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Big Ben silenced for four years
Associated Press, Published on 22/08/2017
» LONDON - After more than 150 years as Britain's most famous timekeeper, London's Big Ben bell fell silent Monday for four years of repair work that will keep it quiet on all but a few special occasions.
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Alleged wildlife smuggling kingpin jailed
Associated Press, Published on 12/05/2018
» A court has sentenced a man believed to be a kingpin in the illicit wildlife trade to two years in prison for smuggling rhinoceros horns, according to an organisation that works with police to combat trafficking.
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Teenage suicide bomber kills 50 in Nigeria mosque
Associated Press, Published on 22/11/2017
» LAGOS: A teenage suicide bomber attacked worshippers as they gathered for morning prayers Tuesday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, police said, in one of the region's deadliest assaults in years.
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Thousands in Arizona flee as wildfires sweep western US
Associated Press, Published on 29/06/2017
» PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA -- A wildfire burning Wednesday through a dense Arizona forest has forced thousands of people from their homes, closed a major road and created a huge plume of smoke over the same area devastated by a blaze that killed 19 firefighters four years ago.
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Rights group asks Germany to arrest CIA deputy director
Associated Press, Published on 07/06/2017
» BERLIN -- A civil rights group is asking German authorities to issue an arrest warrant for the recently appointed deputy director of the CIA over claims she oversaw the torture of terrorism suspects 15 years ago.
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US military to meet 'migrant caravan' at Mexico border
Associated Press, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the US-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
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Hawaii volcano destroys 31 homes, spews lava 60m into air
Associated Press, Published on 07/05/2018
» PAHOA, Hawaii: The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano jumped to 31 on Sunday as scientists reported lava spewing more than 60 metres into the air.
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'Mission Accomplished' in Syria, Trump declares
Associated Press, Published on 14/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: Allied missiles struck at the heart of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal in a show of force and resolve aimed at punishing the Assad government for a suspected poison gas attack against civilians and deterring the possible future use of such banned weapons.
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Terrorist crashes car into London pedestrians
Associated Press, Published on 15/08/2018
» LONDON: A car ploughed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London during the morning rush hour Tuesday, injuring three people in what police suspect is the latest in a string of attacks in the British capital that used vehicles as weapons.
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Scandals finally topple South Africa's Zuma
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: As scandal after scandal unfolded, South African President Jacob Zuma maintained an affable demeanour in public, rallying his support base, dispatching lawyers to fend off court challenges and, it is alleged, enabling his corrupt associates.
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