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California non-profit paid CEO $1.6 million over two years: report

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Professor suspended for 'hiding Tiananmen reference' in website

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'This can be an era of transformational global development'

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Newborn deaths are surging in the world's most vulnerable communities

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Young Africans fear impact of Trump's aid cuts

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Iran edges closer to Hormuz deal that could pave way for peace talks

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Trump's Iran deal: Three scenarios for what could happen next

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Two Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon explosion

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Iran president says contact with supreme leader is 'very difficult'

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India condemns 'unprovoked attack' after ship sinks off Yemen coast

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Bill O'Reilly says he is haunted by his own warning to Trump on Iran

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US nearly out of long-range missiles due to war in Iran

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Trump's Gaza peace plan in tatters after Netanyahu rejects terms

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Israel dismisses crocodile prison plan over animal welfare concerns

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Netanyahu still silent on Trump's plan to pull IDF out of Gaza

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US military asks for 'unconventional ideas' to punish Iran

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Trump signs new orders to restrict birthright citizenship

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Universal Studios is reducing its fire risk with hungry goats

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FWS says double-crossing informant helped keep missing giraffes hidden

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Couple wins settlement after block of ice from plane fell through home

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Trump's 'Golden Fleet' ships could cost $455B, sailing past estimates

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Ten canisters found in car after driver's DUI crash and arrest

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Trump's 'breathtakingly corrupt' IRS deal is illegal, lawsuit says

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Trump reaches $1.2B deal with offshore wind company to end projects

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Trump says he won't fire Pirrp over reflecting pool betrayal

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Retailers are selling their tariff refunds for quick cash

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Smithsonian reveals why it shut down several museums in DC

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Romania diverts Danube in race to save nuclear reactors from shutdown

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Putin wants another 30k North Korean soldiers to fight against Ukraine

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What we know about explosive drone found near runway at German airport

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North Korea sends missile unit to Russia in blow to Ukraine war effort

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How a day at the beach in Crimea turned to chaos

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Greece's wildfires force thousands to flee – locals, tourists and pets

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Drone with explosive device found near runway at German airport

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Climate change contributed to big Canada fires, study says as Trump blames mismanagement

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France is banning unsolicited telemarketing calls starting next week

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Zelensky asks allies for more missile defences after 17 killed in Kyiv

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Spain investigating 'suspected jihadists' who crossed into Ceuta

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Trump says deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday

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How Ceuta's tense history paved the way for deadly migrant border rush

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Spanish government urged to reconsider hosting World Cup with Morocco

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The real worry for Ukraine's allies as beach strike marks shift in war

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Congo Ebola outbreak outpaces recovery efforts as aid workers strike

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Nigeria security forces free over 300 people in huge rescue operation

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WHO chief arrives in Congo to help tackle deadly Ebola outbreak

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Commonwealth Games icon Chad le Clos has home destroyed in fatal fire

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Ebola outbreak kills 1700 in Congo as virus spreads at record speed

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Kenyan courts to rule in lanmark sexual violence case

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Authorities burn cocaine worth $336 million in large drug bust

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US-owned gas tanker catches fire after drone attack at Egypt port

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Mysterious deaths of 15 elephants prompt national park investigation

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Uganda declares itself Ebola free as deaths surge to 1,400 in DR Congo

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Ebola death toll nears DR Congo's worst outbreak numbers

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US aid cuts have had a 'deeply human cost', new study finds

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Miliband to join board of World Bank and prioritise climate and aid

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Ebola outbreak is fastest ever recorded as death toll passes 1,000

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Slings, lasers and dogs: Nepal's fight against crop-raiding monkeys

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Claims of 'man-made earthquake' spread online after Japan disaster

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Former strategist hands Modi's party first defeat since Gen Z protests

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Mob tries to set former Bangladesh cricket star's house on fire

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Calls grow for Pakistan to end Imran Khan's 'solitary confinement'

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Nirmal Purja's body brought down to base camp from Broad Peak

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Footballer dies after lightning strikes during match in Thailand

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A 5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

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India warns Zuckerberg to apologise to Modi or face legal action

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Taiwan launches military drill to counter potential Chinese attack

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How an election in Pakistan-administered Kashmir resulted in violence

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Pakistan imposes sweeping curbs on foreign media amid poll violence

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Starbucks Korea offices raided over controversial 'Tank Day' campaign

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Indiscriminate river sand mining threatens Southeast Asia, study warns

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Iranian women footballers granted Australian citizenship

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Teenager who killed British woman has reduced sentence overturned

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Australian airline to charge fee for carry-on bags in overhead lockers

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The world's third-smallest country is changing its name

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Australian cyclist dies after completing 5,200km ride for charity

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A new test could detect Alzheimer's within minutes. Should I have one?

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New Zealand's decision to get a new official language sparks criticism

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Australian penguin colony could lose up to 40% of birds to bird flu

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Antarctic blast buries New Zealand cities in snow down to sea level

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Cats are killing far more Australian wildlife than previously thought

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Former Australian national rugby coach on trial for indecent assault

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Book returned to library after 150 years - with a £14,600 late fee

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Female police officer stabbed before assailant shot in Australia

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Australia launches action against Telegram over terrorist content

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NZ minister faces backlash over 'racist' jibe at Chinese-origin MP

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