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Raisi honoured as a ‘martyr’

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Contact with Raisi’s helicopter was lost in bad weather during the return flight to Tabriz after the inauguration of a joint dam project on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan, ...

Putin hails electoral victory that was preordained

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President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory on Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results underlined the Russian leader’s total control of the ...

South Africa expresses concern at rising tension in Jerusalem

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South Africa on Sunday expressed concern at the rising tensions in Jerusalem and called on Israel to cease attacks against Palestinians.

Eight EU countries agree on start date of Covid-19 vaccination

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The agreement was reached during a video conference of the countries' health ministers.

Exotic animal collector featured on 'Tiger King' is arrested

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Officials say Timothy Stark, who was featured on the Netflix series “Tiger King”, has been arrested in New York after flaunting photos of exotic animals at his sanctuary ...

5 key questions as Trump and Biden prepare for final debate

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President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, meet on the debate stage for the second and final time on Thursday night in Tennessee.

Trump focuses on pivotal state of Pennsylvania

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With eight days to go until the US election, President Donald Trump on Monday wooed voters in Pennsylvania, a battleground state he won in 2016 that is crucial to ...

Trump “running angry,” as he comes out swinging

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Trump was facing intense pressure to turn around his campaign, hoping for the type of last-minute surge that gave him a come-from-behind victory four years ago. ...

Trump changes course, approves California relief after six fires

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President Donald Trump's administration abruptly reversed course and approved California's application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent ...

Watch VideoWATCH: New York judge shoves police officer who handcuffed wife

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A police body camera video shows a shirtless New York Supreme Court judge shoving a Buffalo police officer who was putting handcuffs on his wife during an argument ...

Watch VideoWATCH: UAE placing its bets on Bear Grylls camp to draw pandemic tourists

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The northernmost sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates hopes a brand new adventure camp can aid in reviving its tourist industry.

Watch VideoWATCH: After 46 years, Cypriot ghost town's beach opens to public

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Members of the public were permitted to access the beach of Varosha in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot.

Teen Swiatek is lowest-ranked French Open women's finalist

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Iga Swiatek is just 19, she’s ranked 54th, she’s never won a tour-level title and she’d never been past the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament.

No more back-up driver: fully driverless taxi rides become a reality in Arizona

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No more back-up drivers for Waymo’s autonomous rides in Arizona

Watch VideoEngland rugby fans can keep singing 'Swing Low' anthem

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’Swing low’ which has been English rugby’s anthem since the late 1980s, came under renewed focus during the recent growth of the Black Lives Matter movement and ...

Woman who tried to fake her own death to escape fraud rap pleads guilty

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Julie M. Wheeler, 44, conspired with her husband to fake her death at the New River Gorge by pretending she plummeted from an overlook as part of a scheme to keep ...

700-year-old Chinese scroll fetches nearly R800m at auction

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A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched 306. 6 million Hong Kong dollars (R796 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.

’Girls Takeover’: Teen stands in as Finland PM for a day

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Aava Murto,16, stepped into the shoes of Prime Minister Sanna Marin to highlight the impact of technology on gender equality, this year’s theme for the UN’s International ...

R16 million bail for ex-cop charged in George Floyd's death

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The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail and was released from jail, leading Minnesota's governor to activate ...

Nobel Prize in Literature to be awarded after years of tumult

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The Nobel Prize for Literature is set to be awarded Thursday after several years of controversy and scandal for the world’s pre-eminent literary accolade.

Harris vs Pence: key takeaways from the US vice presidential debate

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Mike Pence faced considerable pressure to boost coronavirus-stricken President Donald Trump's flagging reelection hopes while Kamala Harris stepped on stage with ...

US astronaut chooses daughter's wedding over space test flight

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Chris Ferguson, the commander of Boeing’s first astronaut flight has pulled himself off the crew so he’s on Earth — not at the International Space Station — for ...

Hacker who helped Islamic State will remain in US prison

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Ardit Ferizi, 24, is serving a 20-year sentence. He is the first person convicted in the US of both computer hacking and terrorism charges.

Tokyo Olympics found savings despite rising costs

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The savings of about $280 million represent about 2% of the official Tokyo Olympic budget of $12. 6 billion.

Hacker who helped Islamic State to remain in US prison

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Alexandria - A computer hacker who gave the Islamic State group personal data of more than 1,300 U. S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal ...