Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study
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Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study

The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United…
Erdogan heads to France seeking EU thaw
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Erdogan heads to France seeking EU thaw

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday visits Paris for talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, seeking to start the…
New protests in Iran after Rouhani calls for calm
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New protests in Iran after Rouhani calls for calm

New protests were held in Iran overnight, local media said Monday, despite President Hassan Rouhani calling for calm and vowing…
15 dead in suicide attack on Afghan funeral: officials
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15 dead in suicide attack on Afghan funeral: officials

A suicide attacker blew himself up at a funeral in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 15 mourners and…
Iran warns protesters will ‘pay the price’ as unrest turns deadly
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Iran warns protesters will ‘pay the price’ as unrest turns deadly

Iran warned on Sunday that protesters will “pay the price” after a third night of unrest saw mass demonstrations across…
Putin calls for ‘pragmatic cooperation’ in New Year wishes to Trump
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Putin calls for ‘pragmatic cooperation’ in New Year wishes to Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for “pragmatic cooperation” in his New Year wishes to US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin…
Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks
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Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks

Two Reuters journalists were remanded in custody for another fortnight by a Myanmar court on Wednesday, following their first public…
Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies
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Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies

Saudi Arabia brushed aside rulings from top clerics to host a big money chess tournament, but the gambit to improve…
Six killed in suicide attack near Afghan spy agency
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Six killed in suicide attack near Afghan spy agency

A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul on…
Zimbabwe’s ex-army chief Chiwenga named ruling party VP
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Zimbabwe’s ex-army chief Chiwenga named ruling party VP

Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday named the former army chief who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s…
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