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- Dec- 2018 -17 December
‘Planetary emergency:’ After 30 years, leaders are still fighting about basic truths of climate science
That seemingly small difference is massive in the hyper-subtle, hyper-polite world of climate diplomacy. So massive, in fact, that the bickering over the wording hung…
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Japan explosion: Dozens injured by blast in Sapporo
A subsequent fire caused one building to collapse. Residents reported smelling gas after the explosion and seeing broken windows in the area, public…
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Brexit: UK flirts with second referendum to escape eternal chaos
But as UK Prime Minister Theresa May ended her most tumultuous week since coming into power, and parliament remained gridlocked over her withdrawal agreement,…
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Saqqara, Egypt: Tomb that’s 4,400 years old tomb is discovered
(CNN) — A more than 4,000-year-old private tomb containing “exceptionally well-preserved” drawings has been discovered south of Cairo, according to Egypt’s…
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Madrid in Motion win $3.4 million GCL Super Cup in Prague
Riding Rokfeller de Pleville Bois Margot in the second round on Sunday, the Spaniard calmly steered his horse around the course, finishing…
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11 dead after eating religious food offering in India
The religious food offering, or “prasad,” involved was vegetable rice. “We believe the ‘prasad’ was poisoned,” Dharmender Kumar Meena, Police Superintendent…
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Knives and gangs: What’s driving Britain’s broken boys to crime?
Just minutes later, a police officer and a friend of Jermaine’s knocked at her door — her little brother had been stabbed,…
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France’s ‘yellow vest’ protesters turn out for fifth weekend
But their numbers were lower than in previous weeks, with some perhaps appeased by Macron’s promises, while others may have been deterred by cold,…
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Tops-Alexander wins $1.4m Super GP in Prague
The Australian won the Super Grand Prix with a second-round time of 61.08 seconds, less than half a second faster than German…
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Marc Gisin in horror crash at Val Gardena downhill
The 30-year-old lost control just before the notorious ‘camel hump’ section of the course and was thrown high into the air before sliding…
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