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Three charged in death of former One Direction star Liam Payne: officials
Payne, who rose to global fame as part of the boy-band One Direction in 2010, died on Oct. 16 when he fell from the balcony of the Casa Sur Palermo hotel with trace amounts of alcohol and drugs in his system. He was 31 at the time.
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Cuba loses power as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as Category 3 storm
The hurricane, dubbed Hurricane Rafael, is the fifth to make landfall in the Atlantic Ocean this year. The hurricane comes toward the tail-end of hurricane season, which concludes at the end of November.
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Trump win sparks mad scramble among European leaders to curry favor, Pope silent, Zelensky hopeful
From across the political spectrum, European leaders were quick to pat the former and future president on the back.
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Kissinger suggests Biden not abandon Trump's 'brilliant' Middle East policy
"We were just at the beginning of it," the former secretary of state said of what he considers good Middle East policy under Trump.
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Islamic State says it killed female media workers in east Afghanistan
"Such attacks on our innocent compatriots, especially women, contradict the teachings of Islam," Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said.
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Tokyo requests China stop using anal swab COVID-19 test on Japanese citizens
Some Japanese have reported back to their country extreme "psychological pain" from the Chinese testing procedure.
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Iran rejects U.S., EU calls for talks over nuclear deal
"The Biden administration has not set aside Trump's maximum pressure policy," an Iranian official said.
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Protests erupt after 47 Hong Kong opposition leaders charged under China's new National Security Law
"We have long before decided not to bow to authoritarianism," said activist Lester Shum, among those charged Sunday.
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At least 18 reportedly killed in Myanmar as police, military 'confronted peaceful demonstrations'
The military seized control in the nation on February 1.
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German Chancellor Merkel says vaccine passport has unanimous support within European Union
Angela Merkel says "everyone agreed" that vaccination documents are needed, and the requirement could be implemented by summer.
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Pentagon: U.S. executed air strikes in Syria against infrastructure used by Iran-backed groups
The U.S. strikes came "At President Biden's direction," according to a statement from Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.
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India proposes a law to regulate Facebook, Twitter
Social media companies have three months until the law goes into effect.
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Australia passes law requiring Facebook and Google to pay for news on their sites
Digital platforms will have one week to strike contracts with Australian media companies before the law affects them.