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[Graphic News] Singapore ‘world’s best place for expats to live and work’

Singapore was voted the best place in the world for expats to live and work for a fourth straight year, beating New Zealand, Germany and Canada, according to HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer. Australi...

Nov 28, 2018
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Ukrainian president warns of threat of 'full-scale war' with Russia

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday warned of the threat of "full-scale war" and said Russia had sharply increased its military presence on their shared border as tensions escalate betwee...

Nov 28, 2018
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[Newsmaker] ‘SpongeBob’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Hillenburg, who used his dual loves of drawing and marine biology to spawn the absurd undersea world of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” has died, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday. H...

Nov 28, 2018
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EU will consider further Russia sanctions over Ukraine: presidency

BERLIN (AFP) -- The European Union will next month consider further sanctions against Russia over the latest flare-up in the Ukraine conflict, the foreign minister of Austria, which holds the rotatin...

Nov 27, 2018
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[Graphic News] Home most dangerous place for women: UN study

More than half of the women murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making home “the most dangerous place for a woman,” a new UN study said. In statistics rel...

Nov 27, 2018
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Ukraine backs martial law after confrontation at sea with Russia

Ukraine's parliament approved the introduction of martial law in border regions on Monday, as Russian state TV aired images of Ukrainian sailors captured after Moscow seized three of Kiev's ships in ...

Nov 27, 2018
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Gene-edited baby claim by Chinese scientist sparks outrage

HONG KONG (AP) — Scientists and bioethics experts reacted with shock, anger and alarm Monday to a Chinese researcher’s claim that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies. He Jiank...

Nov 27, 2018
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‘Flawless’: NASA craft lands on Mars after perilous journey

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft designed to drill down into Mars’ interior landed on the planet Monday after a perilous, supersonic plunge through its red skies, setting off jubilation ...

Nov 27, 2018
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California's deadliest wildfire finally tamed

The deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history was finally brought totally under control by firefighters, more than two weeks after it erupted, authorities said on Sunday. The so-ca...

Nov 26, 2018
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145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach

Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on a remote part of a small New Zealand island, authorities said Monday. The stranding was discovered by a hiker late Saturday on Stewart Island,...

Nov 26, 2018
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US agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fence

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of migrants approaching the US border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after several tried to make it past fencing and wire separating the two countries...

Nov 26, 2018
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Over 500 hurt in magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday night, injuring more than 500 people and sending fearful residents running into the streets, aut...

Nov 26, 2018
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Russia fires on Ukrainian vessels in Black Sea; 2 wounded

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s coast guard opened fire on and seized three of Ukraine’s vessels Sunday, wounding two crew members, after a tense standoff in the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula, the Ukra...

Nov 26, 2018
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Home 'most dangerous place' for women, UN study shows

More than half the women who were murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making home "the most dangerous place for a woman," a new UN study said Sunday. In sta...

Nov 26, 2018
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Thousands protest in 'feminist tidal wave' against sexist violence

Tens of thousands of people rallied across Europe on Saturday against sexist violence, with more than 30,000 turning out in Paris. Demonstrations across France drew around 50,000 people in all, acco...

Nov 25, 2018
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