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A very brave new Canadian’: Woman who fled Saudi Arabia arrives in Toronto
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A young Saudi woman who fled her allegedly abusive family, drawing renewed attention to the plight of women in the conservative kingdom, has arrived in Toronto. Rahaf Al-Qunun , 18, arrived...
Britain's hunger problem requires a minister dedicated to issue, lawmakers say
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By Saphora Smith LONDON — Britain's government needs a minister to focus on hunger, lawmakers recommended Thursday. A report by a cross-party committee found that almost one-in-five children...
Beijing eyes two-child policy U-turn, but 'lonely generation' has moved on
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BEIJING — For nearly 40 years, the Chinese government harshly restricted childbearing through the one-child rule in order to control population growth. That may soon change. Beijing appears to...
BDS INTERNATIONAL DONATION ACCOUNTS FROZEN FOR SUSPECTED TIES TO TERRORISM
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BDS INTERNATIONAL DONATION ACCOUNTS FROZEN FOR SUSPECTED TIES TO TERRORISM "This is a significant achievement in the struggle against the Palestinian boycott organizations that in reality,...
Child poverty in Britain is already a problem — and Brexit will likely make it worse
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By Saphora Smith OLDHAM, England — When things got really bad, Lara Butterworth would work six days a week and skip meals to ensure that her son had enough to eat. But even that wasn't...
Trump Administration to Lift Sanctions on Russian Oligarch’s Companies
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it intends to lift sanctions against the business empire of Oleg V. Deripaska, one of Russia’s most influential oligarchs, after...
U.S. Syria withdrawal will revive Islamic State, Kurdish-led force says
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S. decision to withdraw from Syria will allow Islamic State to regroup at a critical stage in the conflict, Washington's Kurdish partners said on Thursday, after Western...
Theresa May survives but the Brexit conundrum remains
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By Alexander Smith LONDON — It was a moment of high drama, but one that brings the United Kingdom no closer to solving its Brexit riddle. On Wednesday night, Prime Minister Theresa May...
3 dead, 12 injured with suspect at large after shooting near Christmas market in Strasbourg, France
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By Kalhan Rosenblatt, Nancy Ing and David K. Li via NBC News Three people are dead and 12 wounded from a shooting Tuesday night in the French city of Strasbourg, the French interior minister said...
Paris on lockdown as police clash with 'Yellow Jackets' and protests sweep France
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By Saphora Smith PARIS — The sound of sirens, angry chants and the crack of stun grenades echoed throughout the French capital Saturday as Parisians braced themselves for what many feared...
May’s leadership under threat as Tory MPs mobilise against her
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Theresa May’s grip on power appears to be slipping as speculation grows at Westminster that she could face a vote of no confidence from Tory MPs exasperated at her last-minute decision to...
Reindeer in Sweden usually migrate in November. But there's still no snow.
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By Linda Givetash It may be December but almost 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle there’s still not enough snow for reindeer to begin their annual migration. Sweden’s indigenous Sami...
Russia Threatens to Target U.S. Allies If Trump Exits Treaty
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(Bloomberg) -- Russia will target countries hosting U.S. missiles if Washington goes ahead with plans to pull out of a landmark Cold War arms treaty, General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov said...
Mother had 'no other choice' but to sell her 6-year-old daughter
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Herat, Afghanistan (CNN)An unprecedented drought in Afghanistan has led to families selling their children just to be able to feed their households. CNN has spoken to multiple families around the...
Anti-Semitism never disappeared in Europe. It's alive and kicking
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What does anti-Semitism look like in Europe in 2018? It's a 17-year-old boy, too frightened to wear a kippa (a religious skullcap) on the streets of Paris. It's an Israeli restaurant owner in...
Norway calling out Russia's jamming shows European policy shift
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By Alexander Smith The accusation was direct and unflinching: Russian forces stationed in the Arctic Circle had been jamming NATO's GPS signals during the alliance's largest military exercise...
American missionary wrote 'God sheltered me' before trip turned deadly
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NEW DELHI — The young American, paddling his kayak toward a remote Indian island whose people have resisted the outside world for thousands of years, believed God was helping him dodge the...
'Out! Out!' Tijuana Protesters Call for Migrant Caravan to Leave
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(TIJUANA, Mexico) — Hundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city south of California on Sunday to protest the thousands of Central American...
No-deal Brexit would cost Britain 'tens of billions,' finance minister warns
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By Alastair Jamieson LONDON — Brexit could leave the U.K. worse off than if voters had chosen to remain in the European Union, the country's finance minister admitted Wednesday amid deepening...
Moonbats To Greet Dutch Santa And His Black-Faced Sidekick, Black Pete
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The perpetually butthurt are at it again. Via WISTV: As Dutch children anticipate the arrival of their country’s version of Santa Claus this weekend, critics and fans of his helper,...
Brexit resignations leave E.U. divorce deal — and PM May's future — in doubt
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By Alastair Jamieson LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to save her Brexit deal — and her job — Thursday after a chaotic day of government resignations and demands for...
Trump cancels US cemetery visit as diplomatic embarrassments mount
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amidst ceremonies in the French capital to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the first world war, a planned presidential visit to the American cemetery at Belleau , a site of immense...
'Unacceptable': Peter Dutton demands more co–operation from Muslim leaders on terrorism
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6 years ago
'Unacceptable': Peter Dutton demands more co–operation from Muslim leaders on terrorism By Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 11 2018 Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton...
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