Canada planning to increase expulsions of illegal immigrants: report
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Faced with an influx of asylum seekers from the United States, Canada is planning to substantially…
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US could send as many as 15,000 troops to Mexico border: Trump
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that as many as 15,000 soldiers could be dispatched to…
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Handful of states hold fate of world’s vanishing wilderness
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 70 percent of Earth's last untouched wilderness lies…
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Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered, Turkey says
by Fulya Ozerkan and Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon…
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EU countries back single-use plastics ban
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- EU countries on Wednesday backed the outlawing of certain single-use plastics, bringing the bloc a…
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Millions in Mexico City set to go without water for days
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Millions of people in Mexico City are set to be without water for at…
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Australian nun who angered Duterte to leave Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- An Australian nun who battled a government bid to expel her from the Philippines after she…
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Pakistan overturns non-Muslim woman’s blasphemy death sentence
Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the conviction of Asia Bibi, a non-Muslim mother facing execution for blasphemy, in a…
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“I can do it just with an executive order” – Trump says he plans to scrap birthright citizenship
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said he will scrap a…
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Apple unveils new Macs, iPad Pro
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Apple has unveiled a new version of its MacBook Air laptop, this time…
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