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U.K. prime minister skips climate debate so TV station replaces him with block ice

The broadcaster's head of news and current affairs, Dorothy Byrne, described the prime minister as "a known liar" in a major industry speech in August.

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In test of 'fake news' laws, Singapore tells Facebook to correct user's post

The government issued the order after a post containing accusations about the arrest of a supposed whistleblower and election rigging.

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Thanksgiving Day winter storms cause travel woes across U.S.

The National Weather Service warned the snowfall could make travel "very difficult to impossible" for parts from the western United States to the Central Plains.

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America's top general 'optimistic' U.S.-Taliban talks will resume

"I think we're in a better place than we've been, doesn't mean we are there yet though," said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.

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China lambastes U.S. after Trump signs laws backing Hong Kong rights

"We urge the U.S. to not continue going down the wrong path, or China will take countermeasures," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

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49-carat diamond among nearly 20 jewels stolen in German museum heist

Dresden's Grünes Gewölbe museum confirmed 17 items, including pieces belonging to Bavarian queens, were stolen in Monday's heist.

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Iran condemns burning of its consulate by Iraqi protesters

The protesters accuse Iraq's Shiite-led government of being corrupt, and also decry growing Iranian influence in Iraqi state affairs.

World News

Clive James, TV personality, author and critic, dead at 80

He died on Sunday and a funeral took place in Cambridge on Wednesday.

USA

Hong Kong police to enter university as hunt for protesters turns up empty

The red-brick university on Kowloon peninsula was turned into a battleground in mid-November.

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First of 39 bodies found in U.K. truck repatriated to Vietnam

So far 16 bodies have been returned to families in Hanoi two days after the suspect trucker pleaded guilty to assisting in plotting illegal immigration.

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Top Maltese officials quit amid probe into reporter's murder

The resignations follow the arrest last week of Maltese hotelier and power company director Yorgen Fenech in relation with the case.

United Kingdom

Gary Rhodes, chef and TV personality, dead at 59

Rhodes' death was announced by his family.

Europe News

Oleg Sentsov's thought for jailed Ukrainians as he receives EP prize

"While we are talking here in Strasbourg, in warmth and safety, our guys are still there, in Russia," said freed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov as he picked up the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize on Tuesday.

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Green Vault heist: Experts fear royal treasures could be destroyed and lost forever

"The fact that these are precious cultural objects to Saxons and the world means nothing to these criminals," one expert said.

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Fears grow for Arizona woman detained for months in China

Fountain Hills resident was detained on Aug. 29 as soon as her flight landed in Shanghai.

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Saudi Arabia arrests more journalists and activists, rights group says

"They are still repressing people, still arresting more human rights defenders," said Yahya Assiri, a London-based Saudi dissident.

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Sub believed to be carrying tons of cocaine sinks off Spain's coast

Media reports said the vessel could be carrying three metric tons of the drug.

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Deadly earthquake rattles Albania

The magnitude 6.4 quake killed at least four and injured 150, officials said. It was centered 19 miles northwest of the capital, Tirana.

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Surveillance video shows thieves using axe during Dresden jewerly heist

"This is an attack on the cultural identity of all Saxons and the state of Saxony," an official said.

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'Unimaginable' loss after heist at world-renowned museum in Dresden

"Not only the state art collections were robbed, but we Saxons," tweeted the prime minister of Saxony.