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• Mali's top diplomat demands UN peacekeepers leave the country after more than 10 years

  16-06-2023 21:02
  
  Mali’s top diplomat has demanded that U.N. peacekeepers who have been in the country for more than a decade leave immediately
  
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• US announces sanctions on Mexican migrant-trafficking gang

  16-06-2023 20:46
  
  The United States Treasury has announced sanctions on a Mexico-based migrant-trafficking gang that supplied asylum seekers with false papers to game the process
  
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• Japan raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world's lowest

  16-06-2023 20:38
  
  Japan’s parliament has raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world’s lowest, amid calls for greater protection of children and women
  
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• Serbia opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo policemen, ignoring US call for their release.

  16-06-2023 20:22
  
  Serbian prosecutors have opened legal proceedings against three Kosovo police officers arrested earlier this week, defying U.S. and other demands for their immediate and unconditional release
  
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• Gold’s Open Interest Has Collapsed But The Big Surprise Is Silver

  16-06-2023 20:21 via kingworldnews.com
  
  On the heels of the Fed pausing interest rate hikes, gold's Open Interest has collapsed but the big surprise is silver.
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• Losing hope of finding kids in plane crash, Indigenous searchers turned to a ritual: ayahuasca

  16-06-2023 20:16
  
  Indigenous men who were among search teams hoping to find four children aboard a plane that crashed in the Amazon jungle say one of their most sacred rituals played a role in rescue efforts
  
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• Pope Francis expresses concern and dismay over alleged abuse by priests in Bolivia

  16-06-2023 20:06
  
  Pope Francis has expressed concern — and dismay — over allegations of sexual abuse committed by priests in Bolivia
  
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• Former head of U.K. police watchdog group charged with raping a minor

  16-06-2023 19:31 via cbsnews.com
  
  The charges come amid a crisis in U.K. law enforcement, where a number of high-profile crimes by officers have eroded public confidence and sparked protests.
  
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• Reports that U.S., Iran are close to nuke deal are false, Blinken says

  16-06-2023 19:30 via i24news.tv
  
  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday rejected reports that Washington and Tehran were close to deals on limiting Iran's nuclear program and releasing US citizens detained in the country.
  "With regard to Iran, some of the reports that we've seen about an agreement on nuclear matters or, for that matter, on detainees, are simply not accurate and not true," Blinken said when asked about indirect talks via Oman.
  
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• Austin, Gallant talk Iran, Russia at meeting in Brussels

  16-06-2023 19:19 via jns.org
  
  U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on June 15 in Brussels “to discuss opportunities to expand military cooperation to counter regional threats,” per a U.S. Defense Department readout.
  The two leaders “discussed important developments in the U.S.-Israeli bilateral defense partnership, U.S. security assistance for Israel and efforts to increase partnership and interoperability,” according to Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a
  
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• Germany hands over 2 Indigenous masks to Colombia as it reappraises the past

  16-06-2023 19:18
  
  Germany has handed over to Colombia two masks made by the Indigenous Kogi people that had been in a Berlin museum’s collection for more than a century
  
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• Interpol issues notice for Lebanese man suspected of trafficking in looted antiquities

  16-06-2023 19:09
  
  Lebanese officials say Interpol has issued an international notice for a Lebanese man suspected of trafficking stolen antiquities, weeks after he was questioned in his native country
  
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• 'The Full Monty' returns 25 years on, with its politics laid bare

  16-06-2023 19:02
  
  The Sheffield strippers of “The Full Monty” return 25 years on, in a new TV series that wears its politics on its sleeve
  
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• Putin touts Russian economy as Western investors steer clear of St. Petersburg event

  16-06-2023 19:02
  
  President Vladimir Putin is touting Russia’s prospects at the country’s main international economic forum despite heavy international sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine
  
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• Saudi Arabia's top diplomat to visit Iran, latest in restoring diplomatic ties after 7-year rift

  16-06-2023 18:54
  
  Iran says Saudi Arabia's top diplomat is coming to visit Tehran, the latest step in the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two Mideast rivals
  
