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Fans of historic DC park wary of Trump plan to 'beautify' city

Fans of historic DC park wary of Trump plan to 'beautify' city

Every Sunday, percussionists, dancers and everyday residents of the US capital gather in a Washington park for a drum circle -- a decades-old tradition that historically celebrated Black liberation.

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As bee population collapses, US apiarists fear research cuts

As bee population collapses, US apiarists fear research cuts

In a lot behind a disused West Virginia gas station at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, Roy Funkhouser is surrounded by about a dozen beekeepers and countless buzzing bees.

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Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites

Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites

It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work.

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Campaigners warn Italy's gutted rape bill could help assailants

Campaigners warn Italy's gutted rape bill could help assailants

An attempt in Italy to introduce a consent-based rape law is floundering and experts warn rapists could stand to gain after the far right torpedoed an "only yes means yes" definition.

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Libyan ex-prison boss faces ICC war crimes hearing

Libyan ex-prison boss faces ICC war crimes hearing

A former boss of a notorious Libyan prison faces three days of hearings at the International Criminal Court from Tuesday, accused of war crimes including murder, rape and torture.

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Argentine scientists lay first traps in hantavirus hunt

Argentine scientists lay first traps in hantavirus hunt

Scientists attempting to determine whether or not hantavirus is present in Argentina's Ushuaia on Monday laid the very first traps to catch rodents potentially carrying the disease, AFP journalists observed.

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Star of Rome's 'sexy priest' calendar admits: 'I was never a priest'

Star of Rome's 'sexy priest' calendar admits: 'I was never a priest'

His face smiles out from every kiosk in Rome on the cover of the ubiquitous "sexy priest" calendar sold to tourists but Giovanni Galizia was never a man of the cloth.

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Harry Styles fans to splash over £1 bn on London concerts: Barclays

Harry Styles fans to splash over £1 bn on London concerts: Barclays

Harry Styles' dozen concerts in London this summer will see fans spend more than £1.0 billion ($1.3 billion) combined on tickets and costs including accommodation and travel, Barclays forecast Tuesday.

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Bolivia protest sees violent clashes, looting in La Paz

Bolivia protest sees violent clashes, looting in La Paz

Bolivian protests calling for center-right President Rodrigo Paz to resign intensified Monday as demonstrators swarmed government buildings and a protest leader faced terrorism charges over the unrest.

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Trump says held off on new Iran attack, upbeat for agreement

Trump says held off on new Iran attack, upbeat for agreement

US President Donald Trump said he was planning a major new assault on Iran on Tuesday, but held off as he saw hope for securing a so far elusive agreement to end the war.

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