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Helicopter crash near Kyiv kills 14, including Ukrainian interior minister
Key Netanyahu ally cannot serve as cabinet minister, Israel's top court rules, sparking potential political crisis
Australia's echidnas blow bubbles to beat the heat of rising temperatures
Temperatures on Greenland haven't been this warm in at least 1,000 years, scientists report
The world's oldest person, a French nun, dies at 118
Climate activist Greta Thunberg released after being detained by German police at coal mine protest
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India arrests alleged illegal immigration agents over family who froze to death on US border
Taiwan to allow women into military reserve force training as China fears grow
Tokyo High Court acquits three former Tepco executives over 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident: NHK
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa cleared by Philippine court of tax evasion
South Korea brought K-pop and K-dramas to the world. The Korean language could be next
Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc quits amid Communist Party corruption crackdown
Deadly Yeti Airlines crash highlights dangers of flying in Nepal
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Brazil security failings on January 8 draw growing scrutiny
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'I won't leave': Civilians struggle on with daily life despite battle for Bakhmut

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Retired general breaks down 'competition' between Russian military leaders

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Europe's warm winter is robbing Putin of a trump card
'Russia's Rambo,' once a Putin favorite, says he'd now fight for Ukraine and feels 'nothing but hatred' for his home country
Could a possible Biden visit help break the Brexit logjam in Northern Ireland?
Former Moscow-linked Church claims religious persecution as security raids heat up
Europe gears up to send Western tanks to Ukraine
Germany plans to destroy this village for a coal mine. Thousands are gathering to stop it
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Key Netanyahu ally cannot serve as cabinet minister, Israel's top court rules, sparking potential political crisis
A major oil exporter is hosting a UN climate summit. Opinions are divided
Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada shot dead at her home in Kabul
UK condemns Iran's execution of dual British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari
Ostrich eggs up to 7,500 years old found next to ancient fire pit in Israel
Why an Arab nation has opted to teach the Holocaust in its schools

World in photos

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Sustainable funerals: How to go green when everyone's wearing black
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Weird and wonderful planets beyond our solar system
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The week in 34 photos
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Observing the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
Armed men kidnap 50 women and girls foraging for food in Burkina Faso
Worshipers killed as bomb detonates during DRC church service
Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
40 dead, many injured in Senegal bus crash, president says
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Brazil security failings on January 8 draw growing scrutiny
Wayne Gretzky Fast Facts
Peru extends state of emergency amid deadly protests
Foot-long dwarf boa found in Ecuadorian Amazon
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India arrests alleged illegal immigration agents over family who froze to death on US border
Taiwan to allow women into military reserve force training as China fears grow
Tokyo High Court acquits three former Tepco executives over 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident: NHK
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa cleared by Philippine court of tax evasion

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Winter storm in Denver brings hundreds of flight cancellations
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Italy's Friuli region is one of Europe's best kept secrets
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World's oldest dated runestone discovered in Norway -- with a mysterious inscription
A new monument dedicated to MLK and Coretta Scott King prompts mockery and criticism
Simplicity, bare torsos and fine tailoring at Men's Fashion Week in Milan
French city asks Madonna to lend it a painting lost in 1918
Look of the Week: JW Anderson resurrects Prince Harry's childhood rain boots during Milan Fashion Week
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Rains taper off and clean-up continues in California after an onslaught of storms ravaged the state and left at least 20 dead
Another storm lashes California after a barrage of brutal weather kills 19. But a break is finally on the horizon
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Europe's oldest person recovers after Covid (2021)
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Video inside plane of Nepali crash may shed light on what exactly happened
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Deadly Yeti Airlines crash highlights dangers of flying in Nepal
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'I won't leave': Civilians struggle on with daily life despite battle for Bakhmut
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UK officer who admitted to 49 sex offenses sacked, as questions mount over trust in the police
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Former Wagner commander flees to Norway and seeks asylum
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Expert's warning to US Navy on China: Bigger fleet almost always wins
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UK government blocks Scotland's new gender recognition law
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Video inside cabin purportedly shows moments before Nepal plane crash
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At least 68 killed in Nepal's worst airplane crash in 30 years
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The British government wants to hand police unprecedented powers to handle protesters. Human rights activists say it's an affront to democracy
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Baseball fans fight to save iconic Tokyo stadium where Babe Ruth once played
Inside plans for Copenhagen's divisive artificial storm-absorbing peninsula
Mystery of why Roman buildings have survived so long has been unraveled, scientists say
The new buildings set to shape the world in 2023
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon open the doors to their LA sanctuary
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Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS enters bidding process to buy Manchester United -- The Times reports
'Unbelievable' 70-shot rally sends Australian Open fans into raptures
Bidder pays $2.6 million for 'Beyond Imagination' ticket to watch Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi
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Nelly Cheboi, who creates computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is CNN's Hero of the Year
71 years after starting college, a 90-year-old woman is graduating
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