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UK leader to lawmakers: Back my deal or face lengthy delay
Theresa May also cautioned that if lawmakers failed to back her deal before Thursday's European Council summit, "we will not leave the EU for many months, if ever."
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Saudi women’s rights activists awarded for their work — while on trial
Three women were honored with a prestigious award this week and it's likely they have no idea.
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A ‘mainstreaming of bigotry’ as white extremism reveals its global reach
In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque shootings, experts who monitor hate groups say violent white extremism is on the rise and is the most prominent threat.
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Ethiopians hold mass funeral ceremony for crash victims
Thousands mourned the Ethiopian plane crash victims on Sunday, accompanying 17 empty caskets draped in the national flag through the streets of the capital.
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Number of dead rises to 50 in New Zealand mass shooting
Another 50 people were injured in the shootings. Of those injured, 36 people are hospitalized, with two in critical condition.
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As families learn fates of loved ones, New Zealand mourns Christchurch victims
The New Zealand Red Cross has published a list of missing persons on its website.
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Paris investigators start studying Ethiopian jet’s recorder
Investigators have started studying the cockpit voice recorder of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet.
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Asylum seeker abandons U.S. plans in face of new policy
The administration expanded its "Migrant Protection Protocols" strategy on Monday to a second border crossing and officials say the practice will grow along the entire border.
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U.S. government beefs up presence near Congo’s Ebola epicenter
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has had a light presence when it comes to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak. But now that is changing.
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North Korea considers whether to resume nuclear, missile tests amid impasse with U.S.
Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said that Kim Jong Un would soon decide whether to end his country's voluntary moratorium on testing missiles and nuclear weapons.
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U.S. bars entry to International Criminal Court investigators
The Hague-based court, the first global tribunal for war crimes, said it would continue to operate "undeterred" by the U.S. action.
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‘Our gun laws will change’ after 49 die in shootings at mosques, New Zealand PM says
The violent attack struck at the very heart of New Zealand, a country that prides itself on being both peaceful and diverse.
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New Zealand mosque attacks spark outrage, fuel concern over Islamophobia
Muslim leaders said the mass shooting was evidence of a rising tide of violent Islamophobia.
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49 dead in ‘terrorist attack’ at 2 mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand
Forty-nine people are dead and at least 20 are seriously injured in what New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says "can now only be described as a terrorist attack."
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Japan looks past electric, bets on hydrogen powered cars
Japan has ambitious goals to become the “hydrogen society,” and right now, the focus is on its automakers.
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