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Iraqi army withdraws from eastern Baghdad suburb after deadly clashes
Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi on Monday ordered that army troops be withdrawn from an eastern Baghdad suburb and be replaced with police following…
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Uganda’s Cheptegei wins 10,000m gold
(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei triumphed after a close battle in the 10,000 meters on Sunday, winning his first world title and bringing his country…
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German factory orders slump over U.S.-China trade spat
German factory orders slumped more than forecast in August as the US-China trade war and Britain’s Brexit crisis hit the manufacturing sector in Europe’s…
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Saudi Arabia to offer first-ever international tourist visas
Saudi Arabia will open its doors to international tourists for the first time under a new visa regime to be announced Friday evening, the…
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6.5 magnitude earthquake hits eastern Indonesia
At least one person has died and another is missing after a strong earthquake struck Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands Thursday, destroying homes and triggering…
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Khashoggi murder ‘happened under my watch,’ Saudi crown prince tells PBS
(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 by Saudi operatives “because it happened…
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Investigative journalism: Panelists identify impediments
Panelists at the 2019 Global investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC19) in Hamburg, Germany, have identified four major challenges as impediments to robust media practice in…
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Congo: 20 dead in collapsed gold mine
At least 20 people were killed Thursday when an unlicensed gold mine collapsed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to local media, the…
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New orders fuel Kenya’s private sector activity in Sept–PMI
Kenya’s private sector activity grew for the fifth straight month in September, boosted by an increase in new orders for businesses, a survey showed…