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13 French soldiers killed in Mali helicopter collision
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 05:57pm on November 26, 2019
Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when two helicopters collided while fighting insurgents in the country’s restive north, officials said Tuesday, the heaviest single...
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Quake kills 21 in Albania as buildings bury residents
Reuters . Tirana/Thumane | Updated at 05:12pm on November 26, 2019
At least 21 people were killed when the most powerful earthquake to strike Albania in decades shook the capital Tirana and the country’s west and...
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Greenhouse gases surge to record in 2018: UN
Reuters . Geneva | Updated at 12:27am on November 26, 2019
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new record in 2018, rising faster than the average rise of the last decade and cementing increasingly damaging...
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Britain in a mess, says Blair
Reuters . London | Updated at 10:05pm on November 25, 2019
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a mess, warning that neither his own Labour Party nor prime minister...
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Physicians fear Julian Assange’s death in British prison
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 02:45pm on November 25, 2019
More than 60 doctors wrote an open letter published on Monday saying they feared Julian Assange’s health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could...
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Johnson unveils manifesto for Brexit Britain
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 01:35am on November 25, 2019
British prime minister Boris Johnson unveils his Conservative Party’s manifesto on Sunday, pledging to move on from Brexit and austerity in a bid to secure...
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Two dead after floods hit France
Reuters . Paris | Updated at 09:30pm on November 24, 2019
Two people were found dead on Sunday after massive flooding that has hit southeastern France since Friday, causing major damage in the region, local authorities...
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Dozens of migrants rescued off Italy
Agence France-Presse . Rome | Updated at 01:48pm on November 24, 2019
Italian coast guards on Saturday said they had rescued 143 migrants off the island of Lampedsa although around 20 others were apparently missing according to...
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Corbyn would be ‘neutral’ in another Brexit vote
Agence-France-Presse . London | Updated at 12:52am on November 24, 2019
British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Friday revealed for the first time that he would remain neutral in the second Brexit referendum that he has...
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March in France to protest at femicide
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:35am on November 24, 2019
Thousands rallied in Paris on Saturday to seek an end to gender violence and femicide in a country where at least 116 women have been...