Ecuadorans seem to reject extradition proposal: partial results
Ecuadorans appear to have rejected a proposal by the government to allow extradition of citizens with links to organised crime, according to initial results of a referendum published Monday.
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Earthquake kills more than 3,000 in Turkey, Syria
A major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,000 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors.
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NBA and union expected to extend opt-out deadline: report
The NBA and its players union are expected to extend Wednesday's early opt-out contract deadline as talks on a new collective bargaining agreement continue, ESPN reported on Monday.
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US recovering balloon debris, won't return it to China
The United States is recovering debris from the downed Chinese balloon in the Atlantic for analysis by intelligence experts and there is no plan to give the remains back to Beijing, officials said Monday.
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International help arrives for fire-hit Chile
International experts on Monday joined Chile's frantic fight against devastating, drought-fueled forest fires that have killed 26 people, injured hundreds and destroyed more than 1,100 homes in less than a week.
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Silent phones, freezing rain and anguish in Turkey quake
A stream of cars crawled north out of the shattered city of Sanliurfa, taking traumatised residents a little further from the scene of Turkey's most powerful earthquake in decades.
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Rose wins Pebble Beach Pro-Am to end four-year drought
Justin Rose captured his first title in four years on Monday, making three morning birdies after a back-nine restart to win the US PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
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US recovering balloon debris, won't return to China: W.House
The United States is in the process of recovering debris from the Chinese balloon out of the Atlantic for analysis by intelligence experts and there is no plan to give the remains back to Beijing, the White House said Monday.
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Georgian court rejects ailing ex-leader Saakashvili's bid to leave jail
A Georgian court on Monday rejected ailing ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili's bid to get a six-year sentence for alleged abuse of office deferred over poor health.
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Russia's Lavrov to visit Mali in sign of deepening ties
Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Mali late Monday for talks with its junta leaders seeking Moscow's help in battling an Islamist insurgency that remains entrenched despite years of fighting.
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