Algeria's army chief of staff says ties between the army and the people are strong-TV

Algeria's army and its people have a united vision, Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gaed Salah said on Sunday according to Al Arabiya Hadath and Ennahar TV.

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More than 2,000 migrants quarantined in U.S. detention centers due to disease outbreaks

Christian Mejia thought he had a shot at getting out of immigration detention in rural Louisiana after he'd found a lawyer to help him seek asylum.

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India to go to polls from April 11; tension with Pakistan seen boosting Modi

India will hold a general election in seven stages starting on April 11, the election commission said on Sunday, in what will be the world's biggest democratic exercise with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to benefit from tension with Pakistan.

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Despite pressure, Venezuela's Maduro seems set on staying put: U.S. envoy

There are no signs that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is open to negotiations to end the political impasse with opposition leader Juan Guaido, Washington's envoy for Venezuela said.

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'Brexit in peril' as PM May faces heavy defeat

Brexit could be reversed if lawmakers reject the government's exit deal, British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday after two major eurosceptic factions in parliament warned that Prime Minister Theresa May was facing a heavy defeat.

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Theresa May faces heavy defeat in parliament as Brexit crisis grips Britain

British Prime Minster Theresa May's Brexit deal faces a heavy defeat in parliament on Tuesday because she has so far secured no major changes from the European Union, the leaders of two major eurosceptic factions in parliament said on Sunday.

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UK Labour Party could agree Brexit deal in weeks: finance chief McDonnell

Britain's opposition Labour Party could agree an alternative Brexit deal with the European Union within a matter of weeks, the party's finance policy chief John McDonnell said on Sunday, adding he expected the government's deal to be rejected.

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President Bouteflika to return to Algeria on Sunday: source, TV

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to return to Algeria on Sunday after two weeks in a Swiss hospital as he faces mass protests that pose the biggest threat to his 20-year rule.

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Eight Chinese passengers were on crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane: Chinese state TV

Eight Chinese passengers were aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 commercial jet to Nairobi that crashed on Sunday carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members, Chinese state TV said.

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Brexit in peril if PM May's deal is rejected: foreign minister Hunt

British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday that there was momentum behind a move to stop Brexit, warning that unless lawmakers backed the government's exit deal on Tuesday then Brexit could be reversed.

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Corby steelworks closure remembered 40 years on

At their height the works in Corby, Northamptonshire, employed half the town.

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'No survivors' from crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight: state broadcaster

There were no survivors from an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the state broadcaster said on Sunday.

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Ethiopian Airlines Flight to Nairobi Crashes After Takeoff, Killing 157

An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from the capital Sunday morning killing all 157 thought to be on board, according to statements from the airline and the state broadcaster.

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Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes, killing 157

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline said, and there were no survivors, according to the state broadcaster.

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Egypt's Sisi nominates Major General Kamel al-Wazir as transport minister

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday he had nominated Major General Kamel al-Wazir as transport minister to replace Hisham Arafat, who resigned after a train crash that killed at least 22 and injured dozens.

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