Ethiopia's Army Chief Shot At After Failed Coup Attempt

Appearing on state TV late on Saturday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said some of officials of the Amhara government were in a meet...
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump still write to each other

Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump still write to each other

North Korean leader promises to ‘seriously contemplate the interesting content’ of letter from US penpal who recently received a ‘beautifu...
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Great Pacific garbage patch: giant plastic trap put to sea again

Great Pacific garbage patch: giant plastic trap put to sea again

Floating boom is designed to trap 1.8 trillion items of plastic without harming marine life – but broke apart last time Boyan Slat’s Oc...
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Behind The Wheel, A Year On: Saudi Women Savour New Freedom

Behind The Wheel, A Year On: Saudi Women Savour New Freedom

Until June 24 last year, driving for women would have been considered a crime in Saudi Arabia, where hardliners have preached for decades ...
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India beat Afghanistan by 11 runs: Cricket World Cup 2019 – as it happened

India beat Afghanistan by 11 runs: Cricket World Cup 2019 – as it happened

India climbed up to third in the table after Mohammed Shami’s late hat-trick saw off a spirited chase from the tournament’s bottom side ...
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Blind date: ‘It quickly descended into chaos’

Blind date: ‘It quickly descended into chaos’

Alice, 26, social researcher, meets Tom, 25, operations consultant Tom and Alice: who had chopsticks flying everywhere? Alice on Tom...
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US launched cyber attack on Iranian rockets and missiles – reports

US launched cyber attack on Iranian rockets and missiles – reports

Targeted strike on computer-controlled weapons of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard had been planned over weeks   Missile batteries in...
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The Istanbul race is personal for Erdoğan. The result could transform Turkey

The Istanbul race is personal for Erdoğan. The result could transform Turkey

On a recent afternoon at a coffee house in the Istanbul neighborhood where Turkey's president grew up, Güngör Saytuğ was ruminating on...
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Can planting billions of trees save the planet?

Can planting billions of trees save the planet?

Organisations from around the world are reforesting at an unprecedented rate Volunteers plant mangroves in Indonesia When Clare Dubo...
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'Jihadi Jack' parents guilty of funding terrorism

The parents of a Muslim convert dubbed "Jihadi Jack" have been found guilty of funding terrorism. John Letts and Sally Lane w...
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Sydney's Mascot Tower residents resort to crowdfunding for repairs

Apartment owners have voted for $1m levy to fund initial works on the building, which developed cracks in its support structure Survey ...
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Chennai water crisis: 'We can't do anything'

People in Chennai in southern India are going to drastic lengths to get water, as the city battles an acute crisis after months of poor ra...
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