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15 killed, 34 injured in Peru wall collapses
Reuters . Lima | Updated at 11:09am on January 28, 2019
At least fifteen people were killed at a wedding in Peru on Sunday after a wall at the hotel where the celebration was held collapsed...
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Pressure on Maduro with opposition amnesty offer, protests
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 12:17am on January 28, 2019
Bolstered by growing international support, Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido is increasing pressure on the rule of Nicolas Maduro by calling for new elections and...
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Blackmail letters with suspected cyanide sent to Japanese firms
Agence-France-Presse . Tokyo | Updated at 12:00am on January 28, 2019
Nine Japanese companies, including drugmakers and a newspaper, have received blackmail letters containing white powder suspected to be cyanide, police and local media said Sunday.The...
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‘Listen to Europe,’ Dublin tells UK MPs
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 12:00am on January 28, 2019
British MPs seeking to pressure prime minister Theresa May this week to renegotiate her Brexit deal should heed EU warnings that it will not succeed,...
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Sudanese protesters hold rallies as police deploy
Agence France-Presse . Khartoum | Updated at 12:00am on January 28, 2019
Crowds of Sudanese protesters on Sunday held rallies in their neighbourhoods and some squares in the capital and its twin city of Omdurman after organisers...
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire
Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 12:00am on January 28, 2019
A Palestinian was killed Saturday in clashes with Israeli civilians near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said.The Palestinian health...
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Sanctions, peace deal on cards for new US-North Korea summit
Agence-France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on January 28, 2019
As Donald Trump seeks progress with North Korea at a second summit, the United States has a series of cards it can play including easing...
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‘Yellow vests’ back on streets to challenge Macron
Agence-France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:00am on January 28, 2019
Thousands of ‘yellow vest’ protesters returned to the streets of France Saturday to protest against president Emmanuel Macron’s policies, clashing with police in several cities...
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Two die after eating sweets offered at Indian temple
Agence France-Presse . Bangalore | Updated at 04:33pm on January 27, 2019
Two women have died and nine others including two children are undergoing treatment after eating contaminated food at a Hindu temple in southern India, police...
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US, Taliban see significant progress in ending Afghan war
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 01:32pm on January 27, 2019
The United States and the Taliban said on Saturday they had made substantial headway in negotiations to end the 17-year US war in Afghanistan, although...