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• German archeologists find Bronze Age sword so well-preserved it 'almost shines'

  16-06-2023 18:53
  
  Officials say a bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it “almost still shines” has been unearthed in Germany
  
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• Valentino challenges masculine notions, opening Milan Fashion Week menswear previews

  16-06-2023 17:50
  
  The cries of adoring fans filled the air as stars like actor Jacob Elordi and Italian singer Elodie arrived for the Valentino show, which opened Milan Fashion Week menswear previews on Friday
  
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• Police charge suspect with 3 counts of murder in rampage that rocked English city of Nottingham

  16-06-2023 17:33
  
  Police have charged a 31-year-old man with three counts of murder in the knife and van attack that killed two university athletes and a school caretaker earlier this week in the English city of Nottingham
  
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• Canada Supreme Court upholds accord that sends some asylum-seekers back to US

  16-06-2023 17:10
  
  Canada’s Supreme Court upheld an immigration agreement between the United States and Canada that says asylum seekers must apply in the first country they arrive in
  
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• Exhibition by Chinese dissident artist opens in Warsaw despite pressure from China

  16-06-2023 17:02
  
  An exhibition by a provocative Chinese artist that criticizes the country's human rights record is opening at a Polish state-run contemporary art museum despite pressure from the Chinese embassy to cancel it
  
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• Archaeologists find buried mummy next to soccer field in Peru

  16-06-2023 16:57 via cbsnews.com
  
  Mummies and other pre-Hispanic remains have been found in unusual places in the city.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Spotify deal over after just one show

  16-06-2023 16:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  The couple's production company and the streaming giant have "mutually agreed" to end their exclusive partnership.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Spotify deal over after just one series

  16-06-2023 16:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  The couple's production company and the streaming giant have "mutually agreed" to end their exclusive partnership.
  
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• Berlusconi aides vow after his death to reinvigorate political party he created, fight his battles

  16-06-2023 16:47
  
  The top official in former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party has vowed to reinvigorate the political party created by the late media mogul
  
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• Islamic militants kill 7 farmers in northeast Nigeria, further threatening food supplies

  16-06-2023 16:46
  
  Local authorities in northeast Nigeria say Islamic extremist rebels have killed at least seven farmers
  
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• Mass-evacuations save lives as cyclone slams into India and Pakistan

  16-06-2023 16:41 via cbsnews.com
  
  Two people died in India before Cyclone Biparjoy actually made landfall, while in Pakistan, not a single death was reported.
  
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• On Ukraine-Russia trip, South African leader's delegation stuck at Polish airport over arms permits

  16-06-2023 15:50
  
  A delegation of security officials, diplomats and journalists accompanying South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on his peace mission to Ukraine and Russia was stranded in a separately chartered plane at Warsaw's airport for more than 24 hours
  
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• 26-year-old cyclist dies after crash during Tour de Suisse

  16-06-2023 15:45 via cbsnews.com
  
  Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder has died one day after crashing and falling down a ravine during a descent at the Tour de Suisse.
  
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• U.S. says Ukraine counteroffensive could be long, and at a "high cost"

  16-06-2023 15:38 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. and its allies backing Ukraine are shifting from "crisis mode to a campaign mode," with Washington warning there will be no "easy sprint to the finish line."
  
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• Police appeal for help as U.S. man held over fatal attack in Germany

  16-06-2023 15:22 via cbsnews.com
  
  Police said two tourists were hiking when they met a man who offered to show them a secret viewpoint, then pushed them down a steep slope.
  
