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German wearing bulletproof vest arrested trying to enter US Embassy in Paraguay
The man told authorities he wanted to request political asylum because he was receiving threats, said Paraguayan police commander Gilberto Fleitas.
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Thousands gather at Stonehenge for annual ritual marking the official start of summer
Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents, tourists and costumed witches and wizards are gathering around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun.
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New Zealand police find over $150 million worth of meth hidden in Canadian maple syrup and canola oil
Authorities from Australia, Canada and New Zealand said they had worked together for more than five months to unravel the elaborate scheme that was worth billions of dollars.
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Chinese man arrested for spray-painting graffiti on US Consulate in Hong Kong
Photos from the South China Morning Post and other local media showed the English word “hegemony” and the Chinese words for “double standards” painted in white on the gate and a nearby wall.
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Rare minor earthquake shakes Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city
There were no immediate reports of casualties or any significant damage. An earthquake of that strength is classified as minor but would be clearly felt and might cause small damage to buildings.
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Meet Rambo, the German shepherd injured in Ukraine that will now get a second chance in Hungary
After a rocket attack in eastern Ukraine, half of Rambo’s face was mangled and bloody. Shrapnel had ravaged the right side of his head, and it was uncertain if he would survive.
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Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan
Honduras established formal relations with China in March, becoming the latest in a string of countries to break diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
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American musician arrested in Russia on drug trafficking charges
An American musician who has lived in Russia for more than a decade has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, Russian news media reported Saturday.
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China has had a base in Cuba to spy on US since at least 2019, Biden official confirm
China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administration official.
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ISIS claims responsibility for memorial service bombing in northeast Afghanistan, killing at least 13
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a memorial service in northeast Afghanistan that killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 others.
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Kim Jong Un seeks to tighten control as North Korea moves away from ‘dollarized' economy
North Korea has tolerated the widespread use of more stable foreign currencies like U.S. dollars and Chinese yuan since a bungled revaluation of the won in 2009 triggered runaway inflation and public unrest.
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Migrant charged in blaze at Mexican detention center that killed 40, injured dozens
Authorities identified him, along with another migrant from Venezuela, as one of the people who allegedly started the fire, which was the deadliest ever at a Mexican immigration facility.
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South Korea to investigate hundreds of adoption cases amid origin falsification claims
The new cases in the commission’s expanded inquiry into South Korea’s foreign adoption boom involve adoptees in 11 nations who were adopted from 1960 to 1990
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8 workers at Mexican drug cartel call center targeting Americans found dead
U.S. and Mexican officials confirmed the brutal story that unfolded late last month when relatives of the youths reported them missing after they did not return from work in an office near the western city of Guadalajara.
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Conservative group challenges Prince Harry's US visa following drug use confession
The past drug use that Prince Harry detailed in his explosive memoir should spark the release of his immigration paperwork, a conservative American think tank argued in a Washington court Tuesday
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Oil Tanker Breakdown in Suez Canal, Causing Massive Traffic Jam in the Global Waterway
A tanker transporting curd oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt’s Suez Canal on Sunday, disrupting traffic in the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said.
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Signaling System Error Blamed for Train Derailment That Killed Over 300, Injured 900 in India
The explanation came as authorities worked to clear the mangled wreckage of the two passenger trains that derailed Friday night in Balasore district of eastern Odisha state
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Inside the Penal Colonies: a Glimpse at Life for Political Prisoners Swept Up in Russia's Crackdowns
Memorial, Russia’s oldest and most prominent human rights organization, counted 558 political prisoners in the country as of April — more than three times the figure than in 2018, when it listed 183.
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More Than 230 Killed and 900 Hurt After 2 Trains Derail in India
Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 200 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said.
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‘Poison in Every Puff': Canada Unveils World's First Individual Cigarette Warning Labels
Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes.