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20 dead as 4 car bombs explode in Somalia’s capital

Four car bombs by Islamic extremists exploded outside a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 20 people and injuring 17, said police.   After the three explosions in front of the hotel, a fourth blast hit as medics attempted to rescue the injured.  The suicide bombs detonated near the perimeter wall of the Sahafi Hotel, which is located ...

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Financial Times editor refused entry to Hong Kong

The Asia editor of the Financial Times has been refused entry to Hong Kong, weeks after he was denied a new work visa in what critics call an ominous sign of Beijing encroaching on the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s civil liberties. The newspaper reported that Victor Mallet was turned away at the border on Thursday after being questioned for several hours. ...

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Taliban attacks kill 10 troops, 7 policemen

Afghan officials say Taliban attacks have killed at least 10 soldiers and seven policemen. In northern Takhar province, provincial police chief Abdul Rashid Bashir says the Taliban targeted an army outpost in Khwaja Ghar district early on Friday, triggering an hours-long gunbattle before they were repulsed.   Bashir says at least 10 soldiers were killed and 12 were wounded. He ...

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Fire kills at least 7 at dormitory-style housing in South Korea

A fire at a low-cost dormitory-style housing facility in central Seoul killed at least seven people and injured 11 others on Friday, fire authorities said. The blaze has been extinguished but it remains to be seen whether the death toll could rise, officials at the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters said. The cause of the fire is under investigation, ...

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US proposes rule banning asylum for illegal migrants

Illegal migrants entering through the southern US border will no longer be eligible for asylum under a new rule, the Trump administration has said. Announced by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, the ruling would stop asylum for those who breach any presidential restriction on entry.   The president can stop migration in the “national interest”, a statement said. ...

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Prince Charles vows not to meddle as king

Britain’s Prince Charles said on Wednesday he was not “stupid” enough to keep speaking out on contentious public issues once he becomes king in a rare interview about his future role.   The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II — formally known as the Prince of Wales — has long been seen as interfering because of his private lobbying of ...

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Facebook delays mandatory political ad ID checks

 Facebook has delayed plans to make people who buy political adverts verify their identity. In a statement, it said the delay was necessary because some people were trying to “game” its ID system.   Weaknesses were exposed by news companies who posed as US politicians, terror groups and other banned organisations.   When the initiative was first announced it was ...

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13 dead after California bar shooting

Photo: This image made from aerial video show officers around a Police SUV in the vicinity of a shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, early Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Thousand Oaks,Nov 8 : A sheriff says 13 people are dead, including a sheriff’s sergeant and the gunman, after a shooting inside a crowded Southern California bar late Wednesday. Ventura County Sheriff ...

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Suspected gunman dies at Calif. bar

Photo: In this image made from aerial video, police vehicles block an intersection in the vicinity of a shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, early Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Thousand Oaks, Nov 8 : Ventura County Sheriff Sgt. Eric Buschow says the gunman is dead inside a Southern California bar where 11 people were injured late Wednesday. Authorities say a responding ...

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