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Where are they? Chile launches search for the ‘disappeared’ during Pinochet dictatorship

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Key PointsChile's government has launched a national search plan to unearth new leads in the victims of forced disappearance.Thousands of victims in Chile,...
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With a Village Recaptured, Ukraine Takes the Next Step in Its Counteroffensive

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After piercing a daunting line of Russian defenses around the southern village of Robotyne, Ukrainian forces are now seeking to take the next...
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Keith Spicer, Canada’s Offbeat Envoy of Reconciliation, Dies at 89

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Keith Spicer, who as a spirited government official pushed his fellow Canadians to define their national identity and reconcile their bilingual heritage more...
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A Darling of the West, He Wore Out His Welcome at Home

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As the all-powerful ruler of oil-rich Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba had two passions, music and forests, that forged powerful ties across the world.An...
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Fire Kills 74 in a South Africa Building Called a Disaster in Waiting

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They arrived in desperation, unable to find anything better, safer or cheaper in a city with a severe shortage of affordable housing. They...
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China’s new map of the South China Sea rejected by neighbouring countries

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Key PointsThe Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam have dismissed China's new sovereignty map for the South China Sea. $4.6 trillion in trade passes...
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Friday Briefing: A Deadly Fire in South Africa

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South Africa’s deadliest residential fire in yearsAt least 74 people, including a dozen children, died yesterday in a fire in Johannesburg that tore...
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More Than 100 Schools in England Ordered Closed Over Faulty Concrete

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LONDON — More than 100 schools across England were ordered to close Thursday because they were built using unsafe concrete, the Department for...
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This country had 11 referendums last year. It’s a proud part of their national identity

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Key PointsSwitzerland had 11 referendums in 2022.Voter turnout averages around 50 per cent.Referendums symbolise direct democracy which is very popular among the Swiss,...
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For U.K. Defense Secretary: Exit the Ex-Soldier. Enter the Political Operative.

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LONDON — When Rishi Sunak replaced Liz Truss as British prime minister last fall, White House officials said they didn’t worry about his...
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