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Region
7/16/2023 8:41:52 PM
Iraq said Sunday it has found a site in a province bordering Saudi Arabia where captagon is produced, a rare discovery in a country that has become a transit route for the illicit drug.
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Region
7/12/2023 5:13:36 PM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas vowed Wednesday to rebuild the Jenin refugee camp during a rare visit that came a week after a deadly Israeli raid left much of it destroyed.
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World
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International
7/12/2023 12:56:20 PM
The Greek prime minister is to hold a rare meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, with the two countries seeking to build on a rapprochement forged after this year's deadly earthquake.
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World
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Region
7/10/2023 4:33:12 PM
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will embark Tuesday on a rare Africa tour in the latest diplomatic efforts to forge new alliances.
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Sports
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World
7/9/2023 8:13:15 PM
Women in Iran, who have long been barred from attending football matches except for rare occasions, will be allowed into stadiums during the upcoming season, a top official said Sunday.
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World
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Region
7/8/2023 10:43:27 PM
Syria on Saturday announced it was cancelling the BBC's accreditation over what it called "misleading reports", a rare move against an international media outlet in the war-torn country.
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World
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Region
7/8/2023 4:56:00 PM
In a rare condemnation of Israel, the U.N. chief on Thursday denounced the country's excessive use of force in its largest military operation in two decades targeting a Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/3/2023 9:53:00 AM
President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia, as part of a rare international grouping in which his country still enjoys support.
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World
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Region
6/22/2023 10:26:37 AM
Israeli forces demolished the house of an alleged Palestinian attacker in Nablus in the occupied West Bank early on Thursday, just hours after killing three Palestinians in a rare drone strike near Jenin, as violence escalates with at least 13 Palestinians and four Israelis dead this week.
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World
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International
6/17/2023 8:36:38 PM
Residents of a region in western France on Saturday counted the cost after being stunned by a rare earthquake that has left dozens of homes damaged.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
6/11/2023 11:34:25 AM
Shelling and gunfire resumed Sunday in the Sudanese capital, witnesses said, at the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had given civilians rare respite from nearly two months of war.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
6/10/2023 6:21:26 PM
Residents reported a welcome lull in fighting in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday after a 24-hour ceasefire between two warring generals took effect, but few believed it would hold.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/5/2023 6:39:48 PM
A treatment that involves genetically modifying the body's own immune cells has been found to cut the risk of disease progression by 74 percent in people with a rare type of blood cancer, results showed Monday.
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World
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International
6/3/2023 5:31:53 PM
A senior US diplomat will embark on a rare trip to Beijing Sunday, the US government said, as Washington seeks to allay tensions between the rival powers.
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World
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International
5/28/2023 11:01:12 AM
India’s major opposition parties Sunday boycotted the inauguration of a new parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a rare show of unity against his Hindu nationalist ruling party, which has spent nine years in power and is seeking a third term in general elections next year.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
5/26/2023 5:51:02 PM
Pop icon Celine Dion on Friday cancelled all her remaining shows scheduled for 2023-2024, saying she was not strong enough to tour as she battles a rare neurological disorder.
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World
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Region
5/22/2023 11:15:53 AM
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah put on a show of force Sunday, extending a rare media invitation to one of its training sites in southern Lebanon, where its forces staged a simulated military exercise.
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Sports
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World
5/21/2023 11:15:54 AM
With the Spanish league title in hand, Barcelona’s fans quickly moved on to what they want next: The return of their all-time favorite player.
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Business
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Tech
5/21/2023 10:13:48 AM
The explosion of generative AI has taken the world by storm, but one question all too rarely comes up: Who can afford it?
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
5/20/2023 1:51:35 PM
Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing got incredible access to the inner workings of his country's textile industry by spending five years with its employees, but he fears it may be more difficult for him to work there in future.
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