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Pittsburgh shooting: Trump visits synagogue amid protests

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 0:01
related countries: United States United States
related places: Trump

Hundreds of demonstrators in Pittsburgh accuse the US president of fomenting intolerance and hate.
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Senegalese artist Omar Victor Diop: Why I'm trying to correct history

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 0:18
related countries: Senegal Senegal

Omar Victor Diop's portraits aim to paint important but overlooked Africans back into history.
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Dutch language besieged by English

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 1:10
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

So extensive is the spread of English, a group of lecturers warns of a looming "linguicide".
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Is the Amazon facing new dangers?

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 1:17
related countries: Brazil Brazil
related places: Are

Are fears among environmentalists about the election of Brazil's new president justified?
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Letter from Africa: Nigeria - a young country for old men

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 1:17
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Why have Nigeria's main parties both chosen septuagenarian presidential candidates?
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Brazil: Bolsonaro plans threaten Amazon, say experts

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 2:12
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Brazil's far-right president-elect will merge the ministries of agriculture and the environment.
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Vatican embassy: Human remains found at Rome property

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 4:08
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Rome

The human remains could help solve the disappearance of a teenage girl in 1983, Italian media report.
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Japan bullet train stops 'scary' safety drills

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 6:10
related countries: Japan Japan

Workers at the Japanese company would crouch in trenches beside railway tracks as trains sped by.
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Trump’s birthright plan: The legality, politics and history

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 7:24
related countries: United States United States
related places: Trump

The president wants to end the right of people born in the US to be citizens but does he have the power?
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Australian awarded house in 'bizarre' 20-year squatting case

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 8:11
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Bill Gertos had changed the locks and leased the house to others - giving him legal ownership rights.
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Pakistan court clears condemned Christian

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 9:00
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Asia Bibi's conviction was one of the most prominent cases of blasphemy that have polarised Pakistan.
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World Cup expansion to 48 teams could happen at Qatar 2022, says Fifa

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 9:34
related countries: Qatar Qatar

The expansion of the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams could be brought forward from 2026 to 2022, says Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
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Russian grammar tsarina targets TV

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 9:37
related countries: Russia Russia

A Russian-language teacher is a YouTube star for calling out TV grammar errors
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Asia Bibi's escape from Pakistan death row

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 12:23
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy.
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Jin Yong: The 'Tolkien of Chinese literature' dies at 94

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 13:04
related countries: China China

Jin Yong's fantasy novels of martial arts heroes and legends sold millions around the world.
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US missionary Charles Wesco shot dead in Cameroon

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 13:28
related countries: Cameroon Cameroon, United States United States

Charles Wesco was shot in front of his wife and son two weeks after the family moved to volatile region.
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Nigeria arrests 400 Shia Muslims after deadly clashes

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 14:01
related countries: Iran Iran

The pro-Iranian sect was protesting in the capital to demand the release of their detained leader.
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Yemen war: US presses Saudi Arabia to agree ceasefire

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 14:03
related countries: United States United States

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls on Saudi-led forces to end air strikes on populated areas.
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Italian storm destroys hundreds of brand new cars

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 14:50
related countries: Italy Italy

A storm surge has caused massive damage on the Liguria coast in northern Italy.
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Trump Russia: Bungled plot emerges to smear Robert Mueller

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 15:07
related countries: United States United States

A saga involving right-wing conspirators unravelled in US media throughout Tuesday.
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Lion Air crash: Indonesian search homes in on black box

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 15:33
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Officials believe they have identified a signal from the submerged Lion Air plane's data recorder.
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French Ain babies: Missing limb births prompt national inquiry

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 17:30
related countries: France France

New cases of babies born without arms or hands prompt France to open a national inquiry.
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Asia Bibi: Imran Khan attacks hardliners over court case

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 17:50
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan's PM sends a defiant message after a court acquitted a Christian woman accused of blasphemy.
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Mystery surrounds deaths of Saudi sisters found in New York

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 18:54
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

The two were found duct-taped together on the banks of the Hudson River in New York City last week.
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Indian Relay rallies Canada's First Nation communities

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 20:07
related countries: Canada Canada, India India

As if horse racing was not dangerous enough, these Canadian Indian riders also have no saddles.
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Jamal Khashoggi's impact on the war in Yemen

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 20:36
related countries: Yemen Yemen

Has the death of Jamal Khashoggi influenced the power brokers in the war in Yemen?
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Malawi court halts work on Gandhi statue after critics brand him racist

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 21:58
related countries: Malawi Malawi

Work is suspended on a statue of Gandhi in Malawi, after campaigners argue he used racial slurs.
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Khashoggi murder: Turkey gives official details of Saudi writer's death

Wednesday 31st of October 2018, 22:45
related countries: Turkey Turkey, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

The journalist was choked as soon as he entered the consulate, says Turkey's first official account.
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