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Dozens fall victim to Mexico’s brutal election campaign
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Dozens fall victim to Mexico’s brutal election campaign

“Today is a special day,” said Alma Barragan with excitement in a video she shared with her supporters. The video…
‘The Irishman’ to be screened at CIFF opening
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‘The Irishman’ to be screened at CIFF opening

Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has unveiled that Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (2019) will be the opening film of the…
7,800 police in Philippines punished for deadly drug raids
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7,800 police in Philippines punished for deadly drug raids

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of Philippine police officers have received administrative punishments with more than 2,000 dismissed for wrongdoings…
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
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Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist

Facebook on Thursday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars founder Alex Jones and the controversial black activist Louis Farrakhan in…
Europe suffering from Italian mafia ‘cancer’, experts warn
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Europe suffering from Italian mafia ‘cancer’, experts warn

International anti-mafia stings may have increased in recent months, but Italian organised crime groups constitute a social and economic “cancer”…
Mafia boss serving 26 life sentences dies
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Mafia boss serving 26 life sentences dies

Salvatore “Toto” Riina, the Sicilian Mafia’s most powerful boss of the 20th century who was convicted for ordering dozens of…
Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people
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Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended on Monday a proposal to ban asylum seekers who arrive illegally by boat from ever…
Police find travel agency for traffickers, drug hauls in European raids
World

Police find travel agency for traffickers, drug hauls in European raids

Police detained more than 300 suspects and seized tonnes of cocaine during a week-long operation against drugs, people-smuggling and cyber…
UN to discuss combating crime in Doha conference
World

UN to discuss combating crime in Doha conference

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will hold a conference next week in Doha tackling world efforts…
Prosecutors try to open safe of ‘most dangerous thug in Egypt’
Egypt

Prosecutors try to open safe of ‘most dangerous thug in Egypt’

Prosecutors went to the villa of Sabry "Nakhnoukh" Helmy, the so-called “most dangerous thug in Egypt,” for the second time…
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