MPs, excluding Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, pay tribute to Springboks
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PSA and Fiat Chrysler unveil merger of equals
The merger would be achieved via the creation of a parent company in the Netherlands in which the shareholders of each current firm holding half.
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Shops shuttered, streets deserted as Kashmir loses special status and is divided
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision in August to change Kashmir’s status and tighten its grip over a region has stoked anger and resentment while a three-decade armed revolt rages.
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Hong Kong in recession as GDP plunges 3.2% in third quarter
Figures showed gross domestic product in the third quarter plunged 3.2% from the previous quarter, which had seen a loss of 0.4%.
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At least 65 dead in Pakistan passenger train fire: provincial minister
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid said the injured were being transported to local hospitals.
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Boeing says up to 50 planes grounded globally over cracks
Boeing had previously reported a problem with the model's "pickle fork" - a part which helps bind the wing to the fuselage - prompting US regulators to order immediate inspections of aircraft that had seen heavy use.
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Twitter to ban political ads worldwide on its platform
The move comes with Facebook under pressure to apply fact-checking to politicians running ads with debunked claims.
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California fires: new blazes as dangerous winds fan the flames
Authorities said 7,000 homes were under mandatory evacuation orders affecting some 30,000 residents.
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Britain starts unpredictable election battle over Brexit
The 12 December poll was decided just a few hours after Brussels extended this week's Brexit deadline to give London more time to figure out what it plans to do.
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Impeachment testimony details lobbyist bid to get US envoy to Ukraine fired
The impeachment inquiry focuses on a 25 July telephone call in which Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden, a former US vice president.
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Russian disinformation campaign targeted Africa: Facebook
The operations hiding behind fake identities were linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been indicted in the United States in connection with an influence campaign targeting the 2016 US elections.
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Pathologist says Epstein's injuries point to murder, not suicide
Michael Baden contradicted the official verdict of suicide by hanging given by officials in August, saying Epstein's injuries were 'more indicative of homicidal strangulation'.
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Adviser tells lawmakers Trump Ukraine call raised national security concerns
Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman became the first current White House staff member to testify in the Democratic-led House of Representatives inquiry into whether to impeach the Republican president.
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California braces for powerful winds that could feed fires
Thousands of firefighters were racing against the clock to gain control of two major fires -- the Kincade Fire in northern California and the Getty Fire, west of Los Angeles.
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'Street has won': Lebanon protesters celebrate
Thousands of Lebanese celebrated Prime Minister Saad Hariri's offer to resign Tuesday after nearly two weeks of unprecedented protests.
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US judge blocks Alabama's near-total abortion ban
The law equates abortion to homicide and bans it in nearly all cases, including rape or incest, and at all stages of pregnancy.
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Mlambo-Ngcuka: Women calling for shift from military spending to development
The United Nations Women executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said women peacekeepers, those affected by conflict, were concerned by the lack of political will to change their environment.
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UK set for election as EU warns no more Brexit delays
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying for a fourth time to call a snap poll for December, and looks likely to succeed after the main opposition Labour party said it would support him.
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New impeachment witness shakes White House
In explosive prepared testimony, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman said he personally listened to Trump pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a 25 July phone call.
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Police hunt for brothers from Northern Ireland over truck deaths
The discovery of the bodies in a refrigerated truck on an industrial estate near London has shone a spotlight on the illicit trade that sends the poor of Asia, Africa and the Middle East on perilous journeys to the West.
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50 years after internet conception, dark side stirs fear
The internet was initially hailed as a boon to equality and enlightenment, but a dark side has also emerged.
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EXPLAINER: The Trump impeachment inquiry: What we know so far
Donald Trump denies abusing his office for personal political gain when he asked the Ukrainian President in a July phone call to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
