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Over 1,500 exotic turtles found inside luggage in Philippines

The 1,529 turtles were turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit.

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Pakistan warns Indian submarine near its territorial waters

Tension escalated after India last week launched an airstrike inside Pakistan. Pakistan retaliated by downing two Indian fighter jets.

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A growing political scandal threatens Canada's Justin Trudeau

The leader of the opposition Conservative Party called again for Trudeau to resign and for a police investigation.

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HIV-positive man is 2nd known adult worldwide to be cleared of AIDS virus

"There is no virus there that we can measure. We can't detect anything," said an HIV biologist who helped treat the man.

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Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash were avid travelers

Officials said the helicopter "lost control and crashed" shortly after leaving Lake Turkana Central Island on Sunday night.

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Brexit is 25 days away, but U.K. isn't feeling the love from Washington

"Special relationship" has long been reserved for America's most powerful ally: the U.K. And then Trump last week used it to refer to Kim Jong Un.

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Man allegedly faked his own abduction to avoid paying $50,000 Super Bowl bet

He claimed he was abducted by two men who stole $16,000 from him and drove him around for two days, police said.

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Keith Flint, iconic frontman of British band The Prodigy, dead at 49

Keith Flint, the iconic frontman of British band The Prodigy, has died

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US farmers and trappers say limiting animal trapping threatens a way of life

"I just think the tide has turned. There are too many people out there on those public lands, and it's like we're walking through a mine field," said a New Mexico man whose dog died in a trap.

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Four Americans killed when helicopter crashes in Kenya

The incident comes less less than a month after three Americans were among five who died in a plane crash in the west of the country.

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A climate science giant leaves a final warning

Days before his death, Wallace Broecker urged scientists to consider deploying a last-ditch solar shield to stop global warming.

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Algerian president responds to protests with list of commitments

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika responded to recent mass protests against his leadership with a list of commitments, including a promise to stand down after the country's next election

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A former ultra-Orthodox settler is now battling for Palestinian rights

"We fought for a country for 70 years — a country for Jews. I don't understand why we don't give Palestinians what we struggled for before."

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Five years on, Malaysia open to resuming hunt for missing flight MH370

Families of passengers were marking the fifth anniversary of the jet's mysterious disappearance on Sunday.

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U.S., South Korea announce end to large-scale military drills as Trump pursues nuclear diplomacy

On Friday, two U.S. defense officials told NBC News that the exercises are being curtailed as part of the Trump administration's effort to ease tensions with North Korea.

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Deported parents travel to U.S. border to demand return of their children

A group of 29 parents traveled from Central America to the U.S.-Mexico border with the hope of reuniting with their kids.

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Arkansas publisher embroiled in legal battle over law banning Israel boycotts

One of more than 25 states to put anti-BDS legislation on the books, Arkansas is a battleground in a conflict that's gone national.

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8 killed in India-Pakistan fighting amid high tensions

Tensions escalated following a suicide attack last month, and world leaders are scrambling to head off an all-out war.

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Saudi women's rights activists to face trial, prosecutors say

The arrests were among the first incidents to cast a shadow over Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's attempts to position himself as a reformer.

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North Korea's Kim heads home from Vietnam after Trump nuclear summit collapse

Talks between Kim and Trump broke down on Thursday in a dispute over how much sanctions relief Washington should provide Pyongyang in return for nuclear disarmament steps.