Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. The New York Times
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Category: 4. World
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Zelensky names spy chief to head presidential administration in big shake-up
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President Volodymyr Zelensky named Ukraine’s defense spy chief as his top adviser on Friday, placing a popular military leader at the heart of…
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DHS pauses immigration applications for an additional 20 countries : NPR
Immigrants prepare to become American citizens at a naturalization service on Jan. 22, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. Although…
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Nigeria police charge driver in fatal Anthony Joshua car crash with dangerous driving
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The driver of a car carrying British boxer Anthony Joshua that was involved in a fatal crash in Nigeria has been charged with reckless and dangerous…
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Ukraine orders evacuation of 3,000 children and parents from two regions as Russian forces advance
Ukraine ordered the evacuation of thousands of children and their parents from frontline settlements in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions on Friday, where Russian troops have been advancing, a Ukrainian official said.
“Due to the…
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Families of missing teens desperate for news
Laetitia Brodard-Sitre/FacebookSwiss national Arthur Brodard, 16, is among the missing The families of teenagers missing after a fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort are facing an agonising wait for official news and appealing for information about…
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Indonesia’s new penal code takes effect, marking historic break with colonial law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal…
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Saudi jets strike UAE-backed separatists in Yemen; Abu Dhabi says its forces have withdrawn
Airstrikes killed seven separatist fighters in Yemen on Friday, an official with the group said, as a Saudi-led coalition hit back against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council and Abu Dhabi called for calm.
The…
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