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• China calls hacking report 'far-fetched' and accuses the US of targeting the cybersecurity industry

  16-06-2023 15:02
  
  China's government has rejected as “far-fetched and unprofessional” a report by a U.S. security firm that blamed Chinese-linked hackers for attacks on hundreds of public agencies, schools and other targets around the world
  
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• Pastors find a role ministering to young men swept up in El Salvador's crackdown on gangs

  16-06-2023 14:54
  
  Over the past 15 months, El Salvador’s security forces have jailed tens of thousands of people in a massive crackdown on the country’s notorious gangs
  
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• Czech lawmakers vote to tighten conflict of interest legislation in snub to former populist PM Babis

  16-06-2023 14:38
  
  Lawmakers in the lower house of the Czech Parliament have agreed to tighten the country’s conflict of interest legislation to ban politicians from owning media, in a direct snub to former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis
  
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• Virgin Galactic's commercial flights prepare for takeoff

  16-06-2023 14:37 via cbsnews.com
  
  "Private astronauts" can soon begin their short trips to space – for just short of half a million dollars. Here's when Virgin Galactic's commercial spaceflights are going to be ready for takeoff.
  
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• New Spider-Man film pulled from cinema programs in Arab world, possibly over transgender flag

  16-06-2023 14:31
  
  The new blockbuster movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” has been abruptly removed from cinema listings in more than a dozen Muslim-majority countries this week
  
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• American couple found dead in Mexico hotel, believed to have inhaled toxic substance

  16-06-2023 14:27 via cbsnews.com
  
  Officials in Mexico are investigating the deaths of an American couple. It is believed they inhaled a toxic substance. CBS News' Carter Evans reports.
  
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• Fighting rages near Bakhmut as Ukrainian counteroffensive presses on

  16-06-2023 14:25 via cbsnews.com
  
  The fiercest fighting of the war in Ukraine has centered around the city of Bakhmut and Ukraine's freshly launched counteroffensive is no exception. CBS News' Ian Lee takes a look at how artillery, ground troops and drone operators all play their part.
  
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• New dinosaur species with "spiked armor" identified on U.K. island

  16-06-2023 13:58 via cbsnews.com
  
  One scientist said the discovery would force a re-think on the variety of species that once inhabited the area, which today is a small island off England's coast known for Jurassic finds.
  
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• New species of dinosaur discovered on island known for its history of Jurassic discoveries.

  16-06-2023 13:26 via cbsnews.com
  
  One scientist said the discovery would force a re-think on the variety of species that once inhabited the area, which today is a small island off England's coast known for Jurassic finds.
  
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• New details emerge about U.S. couple found dead in Mexico hotel

  16-06-2023 12:41 via cbsnews.com
  
  Abby Lutz's family told CBS News that days before their deaths the couple was treated for what they thought was food poisoning
  
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• IAEA chief visits Russian-occupied Ukraine nuke plant after dam blast

  16-06-2023 12:14 via cbsnews.com
  
  "We will continue permanently monitoring the situation there in order to help prevent a nuclear accident," the IAEA chief said at the Zaporizhzhia plant.
  
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• 15 killed as bus carrying seniors collides with semi-trailer in Canada

  16-06-2023 11:35 via cbsnews.com
  
  Most of those killed were passengers on the bus, which was carrying residents of a senior center to a local casino.
  
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• Pope Francis out of hospital 9 days after abdominal surgery

  16-06-2023 09:42 via cbsnews.com
  
  His surgeon quipped that the 86-year-old pontiff was "better than before' the surgery. Francis smiled and waved as he left the hospital.
  
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• $4,821 Price Target For Gold And Look At This Collapse No One Is Talking About

  16-06-2023 03:56 via kingworldnews.com
  
  On the heels of the rally in gold, here is a $4,821 price target for gold and look at this collapse that no one is talking about.
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• American couple found dead in Mexico hotel room

  16-06-2023 01:46 via cbsnews.com
  
  A U.S. woman and her boyfriend were found dead in a hotel room in Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Wednesday, a few days after being treated for food poisoning, family members told CBS News.
  
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• Environmental activist shot to death in Honduras 6 months after activist brother slain

  16-06-2023 01:41
  
  An environmental activist has been reported killed by unidentified gunmen in northern Honduras six months after his younger brother and another activist were slain in a similar attack
  
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• U.S. man arrested in fatal attack on American tourists near German castle

  16-06-2023 01:35 via cbsnews.com
  
  A U.S. man has been arrested, accused of brutally assaulting two American women while they were hiking near the Neuschwanstein castle Wednesday in the German state of Bavaria. One of the women died. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
  
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