, 2018
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Japan considers leaving IWC to resume commercial whale hunts

Japan is considering leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial hunts, the Fisheries Agency said Thursday, after unsuccessfully campaigning for decades within the organization ...

Dec 20, 2018
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China says detention of 3rd Canadian relates to employment

The recent detention of a third Canadian in China differs from earlier ones that authorities allege involve security matters, a Chinese government spokeswoman said Thursday. In the latest case, a wo...

Dec 20, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Report: 53 journalist deaths tied to work so far in 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of journalists killed in retaliation for their work nearly doubled this year, according to a report released Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The New Yor...

Dec 20, 2018
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China detains third Canadian as Huawei spat simmers

China has arrested a third Canadian national, Ottawa said Wednesday -- a move that comes amid an already tense diplomatic spat with Beijing over the arrest of a Chinese telecom executive. Canadian P...

Dec 20, 2018
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NASA's 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversary

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve, a tumultuous year of assassinations, riots and war drew to a close in heroic and hopeful fashion with the three Apollo 8 astronauts readi...

Dec 19, 2018
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Child’s death highlights communication barriers on border

Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in US custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health. But it’s unclear how much the man understood on the form, which ...

Dec 17, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Explosion at Japan restaurant injures 42: police

An explosion at a restaurant in northern Japan injured 42 people late Sunday, police said, with the blast reportedly causing surrounding buildings to collapse. Fires broke out following the incident...

Dec 17, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Nations agree milestone rulebook for Paris climate treaty

Nations on Sunday struck a deal to breathe life into the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty after marathon UN talks that failed to match the ambition the world's most vulnerable countries need to ave...

Dec 16, 2018
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