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Saudi Arabia gets ready to open up to foreign tourists

"It will change the perception, they have to come and see us," said the chairman of the kingdom's commission for tourism and national heritage.

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School strikers around the world march to demand action on climate

Citing a U.N.-backed report, demonstrators called on governments to implement measures to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2.7 degrees.

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Kremlin says it hopes U.S. would not release Trump-Putin calls

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "we would like to hope that it wouldn't come to that in our relations."

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Brother found guilty of murdering Pakistani model in 'honor killing'

Baloch had posted risque Facebook posts in which she spoke of trying to change "the typical orthodox mindset" of people in Pakistan.

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Prince Harry to walk in mother Diana's footsteps in visit to Angola

The Duke of Sussex visited communities in the southern Africa nation where the late princess launched a demining campaign 22 years ago.

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Toronto van driver: I 'accomplished my mission' after 10 pedestrians died

The attack drew attention to an online world of sexual loneliness, rage and misogyny after the suspect invoked an uprising by "involuntary celibates."

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Man guilty of killing 6 members of his extended family in Texas

A teenage girl survived the deadly 2014 attack in the Houston area by playing dead after she was grazed by a bullet, authorities have said.

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Drone helps filmmaker rescue pets stranded in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian

"[It] still blows me away how these animals survive," Doug Thron said. "Their will to survive is pretty strong."

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Iran denies it staged attack on Saudi oil sites, demands proof

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country had "nothing to do with" the attack during a Thursday press conference in New York.

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'For the rest of my life, Jamal's murder will be an agony,' says Khashoggi's fiancée

"It took me a long time to enter into mourning," said Hatice Cengiz. "After a long delay, I experienced this huge shock wave."

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Trump-Zelenskiy call may be a scandal in U.S. In Ukraine, not so much.

"Zelenskiy is an inexperienced politician, but obviously a good psychologist. He figured out Mr. Trump's profile and his absolute egocentrism."

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Russian trawler catches fire in Norwegian port

The authorities evacuated the harbour in case the ship exploded.

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Meet 'Urban', a baby Emperor penguin born in a Belgian zoo

The species is extremely rare with less than 60,000 remaining in the wild.

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Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump tried to cover up Ukraine call

House Speaker says that an impeachment inquiry will focus narrowly on the call to Ukraine's president.

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Boris Johnson condemned as lawmakers receive Brexit death threats

"On both sides passions were inflamed, angry words were uttered, the culture was toxic," the speaker of the House of Commons said.

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Ex-French President Chirac, who stood up to U.S., dies at 86

The former president died on Thursday "peacefully, among his loved ones," his family said.

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BBC Presenter broke rules by criticizing Trump comments

The decision has prompted an outpouring of support for the presenter online.

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Hong Kong leader holds community talks in attempt to end crisis

"Deep wounds have been opened in our society. These will take time to heal," Carrie Lam said in an opinion piece in the New York Times.

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Woman behind French #MeToo movement is fined for defamation

French journalist Sandra Muller said she fears the message of the court decision is "be quiet."

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Dead student went unnoticed for months in university housing

The man's body was discovered at the University of Canterbury after other students noticed an odor coming from his room.