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  24-hour Greek media blackout ahead of general strike

  November 27, 2018 16:00 IST

  Greek journalists have walked off work for 24 hours ahead of a general strike that is expected to bring the country to a standstill to protest against protracted austerity measures.

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  France's Macron puts off date by which the country will cap its electricity produced by nuclear plants at 50 percent

  November 27, 2018 16:00 IST

  France's Macron puts off date by which the country will cap its electricity produced by nuclear plants at 50 percent

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  France's Macron says the country will shut down 14 nuclear reactors out of 58 by 2035

  November 27, 2018 16:00 IST

  France's Macron says the country will shut down 14 nuclear reactors out of 58 by 2035

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  Wall, Wizards beat Rockets 135-131 in OT despite Harden's 54

  November 27, 2018 16:00 IST

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  Lawmakers linked to disputed Sri Lanka PM boycott parliament

  November 27, 2018 15:45 IST

  Sri Lankan lawmakers who support disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa are boycotting Parliament for a second day, accusing the speaker of bias

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  Police shooting protest blocks road as mayor urges patience

  November 27, 2018 15:45 IST

  A mayor's calls for patience following the shooting of a black man by police at Alabama's largest shopping mall were met Monday by chanting, marching protesters who blocked one of the state's busiest roads

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  Police investigate after 7 bodies found in Japanese village

  November 27, 2018 15:45 IST

  Japanese police have found six bodies believed to be members of a family at a farmhouse in a remote mountain village, and the body of a seventh person who apparently jumped from a nearby bridge

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  World markets rise despite Trump's renewed tariff threat

  November 27, 2018 15:30 IST

  World markets are mostly higher despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying it's "highly unlikely" he'll hold off on raising tariffs ahead of a closely-watched meeting with his Chinese counterpart

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  Arrested French official suspected of spying for North Korea

  November 27, 2018 15:15 IST

  An official from the French Senate is in custody on suspicion of spying for North Korea

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  Hearing on Brexit opens at EU's highest court

  November 27, 2018 14:45 IST

  The European Union's highest court is hearing arguments on whether Britain could unilaterally revoke its decision to leave the EU ahead of its planned exit date of March 29

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  Uganda faces pressure to probe 2016 massacre by military

  November 27, 2018 14:45 IST

  Uganda faces pressure from US, EU to probe 2016 massacre by military against tribal king

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  Freed academic returns to Britain from UAE after spy pardon

  November 27, 2018 14:45 IST

  Academic Matthew Hedges has arrived back in Britain after being pardoned and released by the United Arab Emirates from a spying conviction

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  The Latest: Russia releases video of Ukrainian crewmembers

  November 27, 2018 14:15 IST

  Russia's main intelligence agency has released a video of three crewmembers of the Ukrainian vessels that were seized on Sunday

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  Wildfire razes vast tracts of northeast Australia

  November 27, 2018 14:15 IST

  Authorities say a wildfire has destroyed at least four homes, forced the evacuation of hundreds of others and razed 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres) of farm and wood land in heatwave conditions in northeast Australia

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  Court to rule if law wrongly barred Berlusconi from office

  November 27, 2018 14:00 IST

  Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is getting a long-awaited legal response to the question of whether his human rights were violated when his political career was sidelined by a tax fraud conviction

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  African Union urges EU to lift sanctions on Congo candidate

  November 27, 2018 14:00 IST

  African Union urges EU to lift sanctions on Congo president's chosen successor before election

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  Mars touchdown: NASA spacecraft survives supersonic plunge

  November 27, 2018 14:00 IST

  First snapshot from NASA spacecraft shows 'incredibly safe' landing spot on Mars

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  India urged to abandon plans to recover body of American

  November 27, 2018 13:30 IST

  A rights group that works to protect tribal people has urged Indian authorities to abandon efforts to recover the body of an American man who was thought to be killed by inhabitants of an island where outsiders are effectively forbidden by Indian law

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  Pakistan opens defense exhibit with over a dozen countries

  November 27, 2018 13:30 IST

  Pakistan opens defense exhibition, an international show where over a dozen countries display latest defense weapons

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  Putin 'concerned' about Ukraine after confrontation

  November 27, 2018 13:30 IST

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the German chancellor that he is "seriously concerned" about the weekend's escalation near Crimea

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  Family says academic Matthew Hedges has arrived back in UK after being pardoned by UAE government

  November 27, 2018 13:30 IST

  Family says academic Matthew Hedges has arrived back in UK after being pardoned by UAE government

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  South Korea apologizes over vagrants' detention, forced work

  November 27, 2018 13:15 IST

  South Korea's top public prosecutor has apologized over what he described as a botched investigation into the enslavement and mistreatment of thousands of people at a vagrants' facility in the 1970s and 1980s

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  Death becomes her: Women make inroads in funeral industry

  November 27, 2018 13:15 IST

  The American Board of Funeral Service Education says that 65 percent of graduates from funeral director programs in the U.S. are now female

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  Von Miller chose to channel Bill Belichick

  November 27, 2018 13:00 IST

  Denver Broncos star Von Miller channeled Bill Belichick instead of heaping praise on his teammates following what might end up as a signature win

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  21 held in melee over Malaysian temple land dispute

  November 27, 2018 13:00 IST

  Malaysian police say 21 people have been arrested over rioting that broke out amid a dispute over the relocation of an Indian temple outside Kuala Lumpur

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  Australian court approves media merger between Nine, Fairfax

  November 27, 2018 12:45 IST

  A court has dismissed a last-ditch challenge and approved the merger of television network Nine Entertainment and newspaper publisher Fairfax Media into an Australian media giant to be known only as Nine

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  Thai tycoon appears in court as poaching trial begins

  November 27, 2018 12:30 IST

  The trial has begun for a Thai billionaire construction tycoon accused of poaching an endangered black panther and other animals in a wildlife sanctuary

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  Asian shares rise despite Trump's latest talk on tariffs

  November 27, 2018 12:30 IST

  Asian markets are mostly higher ahead of a meeting between the U.S. and China at the Group of 20 summit this week, despite President Donald Trump's comments that it's "highly unlikely" he'll hold off on raising tariffs