Iraqi PM-designate named after weeks of deadlock
Mohammed Allawi has been selected as the countryprime minister-designate after weeks of political deadlock.

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Abbas threatens to cut security ties with Israel and US over Trump peace plan
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to cut security ties with both Israel and the US as he denounced the White House plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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'Queen of Suspense' - author Mary Higgins Clark has died, aged 92
Mary Higgins Clark, the tireless and long-reigning "Queen of Suspense" whose tales of women beating the odds made her one of the world's most popular writers, has died aged 92.

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'Divided United Kingdom' - how newspapers across Europe reacted to Brexit
There have been mixed reactions in the newspapers to the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, with some British dailies mourning as others praised the departure and Europe's front pages seemingly move on.

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Two people charged over £50m jewellery robbery at heiress Tamara Ecclestone's home
Two people have been charged by detectives investigating a £50 million (€59.5m) jewellery raid on heiress Tamara Ecclestone's London home.

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WHO warns over global coronavirus outbreaks as China death toll rises
The death toll in China from coronavirus rose to 259 on Saturday and a World Health Organisation (WHO) official said other governments need to prepare for &domestic outbreak control& if the disease spreads in their countries.

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