Eeat Libyan force stops plane in campaign for south

A jet from Khalifa Haftar's east Libyan military forces intercepted a civilian plane on Sunday as part of its push to control the oil-rich south of the riven nation, the faction said.

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US shutdown talks stall ahead of deadline

Members of Congress had targeted agreement by Monday to be sure of hitting Friday's deadline.

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Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar enters 2020 presidential race

02/10/19 12:41 PM

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Democrat Amy Klobuchar announces presidential bid

Amy Klobuchar, the first woman to represent her state in the US Senate, vows to end "chaos" in politics.

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Hungary tries for baby boom with tax breaks and loan forgiveness

Prime Minister Victor Orban wants more babies to be born to avoid the need for immigration.

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Sudanese security forces use tear gas to break up women's protest

Sudanese security forces used tear gas on Sunday to break up a crowd of hundreds of people, mostly young women, demonstrating against the detention of women arrested at previous protests, witnesses said.

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Sports Direct's Mike Ashley cancels Patisserie Valerie bid

The retail tycoon made a £15m bid on Friday but administrators say the cafe chain is worth more.

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Mahershala Ali on the extra responsibility he felt playing a 'real person' in Green Book

Mahershala Ali on his Bafta and Oscar nominated role in Green Book.

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Zimbabwe teachers' unions suspend national strike

Zimbabwean teachers have suspended a national strike seeking better pay, unions said on Sunday, but warned that they could walk out from their jobs again if the government did not meet their demands.

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Germany's SPD restores working-class appeal before regional votes

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) unveiled a position paper on Sunday that calls for more generous state allowances for the unemployed, children and pensioners, seeking to appeal to working class voters in four regional elections this year.

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Abdurehim Heyit Chinese video 'disproves Uighur musician's death'

Abdurehim Heyit, a Uighur musician, is said to have died in a camp after a crackdown on the minority.

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Orban offers financial incentives to boost Hungary's birth rate

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced new tax and loan benefits for families on Sunday as part of his government's efforts to increase the birth rate while holding a hard line against immigration.

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PostgreSQL used fsync incorrectly for 20 years
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Five minors charged with murder of Nashville musician

Five juveniles are charged with shooting and killing a musician in Nashville, Tennessee outside his home after he refused to hand over his car keys, authorities said.

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Bouteflika seeks fifth term as Algeria's president

Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been rarely appeared in public since he suffered a stroke in 2013.

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U.S.-backed Syrian fighters advance in clashes with Islamic State: official

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have seized ground from Islamic State in a fierce battle to capture its last enclave in eastern Syria, an SDF official said on Sunday.

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Travel in China grows over Lunar New Year holiday: Xinhua

People in China made 415 million domestic trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, an increase of 7.6 percent from the same period last year, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday as the week-long break drew to a close.

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Top Dem aide tells Fox News border talks have broken down

02/10/19 7:15 AM

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Algeria's President Bouteflika to seek fifth term: state news agency

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said on Sunday he would seek a fifth term in a presidential election set for April 18, the state news agency APS reported on Sunday, putting an end to months of uncertainty caused by his poor health.

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Algerian brain drain is pre-election headache for government

No matter who wins Algeria's presidential election, 29-year-old cardiologist Moumen Mohamed plans to seek his fortune elsewhere.

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Pope denounces 'scourge' of human trafficking and slavery

Pope Francis urged governments on Sunday to take decisive action against the $150 billion-a-year human trafficking business and the plight of millions of modern-day slaves.

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Madrid demonstrators reject government's Catalonia policy

Tens of thousands of people waving Spain's red-and-yellow flag demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday to oppose any concessions by the government to Catalan pro-independence parties and to call for early elections.

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Afghan president offers Taliban local office, but group wants Doha instead

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday offered the Taliban the possibility of opening an office in Afghanistan but the proposal was swiftly spurned by the group that is determined to keep his government out of accelerating peace talks.

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