French investigators resume work on Ethiopian jet's black boxes

France's air accident investigation agency said on Saturday it had resumed work analyzing the black boxes from an Ethiopian Airways plane that crashed last week, in coordination with teams from Boeing as well as U.S. and EU aviation safety authorities.

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Arch-euroskeptic Farage leads march over Brexit betrayal

Nigel Farage, the politician who probably did more than anyone else to force Britain's referendum on membership of the European Union, joined protesters at the start of a 270-mile march over what they call a betrayal of the Brexit vote.

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China to prosecute top-ranking Uighur official for corruption

China's anti-corruption watchdog said on Saturday it would prosecute Nur Bekri, one of the highest-ranking Uighur officials in the country, over allegations of graft and corruption during his time as governor of Xinjiang province.

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UK must take part in EU elections if Brexit delayed: Austrian negotiator

Britain must take part in European parliamentary elections if its departure from the European Union is pushed back beyond July 1, Austria's delegate to Brexit negotiations said in an interview published on Saturday.

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Ethiopian Airlines says crash victim DNA tests will take up to six months

Ethiopian Airlines said on Saturday that DNA testing of the remains of the 157 passengers on board flight 302 may take up to six months as it offered bereaved families charred earth from the plane crash site to bury.

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Turkey says two of its soldiers killed, eight wounded in northern Iraq

Two Turkish soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded on Saturday in a clash during operations into northern Iraq, Turkey's defense ministry said.

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Fresh clashes as France's yellow vests seek new momentum

French police fired tear gas and arrested dozens on Saturday in clashes with protesters as the yellow vest movement sought to inject new impetus into its four-month old revolt against President Emmanuel Macron and his pro-business reforms.

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'Bunga bunga' model Imane Fadil's death investigated

Imane Fadil, a guest at ex-Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's sex parties, had said she was poisoned.

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Russia says it will respond to new EU sanctions

Russia will respond to new European Union sanctions, its foreign ministry said on Saturday, without saying what action it would take.

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UK Conservative lawmaker Boles quits local party over Brexit

A lawmaker from Britain's governing Conservatives quit his local party on Saturday because of clashes over Brexit, as the decision to leave the European Union continues to reshape loyalties in the country's politics.

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Russia will respond to new EU sanctions: RIA

Russia will not leave new European Union sanctions unanswered, the foreign ministry was cited by the RIA news agency as saying in a statement on Saturday.

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Anti-corruption campaigner set to win Slovakia's presidential vote

An anti-corruption campaigner with no previous experience of public office is set to win Slovakia's presidential election on Saturday as voters spurn the ruling Smer party one year after the murder of a journalist sparked mass protests.

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Cyclone Idai batters Zimbabwe, at least 24 people dead

At least 24 people have died in south eastern Zimbabwe as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm, the country's information ministry said on Saturday.

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Christchurch shootings: New Zealand mourns victims

As New Zealand mourns the victims of Friday's shootings, people share messages of solidarity and hope.

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Ethiopian Airlines says crash victim DNA tests will take up to 6 months

Ethiopian Airlines said on Saturday that DNA testing of the remains of the 157 passengers on board flight 302 may take up to six months as it offered bereaved families charred earth from the plane crash site to bury.

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