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32 Missing After Iranian Oil Tanker Collides With Chinese Bulk Ship Off China’s Coast

The Panama-registered tanker “Sanchi” was sailing from Iran to South Korea carrying 136,000 tonnes of crude oil when it collided with a Chinese freighter, Reuters reports. Its entire 32 person crew remained missing Sunday as the fire continued to blaze….

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Pope Francis Once Again Encourages Mothers To Breastfeed In The Sistine Chapel

There are many spaces where women are discouraged from breastfeeding in public. Museums, airlines, and even hospitals have come under fire for not giving new moms enough support, or admonishing them for breastfeeding or pumping. But Pope Francis is a…

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Arsenal manager Wenger banned for 3 matches

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will serve a three-match touchline ban and be fined 40,000 pounds after being charged with misconduct by the FA. The FA said in a statement, “Arsene Wenger will serve a touchline ban for Arsenal’s next three…

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At least 8 migrants drown after dinghy sinks off Libya coast

  At least eight people drowned and dozens more are missing after a rubber dinghy sank Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, according to reports. The migrant boat left Garbouli, east of the Libyan capital of…

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African nations to benefit from AIIB membership: Expert

  African countries would benefit a lot from membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), an Ethiopian scholar has said. Costantinos Bt. Costantinos, who served as an economic advisor to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission…

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Japanese Climber, South African Guide Die on Table Mountain

  JOHANNESBURG — In a dramatic overnight operation, emergency responders early Tuesday descended on ropes from a cable car on South Africa’s Table Mountain to recover the bodies of two male climbers, including a Japanese citizen, who died after falling…

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US, Britain and Norway Warn South Sudan Parties Over Cease-fire Violations

  JUBA — The United States, Britain and Norway have called on parties in South Sudan’s conflict to stop violating a cease-fire signed last month, their heads of mission in the capital Juba said on Tuesday. The deal aimed to…

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UN Security Council Welcomes 6 New Members

  The U.N. Security Council has welcomed six new non-permanent members — Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, and Poland. The six new countries, voted on by the 193-member General assembly for two-year terms, will have a strong…

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Obama Misses ‘Fascinating’ Work of Presidency, Warns of ‘Different Realities’ Online

U.S. President Barack Obama told Britain’s Prince Harry one danger of the internet is “that people can have entirely different realities” and surround themselves in information that “reinforces their current biases.” Harry interviewed Obama in September for Wednesday’s broadcast on…

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