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N. Korea pledges deeper ties with Russia as security chief visits

N. Korea pledges deeper ties with Russia as security chief visits

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to deepen ties with Russia as he held talks with visiting security chief Sergei Shoigu, state media reported Saturday.

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Turkey to bury activist shot in West Bank

Turkey to bury activist shot in West Bank

Mourners will gather in southwest Turkey Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

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Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change

Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change

Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat. As a woman in the male-dominated trade, she rows against entrenched patriarchy but also environmental threats to her livelihood.

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Beware 'deepfakes' of famous doctors promoting scams: experts

Beware 'deepfakes' of famous doctors promoting scams: experts

Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn.

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'Slave to fear': Ghosts of the Gulag haunt modern Russia

'Slave to fear': Ghosts of the Gulag haunt modern Russia

When Russians started being arrested for opposing the Ukraine offensive, Maria felt the same kind of fear she guessed her ancestors, victims of repression under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, must have lived through.

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Uganda to bury murdered Olympian Cheptegei

Uganda to bury murdered Olympian Cheptegei

Uganda on Saturday will lay to rest Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died earlier this month after her partner set her on fire in the latest incident of horrific gender-based violence in Kenya.

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Hiroyuki Sanada: actor and producer driving TV's 'Shogun'

Hiroyuki Sanada: actor and producer driving TV's 'Shogun'

Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada's star turn in "Shogun" earned him a nomination for the Emmys, which take place on Sunday, but he was also a driving force behind the huge success of the TV series as co-producer.

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'Groundbreaking' realism key to 'Shogun' success

'Groundbreaking' realism key to 'Shogun' success

The samurai in "Shogun" don't swing their arms as they walk -- just one of many authentic historical details that have helped make the hit television drama this year's top Emmys contender.

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Forced out of business in China, a bookseller turns the page

Forced out of business in China, a bookseller turns the page

From talks on social issues to topics like constitutionalism and religion, bookseller Yu Miao wanted Jifeng Bookstore in Shanghai to be a place for public discussions.

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Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods

Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods

Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have endured three years of war.

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