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Puerto Rico morgue overflowing with unclaimed bodies

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Puerto Rico's morgue is overflowing with unclaimed bodies, the result of budget cutbacks in the US territory since last year's devastating Hurricane Maria. The bodies...

Domestic and gang violence no longer grounds for US asylum

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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared yesterday that victims of domestic and gang violence will no longer qualify for asylum, in an effort to...

Italy shuts ports to Aquarius ship carrying over 600 refugees

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A rescue boat carrying more than 600 refugees and migrants has been told to stay put in the Mediterranean Sea by Italian maritime authorities. The...

EU will act against U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum says German Chancellor Merkel

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Europe will implement counter-measures against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum just like Canada, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, voicing regret about...

Hope fades for survivors of Guatemala’s volcano disaster as search-and-rescue operation called off

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The death toll from the explosive eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano has reached 109 with at least 197 people still missing. Search-and-rescue efforts were suspended...

Austria to shut 7 mosques and could expel dozens of imams in crackdown on...

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Austria is closing seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams from the country, the government has announced. At a press conference today, Chancellor Sebastian...

Son who slaughtered rich South African family with axe handed 3 life terms

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A South African man who murdered his parents and brother with an axe has been sentenced to life in prison. Henri van Breda, age 23,...

Afghanistan’s President announces his first ceasefire with Taliban

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today announced for the first time an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban, coinciding with the end of the Muslim fasting...

EU plans to hit U.S. imports with duties from July

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The European Union (EU) expects to hit U.S. imports with additional duties from July, ratcheting up a transatlantic trade conflict after Washington imposed its...

India vows to eliminate single-use plastics by 2022

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India, the Global host of World Environment Day this year, went big in its commitment to Beat Plastic Pollution with an announcement yesterday to...
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