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Protesters defy cleric to continue demonstrations in Iraqcapital
Hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraqcapital and southern provinces, defying a powerful Iraqi religious leader who recently withdrew his support from the popular movement.
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Celebrities pay tribute as basketball star Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
Celebrities have paid tribute on social media to basketball star Kobe Bryant after he died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, aged 41.
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Pope Francis chooses priest who worked with street children as new secretary
Pope Francis has chosen a Uruguayan priest who has worked with street children to be one of his two personal secretaries.
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Man dresses Halloween skeleton as passenger to use car-sharing lane
A man was issued a ticket in Arizona after he tried to pass off a model skeleton as a passenger so he could use a car-sharing lane.
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Death toll rises as Brazil faces record rainfall
The death toll caused by record rainfall in south eastern Brazil has jumped to 53 and officials expressed alarm about continuing storms.
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Syrian troops reach outskirts of key rebel-held town
Syrian government forces have reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town, part of a weeks-long offensive into the countrylast rebel stronghold, state media and opposition activists said.
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