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China pushes plans to bottle and ship Tibet’s clean water
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Turkey shuts down Kurdish distinctive school
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PKK command in Shingal says era of Kurdish civil war is over, vows to stay
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Catalan chief pledges ‘binding’ independence referendum in 2017
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Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistanmull recognizing Crimea as Russia
Pinchuk proposes Crimea for Donbas
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Christians urge Russia to return the house of prayer to believers in Bakhchisarai of the Crimea
Russia learned in Aleppo what to do with Ukrainian cities, Moscow TV host says
Crimean Tatar leader added to Russian List of ‘Terrorists & Extremists’ for Opposing Annexation
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‘Deported’ Crimean Tatar activist on hunger strike too weak to stand
Russia’s terror grip on Crimea tightens with new ruling on 4 Crimean Tatar political prisoners
No investigation into abduction of Crimean Tatar activist
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US Commerce Department adds 23 companies from Russia and Crimea to sanctions list
New monuments in Crimea reinforce Russian version of ‘historical justice’
Ukraine has counted 652 foreign vessels called at the ports of Crimea
Mustafa Dzhemilev fears situation in Crimea will become worse
Wines from Crimea have been found in European shops in spite of import prohibition
Kremlin’s Donbas Proxies Use Russian FSB Tactics Against Luhansk Bloggers
Moscow media have launched an anti-Belarus campaign, Warsaw’s EAST Center says
Ukraine Fears Pro-Russian Coup In Belarus
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Canada’s growing indigenous population reshaping cities across the country
Jim Carr open to permanent indigenous voice on National Energy Board
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American Indian chamber honors 6 businesses at conference
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Evo Morales seeks to defy Bolivia’s constitution, Latin America’s rightward shift
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Russian and Chinese Arctic roles “high-priority” for Danish spy outfit
Call for end to Boxing Day hunts with dogs in Northern Ireland
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China Resumes Ties With São Tomé, Which Turned Away From Taiwan
Quoting Mao, China says Taiwan, HK independence supporters will fail ‘like flies’
Beijing blasts Taiwan, H.K. independence supporters
Hong Kong’s pro-independence lawmakers make final appeal against ban
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Serb wall in Kosovo to be brought down by government
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Albanian Judges Likely to Quit to Avoid Vetting
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Bank branches disappearing in Denmark
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Efforts for a Cyprus settlement at crucial junction
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Turkish Cypriot leader says referendum possible in 2017
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Biafra: Be steadfast! Freedom fighting not a child’s play
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UN sharpens global focus on Israel-Palestinian conflict
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Israel accuses Barack Obama of promoting UN resolution that denounced West Bank settlement
Pakistan minister issues nuclear warning to Israel after ‘being tricked by fake news site’
Israeli guard: ‘Go from this land or I will kill you’
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Landlocked Mongolia considering permanent neutrality
Mongolia, with deep ties to Dalai Lama, turns from him toward China
Protests outside Morocco’s embassy in Madrid for release of Saharawi political prisoners
Moroccan forces intervene “violently” against Saharawi citizens in El-Aaiun
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Kuwait jails Filipina for joining IS jihadists
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Finland kicks off celebrations for 100 years of independence
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China Demolishes Thousands of Mosques
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Maori admitted to mental health services at higher rates than non-Maori
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Montenegro seeks 2 Russians & 3 Serbs over anti-NATO coup attempt
Trash crisis forces Lebanon’s environmental awakening
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Jamaica wants to sign Open Skies agreement with five African countries
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Moldova to get $95m gas interconnector with Romania
Anti-Putin Moldovan politicians RESTORE EU flag after it was REMOVED by pro-Russian leader
TV licence fee strike launched by Welsh language campaigners
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Haiti Postpones Release of Official Election Results
Namibia: Germany Grapples With Its African Genocide
Hungary’s Jobbik gets double rebuff for Hannukah greetings to Jews
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Slovenia marks decade since adopting the euro
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