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Bahrain cracks down on Shia dissent as Iran war tests kingdom

Bahrain cracks down on Shia dissent as Iran war tests kingdom

While Bahrain comes under Iranian fire, some in the country have expressed sympathy with Tehran and even rejoiced over hits on US bases, prompting a crackdown mainly targeting the Shia Muslim community, activists told AFP.

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Under threat of dying out, Turkish Armenian evolves through art

Under threat of dying out, Turkish Armenian evolves through art

Once spoken by two million people across the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Armenian has shrunk to the point of becoming an endangered language following a century marked by massacres and mass emigration.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital, starts house arrest for coup attempt

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital, starts house arrest for coup attempt

Former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital on Friday after a two-week stay and transferred to his home in Brasilia to begin house arrest, his doctor said.

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French Olympic ice dance champions lead at worlds

French Olympic ice dance champions lead at worlds

Olympic ice dance champions Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry dominated the rhythm dance at the world figure skating championships on Friday to put themselves on track for gold.

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Mexico searches for missing Cuba aid boats

Mexico searches for missing Cuba aid boats

The Mexican Navy searched Friday for two sailboats that went missing while transporting humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba, a week after leaving Mexico with nine people aboard.

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Vingegaard takes Tour of Catalonia lead with stage five win

Vingegaard takes Tour of Catalonia lead with stage five win

Jonas Vingegaard powered to a solo victory on stage five of the Tour of Catalonia on Friday to move into the overall lead.

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Lebanon at risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe': UN

Lebanon at risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe': UN

Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over into a catastrophe, the United Nations refugee agency warned Friday.

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Russia labels 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' teacher a 'foreign agent'

Russia labels 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' teacher a 'foreign agent'

Russia declared the teacher and central protagonist of the Oscar-winning documentary "Mr Nobody Against Putin" a foreign agent on Friday, a label akin to being an enemy of the state.

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Belgian diplomat appeals to avoid trial over Congo leader's murder

Belgian diplomat appeals to avoid trial over Congo leader's murder

A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba has appealed the decision, his lawmaker said Friday.

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Whale filmed giving birth, with a little help from her friends

Whale filmed giving birth, with a little help from her friends

Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females worked together to support the mother and her newborn.

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