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dateline: 24 January 2018:
German Nurse Charged with 97 More Murders
dateline: 17 January 2018:
Hawaii Panics During False Missile Alert
dateline: 10 January 2018:
North and South Korea Meet in DMZ
dateline: 03 January 2018:
China Bans Import of Plastic Waste
dateline: 27 December 2017:
Western Wall May Get “Trump” Train Station
dateline: 20 December 2017:
“Snowbaby” Born after 24 Years
dateline: 13 December 2017:
Dictionary Chooses “Feminism” as 2017 Word of the Year
dateline: 06 December 2017:
IOC Bans Russia from 2018 Olympic Games
dateline: 29 November 2017:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Announce Engagement
dateline: 22 November 2017:
Zimbabwe President Resigns After 37 Years
dateline: 16 November 2017:
15,000 Scientists Issue ‘Warning to Humanity’
dateline: 08 November 2017:
Pope Criticizes Mobile Phone Use
dateline: 01 November 2017:
Millions Close to Starvation in Congo
dateline: 25 October 2017:
Chinese University Uses Facial Recognition for Attendance
dateline: 18 October 2017:
Rohingya Muslims Continue To Flee Myanmar
dateline: 11 October 2017:
Worst US Mass Shooting Puzzles Investigators
dateline: 04 October 2017:
Catalan Voters Seek Independence from Spain
dateline: 27 September 2017:
Saudi Women Granted Right to Drive
dateline: 20 September 2017:
Cyclist Makes it Around the World in 78 Days
dateline: 13 September 2017:
Hurricane Irma Batters Caribbean Islands
dateline: 06 September 2017:
Banned Drinker Register Commences in Australia’s Northern Territory
dateline: 30 August 2017:
Hurricane Harvey Devastates Texas
dateline: 23 August 2017:
Turkey Dropping Evolution From Curriculum
dateline: 16 August 2017:
Chinese Man Says Thank You With 5,000 Bowls Of Noodles
dateline: 09 August 2017:
Teenage Migrants Drowned By Smuggler
dateline: 02 August 2017:
Dozens Rescued in Germany After Cable Car Accident
dateline: 26 July 2017:
British Parents Give Up Legal Battle to Move Baby Charlie
dateline: 19 July 2017:
Canal Swimming Pools Open in Paris
dateline: 12 July 2017:
Massive Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf
dateline: 05 July 2017:
North Korea Tests Intercontinental Missile
dateline: 28 June 2017:
Drug Addiction in Iran Has Doubled
dateline: 21 June 2017:
UN Reports Record Number of Displaced People
dateline: 14 June 2017:
12 Die in London Apartment Fire
dateline: 07 June 2017:
Trump Pulls Out of Paris Agreement
dateline: 31 May 2017:
Great White Shark Jumps Onto Fishing Boat
dateline: 24 May 2017:
22 Killed at Ariana Grande Concert in Manchester
dateline: 17 May 2017:
Japan’s Imperial Family Continues to Shrink
dateline: 10 May 2017:
Venezuela Releases Data on Health Crisis
dateline: 03 May 2017:
Turkey Blocks Wikipedia
dateline: 26 April 2017:
Beer Yoga Is a New Fitness Trend
dateline: 19 April 2017:
Coral Reef Bleaching Alarms Scientists
dateline: 12 April 2017:
Passenger Forcibly Removed from Overbooked Flight
dateline: 05 April 2017:
NHL Won’t Participate in 2018 Olympics
dateline: 29 March 2017:
UK Officially Triggers Brexit
dateline: 22 March 2017:
Sesame Street Introduces Muppet with Autism
dateline: 15 March 2017:
Disney Refuses to Censor Beauty and the Beast
dateline: 08 March 2017:
International Women’s Day Inspires Labour Strike
dateline: 01 March 2017:
Oscars Has Most Embarrassing Moment
dateline: 22 February 2017:
7 Earth-Sized Planets Discovered
dateline: 08 February 2017:
Day Care Tells Parents To Get Off Their Phones