Chinese capsule with moon rocks begins return to Earth
A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday.
Iran executes exiled journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
Iran on Saturday executed an exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017, a little more than a year after authorities tricked him into traveling to Iraq where he was abducted.
Nearly 150 arrested at Paris protest over security bill
Paris police took nearly 150 people into custody at what quickly became a tense and sometimes ill-tempered protest Saturday against proposed security laws, with officers wading into the crowds of several thousand to haul away suspected trouble-makers.
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Morocco's police disperse protest against ties with Israel
Moroccan authorities on Monday dispersed a group of activists who tried to hold a protest outside the parliament building in the capital to denounce the country's recent decision to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.
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Azerbaijan, Armenia exchange prisoners as part of peace deal
Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged prisoners Monday, a move stipulated in the peace deal between the two ex-Soviet nations that ended recent fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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UK steps up compensation for victims of immigration scandal
Britain will step up compensation for thousands of long-term U.K. residents originally from the Caribbean who were wrongly caught up in a government drive to reduce illegal immigration, officials said Monday.
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Polish leader hails summit deal on use of EU sanctions
Poland's conservative ruling party leader says the compromise struck at last week's European Union summit that limits the use of financial sanctions is a "saber" protecting the country against any potential "attack" on the EU's part.
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At least 28 people killed in extremist attack in Niger
An attack by the jihadi group Boko Haram in a village in Niger's southeast killed at least 28 people, Niger's government said Monday.
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South Africa closes beaches to fight resurgence of COVID-19
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the closure of many of the country's beaches throughout the festive season to fight a resurgence of new COVID-19 infections.
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France's Macron wants to add climate goals in constitution
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a referendum to add the fight against climate change and the need to preserve the environment into the French Constitution.
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Volkswagen board issues vote of confidence in CEO Diess
The board of automaker Volkswagen has given CEO Herbert Diess a public show of support for his push into digital and electric cars after media reports Diess had clashed with the company's powerful labor representatives over issues including top personnel decisions.
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1 dead, dozens wounded in tribal clashes in southern Tunisia
Tunisian authorities ordered a curfew in regions in southern Tunisia after at least a man was killed and dozens of people wounded, two seriously, in tribal clashes that broke out over a land dispute.
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Albanians hold a peaceful protest over police shooting
The first peaceful protest in Albania's capital over the fatal shooting of a man by police enforcing a coronavirus curfew quickly faded away Monday following a strong police warning to avoid illegal gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Daytime darkness: Total solar eclipse wows in Latin America
Thousands of people gathered in the Chilean region of La AraucanÃa on Monday to witness a solar eclipse, rejoicing in the rare experience even though visibility was limited because of cloudy skies. Skies were clear in northern Patagonia in Argentina, where people also watched the moon briefly block out the sun and plunge daytime into darkness.
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Lebanese woman gets 3 years hard labor for Israel contacts
A military court in Lebanon on Monday sentenced a political activist to three years of hard labor for collaborating with Israel, Lebanon's state-run news agency reported.
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Italians return French Legion awards after el-Sissi gets one
Two prominent Italian intellectuals announced Monday they were returning their Legion of Honor awards to France to protest that Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was given the prize despite his government's human rights abuses.
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Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Monday claimed that Israel was behind the killing of a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program in the 2000s in an effort to start a war in the last days of President Trump's administration.
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Dutch leader announces tough new nationwide virus lockdown
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte imposed a tough new five-week nationwide lockdown Monday, saying schools, nonessential shops, museums and gyms will close down at midnight until Jan. 19.
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Virus spike sees EPL games in London closed to fans again
London's six Premier League clubs won't be allowed supporters at games again after the British capital was placed under the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions due to a spike in cases.
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Argentina: Mercosur will address EU environment concerns
South America's Mercosur countries will address environmental concerns raised by the European Union that have stalled ratification of a free trade deal between the two trade blocs, Argentina's foreign minister said Monday.
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Rights group: Scores detained at retirees' rally in Belarus
A human rights group said that dozens of people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Monday during the traditional weekly rally of retirees against President Alexander Lukashenko, who won his sixth term in office in a disputed election.
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London faces tightest restrictions; sees new virus variant
London and its surrounding areas will be placed under Britain's highest level of coronavirus restrictions beginning Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, the health secretary said Monday, adding that a new variant of the virus may be to blame for the spread.
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20 migrants drown after fleeing Venezuela for Trinidad
The bodies of at least 20 migrants who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to the nearby Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago were found over the weekend, officials said.
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