Colombia's Cano Limon pipeline halted by first bomb attack of 2019

Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol has halted the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline after it was damaged in a bomb attack, spilling crude into two streams in Norte de Santander province, the company said.

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Egyptian explosives expert killed defusing bomb near church in Cairo

An Egyptian police officer was killed on Saturday while attempting to defuse a bomb found near a church in an eastern Cairo suburb, state television reported, less than two days before Egypt's Christians celebrate the Coptic Christmas.

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One dead, two missing after blizzards hit Greece

An elderly woman was found dead and two men were missing after blizzards hit parts of Greece, police officials said on Saturday.

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Clashes erupt in Paris as 'yellow vests' protest at unrepentant Macron

Rioters in Paris torched motorbikes and set barricades ablaze on the upmarket Boulevard Saint Germain on Saturday, as protests against high living costs and the perceived indifference of President Emmanuel Macron turned violent on the fringes.

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"Where are the police?" tweets Sweden's envoy to France as protests rage

With no police in sight, Sweden's ambassador to France called on neighbors to help put out a small fire lit outside her Embassy during "yellow vest" protests against high living costs and the policies of President Emmanuel Macron.

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Congo election results delayed past Sunday deadline

Preliminary results from Democratic Republic of Congo's tumultuous presidential election will be delayed past Sunday's deadline, the head of the election commission told Reuters.

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Thousands rally in Belgrade against Serbian president

Thousands marched through Belgrade's frozen city center on Saturday to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and demand media freedoms and end to attacks against journalists and opposition figures.

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Congo election results delayed due to slow arrival of vote tallies

Preliminary results from the Democratic Republic of Congo's Dec. 30 presidential election will be delayed past Sunday's deadline, the head of the election commission, Corneille Nangaa, told Reuters on Saturday.

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Moscow says FBI arrested Russian a day after it detained ex-U.S. Marine

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday the United States had detained a Russian citizen, a day after Moscow arrested the former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan on suspicion of spying.

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German cyber defense agency defends handling of data breach

Germany's BSI cyber defense agency on Saturday defended its role in responding to a far-reaching data breach, saying it could not have connected individual cases it was aware of last year until the entire data release became public.

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Brazil military uneasy with Bolsonaro's openness to U.S. base: source

Comments from Brazil's new right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that he would be open to the United States operating a military base on Brazilian soil have not been well received by the country's armed forces, a senior army officer told Reuters on Saturday.

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Hamas arrests Gaza men suspected of attacking Abbas's TV station

Gaza authorities arrested five Palestinians on Saturday on suspicion of ransacking the offices of President Mahmoud Abbas's official Palestine Television station, Hamas's interior ministry said.

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Thousands rally against Hungary's overtime work law, PM Orban

Thousands marched through Budapest's city center on Saturday to protest against a new law that allows employers to ask staff to work up to 400 hours per year of overtime.

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