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  2. In a time of intense Palestinian anger toward US President Donald Trump, Farouk Shami believes the US president wants an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. The beauty mogul offers his views on a future peace deal and on his friend's 'beautiful hair'

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  3. VIDEO: Mozambique's Montepuez river is swollen after Cyclone Kenneth, raising fears of floods

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  4. Sudanese protesters and army rulers have agreed to form a joint civilian-military council, paving the way for a civilian administration as demanded by demonstrators

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  5. VIDEO: People in Sri Lanka tearfully pray for the victims of the Easter attacks last week. Six suicide bombers hit three churches and three luxury hotels which left 253 dead

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    VIDEO: Polls open in Spain for uncertain snap elections marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics

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    VIDEO: In the midst of armed groups, civilian massacres, rape, and corruption, there exists a haven in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The island of Idjwi lies untouched by many of the troubles plaguing the region

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    VIDEO: Britain is fighting over them, Romania desperately needs them: after years of its doctors' exodus, Romania's hospital system is hoping to retain health personnel in the country, particularly thanks to Brexit

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    🇧🇷 Indigenous from all over Brazil gather in Brasilia for their annual protest. 📸

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    Mo Farah takes on world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge in the London marathon, after a stormy build-up

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    It's meant to be the annual love-in between White House journalists and the president, but while the press wear their finery at the Washington Hilton, Trump is in Wisconsin with baseball cap-wearing supporters

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    VIDEO: Twenty critically endangered 'Royal Turtles' are released into a remote stretch of a Cambodian river -- a species once feared extinct because of hunting, trafficking and illegal sand mining

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    Comparison of average weekly working hours in eight European countries, according to a study by the research department (DARES) of the French Ministry of Employment

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    VIDEO: People hold a vigil outside St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo

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    With Brexit passions running high, campaigners are hitting Britain's streets and taking to social media ahead of European elections

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    VIDEO: "We are afraid but... we have no more forest to hide in," says Eliseu Lopes, an indigenous leader of Brazil's Guarani Kaiowá tribe, at an annual gathering in Brasilia along with thousands of other protesters

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    Locals preparing to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death say little has changed among the vineyards and lush fields in Vinci, the Tuscan village where he was born and honed his skills

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    Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader condemns the Easter attacks as "an insult to humanity" as the tense and grief-stricken country marks a week since suicide bombers hit three churches and three luxury hotels

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    'You're a girl, you're not here to play football, you're here to play with your children at home': Women’s football team takes on sexism in Comoros

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    Nearly a week after the attacks on churches and hotels a Sri Lankan naval contingent put on a major operation with detergent and water at St Anthony's Shrine, but could not clear the stench that makes many fearful of returning

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