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Einstein's risky Belgian stay after Hitler came to power

Einstein's risky Belgian stay after Hitler came to power

Sitting alone on a bench, legs crossed, Albert Einstein enjoys the tranquillity of a public park in the Belgian coastal resort of De Haan.

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Napoli's title march bringing football glory back to southern Italy

Napoli's title march bringing football glory back to southern Italy

Napoli fans are counting down the days until their team finally ends a three-decade Serie A title drought and takes the crown back down south after decades of dominance from the big clubs of the country's richer north.

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UK bank Barclays profits from rising interest rates

UK bank Barclays profits from rising interest rates

British bank Barclays said Thursday that net profit jumped 27 percent in the first quarter, boosted by rising interest rates and non-repetition of exceptional charges.

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Renewed air strikes rock Sudan truce

Renewed air strikes rock Sudan truce

The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the conflict entered a 13th day despite a US-brokered ceasefire.

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Can China bring peace to Ukraine?

Can China bring peace to Ukraine?

From Ukraine to the Middle East, Beijing is positioning itself as a mediator with a leading role in solving the world's crises.

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Asian stocks rise after shaky start

Asian stocks rise after shaky start

Asian markets overcame a shaky start to enjoy modest gains on Thursday, bucking a session on Wall Street that saw major indices sink despite a surge in tech.

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Peru deploys military to block undocumented migrants

Peru deploys military to block undocumented migrants

Peru's president decreed a state of emergency at the South American country's borders Wednesday and ordered the deployment of troops to reinforce checkpoints and block undocumented migrants making their way north from Chile.

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The 'end' of Kim Jong Un? What the 'Washington Declaration' means

The 'end' of Kim Jong Un? What the 'Washington Declaration' means

If North Korea uses its nuclear weapons against the United States or its ally South Korea, it would be "the end" of Kim Jong Un's regime, Seoul and Washington announced this week.

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Deadly invader devastating Venezuelan coral reefs

Deadly invader devastating Venezuelan coral reefs

An ominous shadow in the turquoise Caribbean waters off Venezuela comes from a deadly intruder -- a soft coral that experts say has caused one of the most destructive habitat invasions on record anywhere.

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Watchdog raps Murdoch's Australian broadcaster over climate coverage

Watchdog raps Murdoch's Australian broadcaster over climate coverage

Australia's media watchdog has rapped the climate coverage on Rupert Murdoch's Sky News, finding multiple inaccurate and unfair statements that led to breaches of broadcasting rules.

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