U.S. charges ex-DEA agent with laundering millions in drug funds

U.S. authorities arrested a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent on Friday on charges he conspired with Colombian drug traffickers to steal millions of dollars the U.S. government had seized from suspected dealers.

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Bolivia electoral body blocks Morales Senate run

Bolivia's electoral body said on Thursday that former president Evo Morales was ineligible to run for a Senate position in a May election re-run of a voided vote late last year that sparked a political crisis and led to the leftist leader's resignation.

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Brazil's Vale knew Brumadinho dam was unsafe as early as 2003: internal report

An independent investigation requested by Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA into the causes of the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster that killed 270 people a year ago found the company knew about the problem but failed to deal with it.

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Vietnam police charge seven over Britain truck deaths

Police in Vietnam have charged seven people in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were discovered in the back of a truck near London last year, authorities said late on Thursday.

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Coronavirus fears create ghost town in South Korea after church 'super-spreader'

The streets of South Korea's fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the new coronavirus in what authorities described as a "super-spreading event" at a church.

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Man convicted of killing British backpacker in New Zealand jailed for minimum 17 years

A 28-year-old man who murdered a British woman backpacker in New Zealand was handed life imprisonment with a minimum of 17 years behind bars, one of the longest sentences given in a country where serious crime was once considered rare.

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Saudi Arabia intercepts, destroys missiles fired from Yemen toward kingdom

Saudi Arabia said on early Friday it had intercepted and destroyed several ballistic missiles launched by Houthi militia toward Saudi cities, state news agency SPA quoted the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned group as saying.

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Factbox: The Dalai Lama - ten facts about Tibet's spiritual leader

Tibetans mark the 80th anniversary of the enthronement of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Saturday.

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China's Hubei province reports 411 new coronavirus cases

China's central Hubei province had 411 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, the province's health commission said on Friday, up from 349 cases a day earlier.

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Mexican authorities discover 24 bodies in western state hit by drug-fueled violence

Mexican authorities on Thursday said they found 24 bodies in the western state of Michoacan as drug-related violence escalates across the country.

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Coronavirus poses risk for German trade in coming months: finance ministry

Germany's trade outlook remains clouded by weaker global demand and the coronavirus epidemic adds another risk to exporters in Europe's largest economy, the finance ministry said on Friday.

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Algeria leader warns against attempts to incite protesters to violence

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday warned protesters demanding political reforms to be vigilant to avoid infiltration attempts aimed at pushing them to violence.

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Kuwait ports suspend travel and from Iran amid coronavirus fears

Kuwait's ports authority suspended the movement of people to and from Iran until further notice because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in that country, state news agency KUNA said early on Friday.

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How Hollywood movies saved a gay Russian teenager

A mail order bride moved to the US with her gay son, but her conservative husband had a surprise in store.

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British pianist James Rhodes drives child abuse reform in Spain

Spain's child abuse laws are set for an overhaul under the new government thanks to James Rhodes.

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The complicated truth behind Trump’s ‘American comeback'

President Trump hailed the "great American comeback", so why are working families still struggling?

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Can computers ever beat speaking a foreign tongue?

Developers say you can now converse effortlessly using translation tech, but others are not so sure.

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Abandoned seafarers: Hungry, penniless and far from home

Hundreds of seafarers are stranded around the world on board ships abandoned by their owners.

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Lori Vallow, mother of missing Idaho kids, arrested in Hawaii on several charges

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Coronavirus: Ukraine protesters attack buses carrying China evacuees

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged people to show solidarity and remember "we are all human".

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Germany shooting: Vigils held for victims

People gathered to remember the nine people killed in a gun attack in Hanau.

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JP Morgan economists warn of 'catastrophic' climate change

Researchers say delaying climate change action risks "potentially catastrophic outcomes".

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Turning billions of £20 notes into compost

Around two billion paper £20 notes will be replaced with polymer notes in the next few months.

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Soot in Nigeria's Port Harcourt endangers residents' health

Port Harcourt resident Kalio says air pollution in the Nigerian city is damaging her health.

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Australia weather: 'We’ve gone from hell to high water'

Australians on the drought, dust, fire and floods of one of the most turbulent summers in memory.

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Sinophobia: How a virus reveals the many ways China is feared

A wave of discrimination that's emerged with the coronavirus crisis shows how differently the world views China.

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In pictures: The battle of the oranges

Once a year the citizens of the old medieval town of Ivrea gather in the main square to hurl oranges.

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Acid attack survivor: 'There are more good people than bad'

Atsede Nguse's husband disfigured her in Ethiopia, but well-wishers have helped her recovery.

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How a stolen safe changed a burglar's life

When Matthew Hahn saw what was inside a safe he had stolen, he knew he had to do something

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My Money: 'My husband and I have 90 minutes together each week'

As part of a new BBC blog series, Maura Hannon from Switzerland shares what she spent her money on this week.

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