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Ukraine backs martial law after confrontation at sea with Russia

Ukraine's parliament approved the introduction of martial law in border regions on Monday, as Russian state TV aired images of Ukrainian sailors captured after Moscow seized three of Kiev's ships in ...

Nov 27, 2018
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Gene-edited baby claim by Chinese scientist sparks outrage

HONG KONG (AP) — Scientists and bioethics experts reacted with shock, anger and alarm Monday to a Chinese researcher’s claim that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies. He Jiank...

Nov 27, 2018
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‘Flawless’: NASA craft lands on Mars after perilous journey

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft designed to drill down into Mars’ interior landed on the planet Monday after a perilous, supersonic plunge through its red skies, setting off jubilation ...

Nov 27, 2018
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California's deadliest wildfire finally tamed

The deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history was finally brought totally under control by firefighters, more than two weeks after it erupted, authorities said on Sunday. The so-ca...

Nov 26, 2018
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145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach

Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on a remote part of a small New Zealand island, authorities said Monday. The stranding was discovered by a hiker late Saturday on Stewart Island,...

Nov 26, 2018
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US agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fence

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of migrants approaching the US border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after several tried to make it past fencing and wire separating the two countries...

Nov 26, 2018
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Over 500 hurt in magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday night, injuring more than 500 people and sending fearful residents running into the streets, aut...

Nov 26, 2018
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Russia fires on Ukrainian vessels in Black Sea; 2 wounded

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s coast guard opened fire on and seized three of Ukraine’s vessels Sunday, wounding two crew members, after a tense standoff in the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula, the Ukra...

Nov 26, 2018
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Home 'most dangerous place' for women, UN study shows

More than half the women who were murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making home "the most dangerous place for a woman," a new UN study said Sunday. In sta...

Nov 26, 2018
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Thousands protest in 'feminist tidal wave' against sexist violence

Tens of thousands of people rallied across Europe on Saturday against sexist violence, with more than 30,000 turning out in Paris. Demonstrations across France drew around 50,000 people in all, acco...

Nov 25, 2018
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EU leaders to sign off historic Brexit deal

European Union leaders meet Sunday to approve a historic Brexit deal, which British Prime Minister Theresa May said would deliver her country a "brighter future". At a special summit in Brussels tha...

Nov 25, 2018
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‘Don’t Look Now’ director Nicolas Roeg dies at 90

LONDON (AP) — Nicolas Roeg, a director of provocative and otherworldly films who gave Mick Jagger and David Bowie enduring screen roles, has died. He was 90. The British director of “Don’t Look Now”...

Nov 25, 2018
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Anti-gay marriage groups win Taiwan referendum battle

Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer. The result came at the end of a dramat...

Nov 25, 2018
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Shooting at US mall sparks panic on Black Friday

A man was shot in the wrist after a fight at a crowded New Jersey mall on Black Friday, police said, sparking panic on the busiest shopping day of the year. It was not immediately clear what the mot...

Nov 24, 2018
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Cut off from the world, an Indian island remains a mystery

NEW DELHI (AP) — For thousands of years, the people of North Sentinel Island have been isolated from the rest of the world. They use spears and bows and arrows to hunt the animals that roam the smal...

Nov 23, 2018
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