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Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name
A statement about Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit published on Aung San Suu Kyi’s official Facebook page was littered with references to 'Mr Sh*thole' when translated to English.
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Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane repatriated from Iran
President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Oleksiy Goncharuk and other officials attended the solemn ceremony at Kiev's Boryspil airport.
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More than 80 soldiers killed in Yemen missile, drone attack
Saturday's strike follows months of relative calm in the war between the Iran-backed Huthis and Yemen's internationally recognised government.
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Fire at Czech home for disabled kills 8
The fire occurred in Vejprty on the country’s northwest border with Germany in a home where mostly men with mental and other disabilities lived.
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Officers beaten after police disband Hong Kong democracy rally
Trouble flared when police ordered the gathering to disperse from the city's commercial district, with protesters gathering behind shields of umbrellas.
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Harry and Meghan to drop titles and retire as working royals
Harry will remain a prince and the couple will keep their titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they begin a new life split between North America and Britain.
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Macron rushed from Paris theatre during protest
Riot police were out in force as dozens of people staged a demonstration outside the theatre where Macron and Brigitte were watching 'The Fly'.
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Pope praises fishermen who clean up polluted seas
Fishermen from San Benedetto del Tronto in Italy, who voluntarily collect around a tonne of litter a week and then sort it to be recycled where possible, met Francis at the Vatican.
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Protesters gather at Paris theatre to confront Macron over pension reform
Videos on social media showed protesters chanting “Macron resign” and at one stage trying to enter the venue near the Gare du Nord train terminus in northern Paris.
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Erdogan: Europe will face terror threat if Tripoli govt falls
In the article, published on Saturday on the eve of a Libya peace conference in Berlin, Erdogan said the EU's failure to adequately support the Government of National Accord would be "a betrayal of its own core values.
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China reports new Wuhan virus cases ahead of key holiday
Nearly 50 people are known to have been infected and so far involve only individuals who have traveled to or live in Wuhan, but the WHO has warned that a wider outbreak is possible.
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Report: Taliban aim to sign deal with US by end of month
The Taliban and the US had been negotiating the deal for a year and were on the brink of an announcement in September 2019 when President Donald Trump abruptly declared the process 'dead'.
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Floods, road closures in Australia as storms lash some bushfire-hit regions
Despite the heavy rain, authorities were still battling nearly 100 blazes - part of the bushfires that have killed 29 people since September, destroyed more than 2,500 homes.
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Iran's Khamenei stands by Guards after unrest over downed plane
In his first Friday prayers sermon in eight years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also told worshippers chanting 'Death to America' that the elite Guards could take their fight beyond Iran’s borders after the US killing of a top Iranian commander.
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Greta Thunberg joins thousands at climate protest before Davos
Thunberg is due to address the summit in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos next week with a call on governments and financial institutions to stop investing in fossil fuels.
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5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico
The quake struck south of Ciudad Ixtepec, according to the National Seismological Service.
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Seeking peace in Libya and Iran, past inaction haunts EU diplomacy
The EU, facing a crisis in Iran over the unravelling of the 2015 nuclear deal, now senses an opportunity in Libya after Moscow failed to reach a ceasefire deal with Haftar.
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From white badges to luaus: 5 things to know about Davos
From the colour of the access badges to the writer Thomas Mann, here are five things to know about the once-a-year business blowout.
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China GDP grew 6.1% in 2019, slowest in three decades
The world's second-largest economy grew by 6.1% last year, its worst performance since 1990, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
