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UNESCO says Nicaragua quitting over press prize award

UNESCO says Nicaragua quitting over press prize award

Nicaragua has notified UNESCO of its withdrawal from the organisation in response to its press prize going to a Nicaraguan newspaper in exile, the UN culture agency's head said on Sunday.

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Church donation box goes digital in Greece

Church donation box goes digital in Greece

Devout regulars attending Athens's main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a 21st-century update: their donation box is now hooked up to a digital payments system.

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Germans mark liberation of Ravensbrueck Nazi camp

Germans mark liberation of Ravensbrueck Nazi camp

Holocaust survivors on Sunday urged the world not to forget the atrocities committed by the Nazis, during a ceremony to mark 80 years since the liberation of the Ravensbrueck concentration camp.

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DeChambeau eyes PGA Championship battle after South Korea LIV win

DeChambeau eyes PGA Championship battle after South Korea LIV win

Bryson DeChambeau said he was looking forward to "battling it out" for the PGA Championship title in two weeks after winning LIV Golf's first tournament in South Korea on Sunday.

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'We don't care': weddings go on in Pakistan's Kashmir border

'We don't care': weddings go on in Pakistan's Kashmir border

Rabia Bibi, a glittering red dupatta pulled over her eyes, wasn't about to let the threat of war with India stop her wedding in a remote valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

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Mexican mayor arrested in probe of alleged drug cartel ranch: govt source

Mexican mayor arrested in probe of alleged drug cartel ranch: govt source

A federal official said a mayor in western Mexico was arrested as part of a probe into a suspected drug cartel training camp, where forced recruits were allegedly tortured or killed if they refused to cooperate.

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Seven Iranians among eight arrested in UK counterterrorism probes

Seven Iranians among eight arrested in UK counterterrorism probes

British police on Sunday said eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, were arrested in two separate counterterrorism probes.

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Israel says area of airport hit after Yemen missile launch

Israel says area of airport hit after Yemen missile launch

A missile launched from Yemen struck near Israel's main international airport on Sunday, authorities said, an attack that briefly halted air traffic and triggered threats of retaliation.

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4 Iranians among 5 arrested in UK for 'terrorism offences': police

4 Iranians among 5 arrested in UK for 'terrorism offences': police

British police on Sunday said they had arrested five men, including four Iranians, on suspicion of "preparation of a terrorist act".

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Kidnapped father of crypto-millionaire freed in French police raid

Kidnapped father of crypto-millionaire freed in French police raid

French police mounted a weekend raid to free a man who had been kidnapped in Paris to force his crypto-millionaire son to pay a ransom, prosecutors said, adding that five people were arrested.

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