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Pentagon orders B-52 flights in Middle East to deter Iran
The rising tensions prompt a U.S. show of force in the Middle East.
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Nigerian farmers stuck in deadly trap: militants or Army?
Boko Haram executed dozens, accusing them of collaborating with Army.
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Lockdown gardeners in Britain unearth ancient treasures
More than 47,000 objects found in England, Wales.
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Judge: US must provide limited info on Khashoggi death tape
The U.S. government must provide limited information about its withholding from the public a tape of the killing of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi and a CIA report on his death in a Freedom of Information Act case, a judge said Tuesday.
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China, Nepal announce new official height for Mount Everest
China and Nepal jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest on Tuesday, ending a discrepancy between the two nations.
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UK starts virus campaign with a shot watched round the world
A nurse rolled up 90-year-old Margaret Keenan's sleeve and administered a shot watched round the world -– the first jab in the U.K.'s COVID-19 vaccination program kicking off an unprecedented global effort to try to end a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million people.
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Amid virus surge, life goes on at Mexico City's main market
As the coronavirus slams Mexico City, it was business as usual Tuesday at the city's central wholesale food market — the scene of one of the capital's biggest outbreaks in the spring.
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Mexico to launch COVID-19 vaccinations this month
Mexico plans to begin vaccinating its people against COVID-19 at the end of the third week of December, starting with health workers, the government announced Tuesday.
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Pressure mounts on Hungary, Poland to unlock EU stimulus
The German presidency of the EU said Tuesday that further delaying the European Union's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package would be "irresponsible" as diplomats envisage a solution without Poland and Hungary, the two EU states holding up the measure.
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German states tighten virus rules as pandemic battle falters
Several German states moved closer to a "hard lockdown" Tuesday as officials warned that continued high coronavirus infections could overwhelm hospitals and that too many people were ignoring existing pandemic restrictions.
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Pope makes surprise early morning prayer visit in rainy Rome
Pope Francis on Tuesday made a surprise early morning visit to the Spanish Steps in Rome to pray for people worldwide struggling in the pandemic.
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French prosecutors seek jail in Sarkozy corruption trial
French prosecutors on Tuesday requested two years of prison and a two-year suspended sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a landmark corruption and influence peddling trial in Paris.
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Switzerland-Italy train travel to be suspended amid pandemic
The Swiss national rail operator says nearly all train travel between Italy and Switzerland will be suspended indefinitely starting Thursday because of COVID-19 control measures that have been required by Italian authorities.
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Netanyahu rival bolts party to launch leadership challenge
Gideon Saar, the leading rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inside the ruling Likud party, announced on Tuesday that he was breaking away to form a new political party ahead of elections expected early next year.
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Protesters demonstrate against el-Sissi's visit to France
French protesters and human rights activists demonstrated outside the National Assembly in Paris on Tuesday in opposition to the state visit of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi even though he wasn't inside.
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Morocco to use Chinese vaccine to kick off mass vaccinations
Morocco is gearing up for an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination program, aiming to vaccinate 80% of its adults in an operation starting this month that's relying initially on a Chinese vaccine that has not yet completed advanced trials to prove it is safe and effective.
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Russia to establish navy base in Sudan for at least 25 years
Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to establish a navy base in the African nation for at least a quarter century, part of Moscow's efforts to expand its global reach.
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AP Interview: EU regulator hopes for 'multiple' vaccines
The executive director of the European Medicines Agency said Tuesday she hopes there might be "multiple" vaccines to help stop the coronavirus pandemic by the end of next year.
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Ethiopia's forces shoot at, detain UN staffers in Tigray
Ethiopia's security forces shot at and detained United Nations staffers as they tried to reach part of the embattled Tigray region, a senior official said Tuesday, and he blamed the U.N. staffers for trying to reach areas where "they were not supposed to go."
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