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In pictures: Gaza under attack
May 06, 2019 01:31As the latest Israeli aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip enters its third day, so far nine Palestinians, including a 14-month-old girl and a pregnant woman, have been martyred in Israeli raids, which have also inflicted heavy damage on the enclave’s economic infrastructure.
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European nations largely pessimistic about their future, survey finds
May 04, 2019 07:52Europeans are among the most pessimistic in the developed world, a new poll has found, as a large number of participants from several major countries across Europe said they feel gloomy about their national outlook, their youth and the world in general.
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More US teens attempting suicide by poisoning: Study
May 02, 2019 10:24The rate of suicide attempts by poisoning among young people in the US has more than doubled in the past decade and more than tripled for girls and young women, according to a new study.
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Blackwater planning to oust Maduro by sending mercenaries to Venezuela: Report
Apr 30, 2019 07:57The notorious US mercenary firm Blackwater has been reportedly lobbying with the administration of President Donald Trump as well as opposition figures of Venezuela for a secret mission to topple the Latin American country's president, Nicolas Maduro.
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Americans among the most stressed people in the world: Poll
Apr 26, 2019 08:35Americans are among the most stressed and worried people in the world, with negative emotions in the US reaching the highest level in a decade, according to a new survey.
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US-led forces killed 1,600 civilians in Syria's Raqqah in 2017: Report
Apr 25, 2019 11:45Amnesty International and another high-profile war monitoring group say the US-led coalition allegedly fighting the Takfiri terror group of Daesh has remarkably understated the deaths its campaign caused among civilians in the northern Syrian city of Raqqah in 2017, saying the coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians during its assault on the city.
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Sri Lanka’s bloody day: Hundreds of casualties in attacks on churches, hotels
Apr 21, 2019 07:40Several explosions have hit three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka, reportedly leaving at least 207 people dead and 450 others wounded, police say.
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World's hottest pepper eating contest
Apr 16, 2019 03:30The plucky and the unlucky tried to wolf down as many Carolina Reaper peppers - the spiciest in the world - as they could in a minute at a food-eating contest in New York on Sunday.
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Poor students in UK quitting school over inability to afford clothes, equipment: Report
Apr 14, 2019 11:19UK teachers say poor students continue to drop out of schools only because of their ‘worn-out’ clothes that bring them shame among classmates.
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Iran nationwide rallies in support of IRGC
Apr 13, 2019 01:03Iranians have held nationwide rallies to express support for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) following US blacklisting of the popular force.