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Dozens of people have protested in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, to call for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to step down.
The short-lived, rare protest began on Friday night near Tahir Square, the epicentre of the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Protesters shout slogans during a rare anti-government protest in
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Some of Bulgaria’s most senior politicians have blasted the surprise decision by the country’s highest court to grant parole to Australian man Jock Palfreeman.
The 32-year old spent 11 years of a 20-year sentence behind bars for fatally stabbing a Bulgarian student Andrei Monov in 2007, during a fight in
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Megastar Taylor Swift has bailed on her slated Melbourne Cup show, citing scheduling issues.
Swift had been set to perform two hits from her latest album Lover at the November 5 race but changes to her promo schedule in Asia have made that impossible, promoters say.
It comes after fierce
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A US-China trade deal appeared elusive after Chinese officials unexpectedly cancelled a visit to farms in Montana and Nebraska amid two days of ongoing talks in Washington.
Chinese officials were expected to visit US farmers next week as a goodwill gesture, but cancelled to return to China sooner than originally
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Youngsters and adults alike chanted slogans and waved placards in demonstrations that started in Asia and the Pacific, spread across Africa, Europe and Latin America, before culminating in the United States where Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg rallied.
Australia
Some of the first rallies were held in Sydney and Canberra.
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