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Libya mourns military chief killed in Turkey plane crash

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Russia sends 3 Iranian satellites into orbit, report says

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Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham

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Protesting students in Serbia urge support for early election they hope will oust Vucic

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Guinea votes in first election since 2021 coup with junta leader expected to win

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Debate over surfing in German park gets gnarly after city removes wave-creating device

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Hounded by photographers for years, Bardot identified with the animals she later set out to save

Brigitte Bardot felt each pop of the flashbulb like the impact of a high-powered rifle bullet. And so it was, she said, that years of implacable hounding by the world's paparazzi turned a woman idolized as a sultry sex kitten into a militant animal rights crusader.
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Thailand's political parties name prime minister candidates for February election

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Central African Republic's incumbent president, a Russian ally, eyes a third term in key elections

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