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**At least eight unidentified militants and one ] are killed in ongoing clashes in rural ], ]. **At least eight unidentified militants and one ] are killed in ongoing clashes in rural ], ].
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**According to a ] spokesman, a ] suicide bomber kills six people inside a mosque in the town of ], ]. A second suicide bomber attempted to enter the same mosque but failed to gain entry and detonated his belt, killing only himself. **According to a ] spokesman, a ] suicide bomber kills six people inside a mosque in the town of ], ]. A second suicide bomber attempted to enter the same mosque but failed to gain entry and detonated his belt, killing only himself.
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**Airstrikes hit the city of ], killing at least 23 people, according to the ]. This comes despite a ] sponsored ceasefire still ongoing. **Airstrikes hit ] in ] near the ], killing at least 23 people, according to the ]. At least 25 died when rebels shelled government-held areas of ]. Friday is the last day of a 72-hour ]-sponsored ceasefire.
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**Five soldiers between the two rival ] factions are killed in clashes in the capital ], with reports of heavy gunfire continuing, despite ] ] and rebel leader ] having reached a peace deal back in April. **Five soldiers between the two rival ] factions are killed ] in the capital ], with reports of heavy gunfire continuing, despite ] ] and rebel leader ] having reached a peace deal back in April.

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*The ] celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the song "]."


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**Typhoon Nepartak hits eastern ] causing three deaths so far, 124 injuries, thousands of people to be evacuated, disrupting transport and power supplies. **] hits eastern ] causing three deaths so far, 124 injuries, thousands of people to be evacuated, disrupting transport and power supplies.

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**The death of an elderly ] woman with a ] infection in late June is the first reported Zika-related death in the ]. The woman had traveled to an area where Zika is spreading. The exact cause of death has not been determined; the lady had an underlying medical condition.


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*], Pakistani ] and Chairman of the ], passes away in Karachi at ].
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**] members gather in ], ], for a two-day summit. Much of the focus will be on ] and NATO's commitments in bolstering its presence in ]. Other issues to be discussed will include ], ] extremists, and ]. **] members gather in ], ], for a two-day summit. Much of the focus will be on ] and NATO's commitments in bolstering its presence in ]. Other issues to be discussed will include ], ] extremists, and ].
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**] and ] military officials agree to deploy a U.S. ] (THAAD) missile defense system in the country to counter ]'s growing threats and use of ]. **] and ] military officials agree to deploy a U.S. ] (THAAD) missile defense system in the country to counter ]'s growing threats and use of ].


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**The left-wing political party, ], which is part of the current government, asks Philippine President ] to investigate the recent ] killings of suspected ]. **The left-wing political party, ], which is part of the current government, asks Philippine President ] to investigate the recent ] killings of suspected ].
**Opposition ] and human rights lawyer ] has condemned the killings and urge the Philippine Congress to investigate. **Opposition ] and human rights lawyer ] has condemned the killings and urged the Philippine Congress to investigate.
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**Police kill Micah X Johnson, the gunman believed responsible for the killing of five police officers and shooting of seven more in ] following a standoff. **Police kill Micah X Johnson, the gunman believed responsible for the killing of five police officers and shooting of seven more in ] following a standoff.

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**Protests in ] and elsewhere in the country continue despite police intimidation and pleas by ] ] for them to stop.
**President Mugabe, in a live national television broadcast from a stadium in ], blames ] ] for his country's inability to pay government workers on time.
**''#ThisFlag'' protest leader Pastor Evan Mawarire says the movement, which uses ], ], and ], will hold a two-day strike next week if demands, that include sacking corrupt ministers, payment of delayed salaries, lifting of roadblocks that residents say are used by police to extract bribes, etc., are not met. A drought has aggravated the country's situation as have banks that have a daily withdrawal ceiling as low as $50.
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