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North Korea Defector Paid Smugglers To Get Family Out, Sent Back By China
This was Heo's world. She agreed to tell her story to The Washington Post, abandoning the normal cloak of anonymity used by defectors worried that speaking openly could endanger relatives back home.
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Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Considers Trip To Meet Kim Jong Un, North Korea Says
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has expressed interest in traveling to North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un, North Korean media reported Sunday, adding another layer of possible intrigue onto the planning for next week's summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader.
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A Maid Found Dead In A Freezer Sets Off A Diplomatic Clash Between Philippines, Kuwait
Even as she sought to leave the Philippines to find work abroad, Joanna Demafelis knew of the dangers that could befall her overseas.
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Indonesia's War On The Debauched Western Atrocity Known As Valentine's Day
Hate Valentine's Day? You may consider moving to Indonesia.
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For Patting Man's Butt In Dubai, He Faced Months In Prison - Until...
The criminal offense happened as Jamie Harron was weaving through a Dubai bar in July, balancing a drink - his transgression so small that the British national didn't know he'd committed a crime until he was almost in handcuffs. Harron had lost his balance and grabbed a man's shoulder to keep himself and his drink upright, according to The Associat...
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After Charlottesville, Donald Trump Retweets - Then Deletes - Image Of Train Running Over CNN Reporter
President Donald Trump's war with CNN went off the rails Tuesday morning after he retweeted an image of a Trump train running over a CNN reporter, then quickly deleted it after the meme sparked criticism as inappropriate just days after the Charlottesville violence.
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Clues Point To Possible North Korean Involvement In Massive Cyberattack
Security researchers have found digital clues in the malware used in last weekend's global ransomware attack that might indicate North Korea is involved, although they caution the evidence is not conclusive.
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Tech Giants, Former Diplomats Blast Trump Travel Ban As Court Showdown Looms
Fresh challenges to President Donald Trump's court-frozen immigration order took shape Monday with two former secretaries of state claiming the White House was undermining national security and nearly 100 Silicon Valley tech companies arguing it will keep the best minds from coming to America.
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Pilot Reportedly Pleaded To Land Plane Before Fatal Colombia Crash
Air crash investigators in Colombia sought Wednesday to piece together the terrifying final moments aboard a charter jet that crashed while carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match in its history.
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A Modest Soccer Club In Brazil Kept Getting Better. Then, A Plane Crash
It was the culmination of an astonishing climb to the top of South America's soccer world - a modest club from Brazil heading to the finals of a continent-wide tournament. Then came a distress call from the cockpit of the plane carrying the team to Colombia.
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North Korea Defector Paid Smugglers To Get Family Out, Sent Back By China
This was Heo's world. She agreed to tell her story to The Washington Post, abandoning the normal cloak of anonymity used by defectors worried that speaking openly could endanger relatives back home.
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Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Considers Trip To Meet Kim Jong Un, North Korea Says
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has expressed interest in traveling to North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un, North Korean media reported Sunday, adding another layer of possible intrigue onto the planning for next week's summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader.
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A Maid Found Dead In A Freezer Sets Off A Diplomatic Clash Between Philippines, Kuwait
Even as she sought to leave the Philippines to find work abroad, Joanna Demafelis knew of the dangers that could befall her overseas.
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Indonesia's War On The Debauched Western Atrocity Known As Valentine's Day
Hate Valentine's Day? You may consider moving to Indonesia.
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For Patting Man's Butt In Dubai, He Faced Months In Prison - Until...
The criminal offense happened as Jamie Harron was weaving through a Dubai bar in July, balancing a drink - his transgression so small that the British national didn't know he'd committed a crime until he was almost in handcuffs. Harron had lost his balance and grabbed a man's shoulder to keep himself and his drink upright, according to The Associat...
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After Charlottesville, Donald Trump Retweets - Then Deletes - Image Of Train Running Over CNN Reporter
President Donald Trump's war with CNN went off the rails Tuesday morning after he retweeted an image of a Trump train running over a CNN reporter, then quickly deleted it after the meme sparked criticism as inappropriate just days after the Charlottesville violence.
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Clues Point To Possible North Korean Involvement In Massive Cyberattack
Security researchers have found digital clues in the malware used in last weekend's global ransomware attack that might indicate North Korea is involved, although they caution the evidence is not conclusive.
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Tech Giants, Former Diplomats Blast Trump Travel Ban As Court Showdown Looms
Fresh challenges to President Donald Trump's court-frozen immigration order took shape Monday with two former secretaries of state claiming the White House was undermining national security and nearly 100 Silicon Valley tech companies arguing it will keep the best minds from coming to America.
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Pilot Reportedly Pleaded To Land Plane Before Fatal Colombia Crash
Air crash investigators in Colombia sought Wednesday to piece together the terrifying final moments aboard a charter jet that crashed while carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match in its history.
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A Modest Soccer Club In Brazil Kept Getting Better. Then, A Plane Crash
It was the culmination of an astonishing climb to the top of South America's soccer world - a modest club from Brazil heading to the finals of a continent-wide tournament. Then came a distress call from the cockpit of the plane carrying the team to Colombia.
