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7 Jun 2016

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Explosion rocks Istanbul as police van is attacked

11 people were killed and 36 others were wounded after militants staged an attack on a police bus in central Istanbul.

7 Jun 2016

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No charges against family in gorilla incident

Prosecutors stated that the family of the boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure in Ohio, would not be facing any charges.

6 Jun 2016

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IS sets 19 Yazidi girls ablaze

In another horrific turn of events, the Islamic State militants executed 19 Yezidi girls.

6 Jun 2016

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French PM announce emergency fund over floods

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced the creation of a fund to help the victims of the recent flooding that has affected Paris and other parts of Central Europe.

6 Jun 2016

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Kuczynski leads Peru's polls

Early esults in Peru's presidential election show that candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has gained a narrow lead over his competitors.

6 Jun 2016

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Voters for Brexit lead opinion poll by 3%

A poll conducted by Opinium revealed that 43% of voters in the UK supported a Brexit while 40% of them voted against it.

6 Jun 2016

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Switzerland rejects basic income

Swiss voters rejected the idea of all Swiss citizens being entitled to a basic monthly income, irrespective of employment.

5 Jun 2016

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Swiss voting on Basic income today

Switzerland is voting on whether to introduce a guaranteed basic income for every citizen, becoming the first country to hold such a vote.

5 Jun 2016

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Paris river levels begin to drop

Authorities stated that the levels of the River Seine in Paris have begun to drop after reaching the highest levels recorded in 34 years.

5 Jun 2016

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Peru presidential candidates tied in election

Presidential candidates Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski are tied in the run up to Peru's elections.

5 Jun 2016

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Officials say Tiger Temple operation complete

Thai wildlife officials stated that the effort to relocate almost 140 tigers from the Tiger Temple has been successfully completed.

4 Jun 2016

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Migrant boat sinks, hundreds rescued

Greek officials rescued over 340 migrants and 9 boats after one capsized south of the Greek island of Crete.

4 Jun 2016

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ISIS affirmed as World's richest terror outfit

In 2015, ISIS made $2.4 billion, becoming the richest militant organisation.

4 Jun 2016

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India ranks 70 on the Good Country list

The 'Good Country 2015 Index' has been released, and India took the 70th spot overall out of 163 countries.

4 Jun 2016

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Modi and Ghani inaugurate the India-Afghanistan Friendship Dam

Charting a new course of cooperation and prosperity between India and Afghanistan, PM Modi and President Ghani together inaugurated the Salma Dam (also known as Friendship Dam) in Herat.

4 Jun 2016

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Floods and rains put Central Europe on alert

15 people have died and several are missing as torrential rains in Central Europe caused landslides and took rivers to dangerously high levels.

4 Jun 2016

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WHO to monitor for Zika before Rio Olympics

The WHO stated that it would conduct a risk assessment to ascertain the possibility of the Zika virus being a threat to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

4 Jun 2016

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Transport strike threat to Euro 2016

The French government condemned the calls for strikes issued by pilots and rail workers as the strikes threaten to endanger the smooth functioning of the Euro 2016 football championships.

4 Jun 2016

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California Shooting: Gunman's 'kill list' found

On 1st June, 2016, there occurred a murder-suicide at the engineering building of University of California, Los Angeles.

3 Jun 2016

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Syrian govt allows aid to besieged towns

The Syrian government stated that it has approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to at least 11 besieged areas in the country.

3 Jun 2016

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Germany recognises Armenian killings as 'genocide'

German lawmakers declared the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a "genocide", in a symbolic resolution on 3 June.

3 Jun 2016

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India, US sign terror info sharing pact

India and the US signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for exchange of intelligence on terror suspects that includes sharing of biometric information on suspects.

3 Jun 2016

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85 migrant bodies wash ashore in Libya

The Libyan Red Crescent has confirmed that over 85 bodies of migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean sea washed ashore in the country.

3 Jun 2016

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Venezuela postpones Maduro referendum

Venezuela's electoral authorities have postponed a key meeting with the opposition in which they were expected to announce whether to allow a recall referendum for President Maduro.

3 Jun 2016

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More gruesome discoveries at Tiger Temple

Thai officials apprehended a monk attempting to flee with tiger skins and fangs from the Tiger Temple.

2 Jun 2016

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Paris metro workers join rail strike

In a sign of exacerbating tensions between the French government and labour protesters, Paris metro workers have joined the country-wide labour strike.

2 Jun 2016

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Multi-party opposition launches Shadow Cabinet

A multi-party opposition was launched in London that pledged to fight for restoring democracy in Maldives on Wednesday.

2 Jun 2016

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Family says boy is 'doing well'

The family of the three-year-old boy, who fell into the gorilla enclosure in the Cincinnati zoo has issued a statement that their boy ," doing well"

2 Jun 2016

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Syria: US, UK, France push for aid drops

The US, UK and France have urged the UN to begin air drops of humanitarian aid supplies to besieged towns in Syria.

2 Jun 2016

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Authorities to press charges against Tiger Temple

Wildlife authorities in Thailand said they would press charges against the Tiger Temple its officials for wildlife related offences.

1 Jun 2016

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40 dead tiger cubs found in temple freezer

Forty dead tiger cubs were found by authorities in the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi in Thailand.

1 Jun 2016

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UN: 880 killed in boat mishaps last week

According to UN estimates based on survivor's accounts, over 880 migrants died in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean sea last week.

1 Jun 2016

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Chemical contamination delay's return of Alberta's evacuees

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley stated that the return of over 9000 evacuees from Canada's massive wildfire would be delayed due to contamination of the region by heavy metals and chemicals.

31 May 2016

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Authorities remove tigers from accused Thailand temple

Thailand's wildlife authorities started removing tigers from the popular 'Tiger Temple' after it was accused of animal abuse and wildlife trafficking.

31 May 2016

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Migrant boat rescued, smugglers charged

Officials rescued a migrant boat carrying 20 people off the coast of Kent, and also captured two British nationals who were suspected of trafficking the migrants.

31 May 2016

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Railways workers join as France protests intensify

Adding to the woes of the French government, France's railway workers have joined the strike in protest of recently promulgated labour laws.

31 May 2016

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Pakistan files case against unnamed US officials

A case was registered against unnamed US officials who carried out the drone strikes to kill Afghan Taliban Chief–Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in Balochistan.

30 May 2016

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700 migrants drowned last week: UNHCR

The United Nations stated that at least 700 migrants have drowned last week in the Mediterranean Sea, as they were trying to reach Europe.

30 May 2016

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Iran bars citizens from going for Hajj

Iran's culture minister, Ali Jannati has accused Saudi Arabia of escalating tensions between the two countries and starting a cyberwar with Iran.

30 May 2016

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New PM wins support of Turkish parliament

Binali Yildirim, Turkey's new Prime Minister and close ally of President Erdogan passed a confidence vote in the country's parliament.