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A 20-year-old Scottish student has become the youngest UK MP since 1667
An exit poll indicated that the SNP could win 58 out of 59 seats in Scotland, making it the third-l…
AFP,Dina Spector
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German prosecutors are investigating VW's chairman
The announcement is a fresh blow to VW's efforts to move on from the worst crisis in its history, w…
AFP
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One million coronavirus cases reported in Europe: AFP
The tallies, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World H…
PTI
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Typhoons Keep Spreading Radioactive Material From Fukushima Around Japan
Local populations who escaped the initial fallout two-and-a-half years ago could now find their foo…
Agence France Presse
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China Begins Using Arctic Shipping Route That Could 'Change The Face Of World Trade'
The European Union is China's biggest export destination with 290 billion euros ($385 billion) in g…
Bill Savadove, Agency France-…
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Global coronavirus deaths top 170,000: AFP tally
In total, 170,226 people have died from the virus around the world, including 106,737 in Europe. Wi…
PTI
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The President Of Uruguay Plans To Adopt '30 To 40 Poor Children'
He turns over nearly 90 percent of his presidential salary to social programs and he eschewed the p…
Agence France Presse
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American Man Is Attempting To Travel From Cuba To Key West On A Stand-up Paddleboard
US paddleboarder Benjamin Schiller, of Tennessee, rides in Havana's Marina Hemingway on August 1, 2…
Agence France Presse
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Ancient King's Hat Holds Clues To Korean Alphabet
Apart from its intrinsic value as an historical relic, the discovery has thrilled scholars after do…
Agence France Presse
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British Tourist Describes 'Rape' Ordeal That Led Her To Jump Out Hotel Window
The incident came just days after a Swiss cyclist was allegedly gang-raped in the central state of …
Agence France Presse
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It Would Take 2,000 Years To Identify All The Species We Still Don't Know About
"Most species have been discovered by amateur taxonomists (scientists who classify organisms accord…
Agence France Presse
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Syrian President Assad: There Will Be Contagion
With ongoing battles between rebels and regime forces and a deepening humanitarian crisis, the Whit…
Agence France Presse
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Zimbabwean Finance Minister Says the Country Has Just $217 In The Bank
"Last week when we paid civil servants there was $217 (left) in government coffers," Biti told jour…
Agence France Presse
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Indonesian Plane Skids Off Runway After Running Into A Cow
An Indonesian Lion Air passenger jet is seen on a runway at Gorontalo airport, on August 7, 2013. T…
Agence France Presse
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China Zoo Under Fire For Disguising Dog As Lion
The chief of the park's animal department, Liu Suya, told the paper that while it does have a lion,…
Agence France Presse
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Amazing-Looking Personal Jetpack Gets Flight Permit For Manned Test
Inspired by childhood television shows such as "Thunderbirds" and "Lost in Space", Martin set out i…
Agence France Presse
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Pope Francis Voices Support For Protestors In Brazil
"The young people in the street are the ones who want to be actors of change. Please don't let othe…
Agence France Presse
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Tibetan Teens Die After Rare Double Immolation
Stephanie Brigden, head of London-based campaign group Free Tibet, which also reported the deaths, …
Agence France Presse
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Lost Continent Found Under Indian Ocean
"The zircon points to the existence of fragments of an ancient micro-continent beneath the island (…
Agence France Presse
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Samples Of Lost Continent Potentially Found Off Brazilian Coast
"This could be the Brazilian Atlantis. We are almost certain but we must bolster our hypothesis. We…