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At least 16 inmates in a central Mexico prison were killed and five more were wounded in a riot which brought to an end a violent 2019 for the country, authorities said.
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Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday the island would not accept a "one country, two systems" political formula which Beijing has suggested could be used to unify the democratic island, saying such an arrangement had failed in Hong Kong.
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Pope Francis has apologised for angrily slapping a woman's arm away after she grabbed hold of his hand and pulled him towards her, saying he lost his patience and had set a "bad example".
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Australia deployed ships and aircraft yesterday to help towns devastated by bushfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide and destroyed more than 1,200 homes.
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Read more: Death toll from blazes now at 17 as ships and planes sent to aid devastated communities
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Dinosaurs gradually "shrunk" and paved the way for birds to evolve as warm-blooded creatures, new research claims.
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After more than 60 years sealed in a library store, about 1,000 letters written by poet TS Eliot to confidante Emily Hale will be unveiled this week, with scholars hoping they will reveal the extent of a relationship which has been speculated about for decades.
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