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American Legion, Pelosi Join Calls for VA Chief's Ouster
Government audit found he acted unprofessionally in handling of sex assault at VA hospital allegation
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Australia Considers Legislation to Force Google, Facebook to Pay for News Media's Journalism
Google and Facebook united to oppose Australian legislation to force tech giants to pay for news from traditional media companies
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Opposition Calls on Hungary's Orban to Sack Museum Head for Likening Soros to Hitler
Nationalist Orban has long vilified Soros, a Hungarian Jew who emigrated after World War II, as part of a general campaign against immigration
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Biden's Pick for Secretary of State Staunchly Supports International Alliances
Antony Blinken is a longtime Biden adviser and foreign policy veteran
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Top CEOs Met to Plan Response to Trump's Election Denial
On Nov. 6, more than two dozen CEOs of major US corporations took part in a video conference to discuss what to do if Trump refuses to leave office or
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Peru's Congress to Initiate Impeachment Trial for Vizcarra
Lawmakers approved the measure in a 60-40 vote with 18 abstentions
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Malaysia's King Rejects PM's Request to Declare State of Emergency
PM said emergency decree, which would have suspended Parliament before crucial budget vote, was needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic
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Alaska's Murkowski to Support Barrett for Supreme Court
Republican senator says that 'while I oppose the process that has led us to this point, I do not hold it against' the high court nominee
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Haitian President Calls for Calm, Asks Justice Department, Police to Shed Light on Student's Killing
Jovenel Moise says his comment aims to reassure university students who took to the streets to demand justice for their colleague, Gregory Saint-Hilai
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Lawsuit Calls for Immediate Relief from USAGM CEO's Actions
Chief executive of USAGM says lawsuit alleging firewall breaches and unlawful conduct at networks including VOA is 'without merit'
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Rights Group Calls for End to Rohingya Prison' Camps in Myanmar
Human Rights Watch says conditions in those camps are getting worse and that government's recent efforts to 'close' them risk cementing Rohingya's sta
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Years of Harassment to Blame for Russian Journalist's Death, Friends Say
Irina Slavina tied herself to bench near Interior Ministry in Nizhny Novgorod and set herself on fire
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Sudan's Red Sea State Oil Facilities Reopen After Protests End
Leaders of a group that blocked the main road from Khartoum to oil facilities in Port Sudan call off protests after the government agrees to meet with
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Peru's Main Airport Reopens for /International Flights After Closing Due to Coronavirus
Peru begins accepting international flights for first time in months since the coronavirus outbreak
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Palm Oil Labor Abuses Linked to World's Top Brands, Banks
Associated Press investigation found many in Malaysia and neighboring Indonesia - an invisible workforce consisting of millions of laborers from some
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Ivory Coast Opposition Presidential Candidate Calls for Civil Disobedience' to Block Possible 3rd Term for Outtara
Tensions rise in West African nation over incumbent president's vow to seek reelection, despite serving constitutionally mandated third term
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Ginsburg's Death to Trigger Confirmation Process for Successor
Process has traditionally taken longer than the time remaining before the November general election
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Christie's to Put Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton Up for Auction
Known as Stan,' it's one of the largest, most complete T-rex skeletons
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British PM Defends New Brexit Bill to Protect UK's 'Internal Market'
EU officials demand emergency meeting with London over proposed legislation
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US Open 2020 - Dominic Thiem : "It's probably a bigger chance for all of us to win our first slam"
Dominic Thiem est le nouveau favori de l'US Open. Le 3e joueur mondial a une opportunité en or de décrocher son tout premier Grand Chelem. Après sa vi
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'World's Loneliest Elephant' OK'd to Leave Zoo for New Life
Kaavan has languished at a zoo in Islamabad for more than 35 years
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Sudan's Government Agrees to Separate Religion and State
Prime Minister Hamdok and the leader of the major rebel group signed a declaration of principles Thursday night in Addis Ababa
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Nigerian Man Tried to Cut Off Woman's Breast for Ritual, Police Say
Group of bystanders apparently angered over alleged attack then attack suspect
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Rights Groups Slam Xi's Latest Calls to 'Sinicize' Tibetan Buddhism
Critics say Beijing's campaign for 'new modern Socialist Tibet' is just latest salvo in war on ethnic identity
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Melania Trump's Ex-Adviser Says She Taped Calls for Protection
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, whose book 'Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady' was released this week, helped produce
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