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Attacker bites off politician's ear, others slashed in Hong Kong
Associated Press, Published on 04/11/2019
» HONG KONG: A knife-wielding man slashed several people and bit off part of the ear of a pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong late on Sunday, as riot police stormed several malls to thwart protesters who have been demanding government reforms for nearly five months.
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Palestinians, Israelis clash as Jerusalem fallout continues
Associated Press, Published on 15/12/2017
» GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Clashes broke out amid a fresh wave of violence across the West Bank and along Gaza's border on Friday as the fallout continued over President Donald Trump's announcement last week recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, killing two Palestinians and wounding dozens of other protesters and one Israeli officer.
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How the insurgency behind Myanmar attacks grew
Associated Press, Published on 01/09/2017
» Armed with machetes and rifles, a ragtag band of insurgents comprised of members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority launched unprecedented attacks last week, triggering fighting with security forces that has left more than 100 people dead and forced at least 18,000 to flee into neighbouring Bangladesh.
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Anarchist rampage in Berkeley renews free speech debate
Associated Press, Published on 29/08/2017
» BERKELEY, Californina, US -- Hundreds of masked, black-clad anarchists who overwhelmed a peaceful California protest and assaulted at least five perceived political enemies have reignited the debate over ensuring free speech while protecting public safety in the city where the US free speech movement was born in the 1960s.
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Researchers in Cambodia find nest of rare riverine bird
Associated Press, Published on 21/07/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- Wildlife researchers in Cambodia have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot, one of the world's most endangered birds, raising hopes of its continuing survival.
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Activists disrupt start of G-20 summit; cars ablaze
Associated Press, Published on 07/07/2017
» HAMBURG, Germany -- Anti-globalisation activists set dozens of cars ablaze and tried to block leaders' delegations from entering the grounds of the Group of 20 summit Friday, a second day of protests as the meeting got underway in the German port city of Hamburg.
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A look at Philippine leader's stormy first year in power
Associated Press, Published on 30/06/2017
» MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- It's been a remarkably turbulent first year for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose war on drugs has left thousands of suspects dead and prompted critics to call his rule a “human rights calamity". One accused him of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court.
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Sri Lankan sex ring in Haiti reveals cracks in UN system
Associated Press, Published on 26/05/2017
» COLOMBO -- When a Haitian teenager alleged that she had been raped and sodomized by a Sri Lankan peacekeeper, the government here dispatched a high-ranking general suspected of war crimes to lead the investigation.
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Chirpy outlook for cricket farmers in US
Business, Associated Press, Published on 17/01/2017
» WILLISTON, Vermont - At Tomorrow's Harvest farm, you will not find acres of land on which animals graze, or rows of corn, or bales of hay. Just stacks of boxes in a basement and the summery song of thousands of chirping crickets.
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US airstrike targets 'Jihadi John' of IS slaying videos
Associated Press, Published on 13/11/2015
» WASHINGTON -- A US drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” on Thursday, according to American officials. Whether the strike killed the British man who appears in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages was not known, officials said.
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