Move to rescue European economy
BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (AFP): EU leaders will converge on a Belgian castle on Thursday as the bloc seeks ways to punch its economic weight on the global stage-faced with threats from China and the United States, and hamstrung by its own divisions.It is a challenge that has long dogged the...
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Kim chooses teen daughter as heir, says Seoul
SEOUL, Feb 12 (BBC): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter as his heir, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday.Little is known about Kim Ju Ae, who in recent months has been pictured beside her father in high-profile events like a visit to Beijing in...
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18-yr-old woman identified as suspect
OTTAWA, Feb 12 (Reuters): The suspect in a deadly school shooting in western Canada was an 18-year-old woman with mental health issues who killed her mother and stepbrother before attacking her former school, police said on Wednesday, but investigators did not offer a motive for one of the worst mass...
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Protests dog Israeli president's last day in Australia
MELBOURNE, Feb 12 (Reuters): Pro-Palestine protesters rallied in Melbourne on Thursday on the final day of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's trip to Australia, following protests in the capital Canberra and violent clashes between protesters and police in Sydney.Herzog is visiting Australia this week following an invitation from Australian Prime Minister...
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Syria takes over al-Tanf base vacated by US troops
DAMASCUS, Feb 12 (Reuters): Syria's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Syrian army units had taken control of the al-Tanf military base vacated by U.S. troops, following coordination between Syrian and U.S. authorities.Reuters, quoting two sources briefed on the matter, reported on Wednesday that U.S. forces had evacuated the al-Tanf...
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Iran sacks local TV boss for seeking Khamenei's death
TEHRAN, Feb 12 (AFP): Iranian authorities have dismissed a provincial television director after a reporter appeared to call for the death of the country's supreme leader.The incident happened during Wednesday's live broadcast of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province.During the live feed, the reporter...
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Deaths in Iran's crackdown on protests reach at least 7,000, activists say
DUBAI, Feb 12 (AP): The death toll from a crackdown over Iran's nationwide protests last month has reached at least 7,002 people killed with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday.The slow rise in the number of dead from the demonstrations adds to the overall tensions facing Iran both...
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