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Seoul to ease access to North Korean newspaper

Seoul to ease access to North Korean newspaper

South Korea said Friday it will reclassify North Korea's long-banned state newspaper as general information, easing public access, in the latest overture from the administration of dovish President Lee Jae Myung.

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History-maker Tongue wants more of the same from England attack

History-maker Tongue wants more of the same from England attack

History-making seamer Josh Tongue hailed England's bowling unit for the "amazing job" they did Friday and said more of the same was planned to get a result in the fourth Ashes Test.

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Australia lead England by 46 after 20 wickets fall on crazy day at MCG

Australia lead England by 46 after 20 wickets fall on crazy day at MCG

An astounding 20 wickets fell on a frantic day one of the fourth Ashes Test on Friday with Australia all out for 152 before storming back to dismiss England for 110 and leave the clash on a knife-edge.

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Asia markets edge up as precious metals surge

Asia markets edge up as precious metals surge

Asian stocks edged higher on Friday amid holiday-thinned trade and with some exchanges closed for Boxing Day, while precious metals extended their year-long rally towards record highs.

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Twenty wickets fall on day one as Australia gain edge in 4th Ashes Test

Twenty wickets fall on day one as Australia gain edge in 4th Ashes Test

An astounding 20 wickets fell on a frantic day one of the fourth Ashes Test on Friday with Australia all out for 152 before storming back to dismiss England for 110 and leave the clash on a knife-edge.

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'No winner': Kosovo snap poll unlikely to end damaging deadlock

'No winner': Kosovo snap poll unlikely to end damaging deadlock

Before the first vote is even cast in Kosovo's snap election on Sunday, experts predict it is unlikely to end the political crisis that has been gripping Europe's youngest country for almost a year.

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Culture being strangled by Kosovo's political crisis

Culture being strangled by Kosovo's political crisis

Kosovo's oldest cinema has been dark and silent for years as the famous theatre slowly disintegrates under a leaky roof.

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Main contenders in Kosovo's snap election

Main contenders in Kosovo's snap election

Kosovo is heading for early elections Sunday after months of political deadlock and failure to form a government -- the only solution its deeply divided parties could agree on to break the stalemate.

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Australia all out for 152 as England take charge of 4th Ashes Test

Australia all out for 152 as England take charge of 4th Ashes Test

A rampant England tore through the Australian batting to dismiss the hosts for just 152 on day one of the fourth Ashes Test Friday in a huge confidence boost for the maligned tourists.

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Boys recount 'torment' at hands of armed rebels in DR Congo

Boys recount 'torment' at hands of armed rebels in DR Congo

Forcibly recruited into a rebel militia affiliated with the Islamic State group, two boys revealed the "torment" of living in its camps as members committed massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeast.

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