Cyprus presidential run-off too close to call
With Cyprus's ruling DISY out of the presidential race for the first time in its history, the conservative party's decision to back neither candidate has thrown Sunday's run-off wide open.
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Colombian VP, on visit to Cuba, urges US lift island embargo
Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez on Thursday began her two-day visit to Havana with a call for Washington to remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and to lift its decades-long embargo on the Communist-run island.
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Cambodian villagers' lives upended by Angkor Wat protection plan
On a white canvas, Chan Vichet painted an image of the Hindu deity Shiva, oblivious to the clanging sound of Cambodian soldiers loading the remnants of his neighbour's demolished home onto a truck.
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Rescuers race to find Turkey-Syria quake survivors as toll tops 21,000
Rescuers were scouring debris on Friday nearly 100 hours after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 21,000 people in one of the region's worst disasters for a century.
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Texas, other US states mull ban on Chinese buying land
The US state of Texas is considering barring Chinese citizens from buying property on national security grounds -- and as tensions with Beijing rise other states may follow suit.
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Hurts answers doubters with quiet determination
If the Philadelphia Eagles are to win Sunday's Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs it will require quarterback Jalen Hurts to complete a journey from humiliation to the pinnacle of the sport.
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Macron mulls stripping Putin of France's top honour
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he might strip his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of France's top honour, but is waiting for the "right moment" to do so.
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EU agrees tougher rules for irregular migrants
EU leaders have agreed tougher rules aimed at making it easier to expel asylum-seekers whose refugee applications are denied, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday.
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Coffee so cold it's hot: South Korea's love of iced Americano
K-pop stars BTS drink it. It appears in K-dramas. Fans are so dedicated to consuming it year-round they've coined a new South Korean proverb: "Even if I freeze to death, iced Americano!"
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Macron warns impossible to send Ukraine jets in coming weeks
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Friday that even if Ukraine's European allies decide to send Kyiv fighter jets they could not be sent in "the coming weeks".
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