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Iran
World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

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Iran’s remaining partners in the 2015 nuclear deal vowed Friday to keep the energy exporter plugged into the global economy

Pakistan
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

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Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a corruption court in Islamabad Friday

Green Energy
Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

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Six sovereign wealth funds including four Gulf states have pledged to boost efforts to fight climate change

Israel/ Palestine
Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village

Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village

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Scuffles broke out on Wednesday between Israeli authorities and protesters who feared preparations were underway to raze a Bedouin village

Health
Burning Fossil fuels Even Causes Diabetes!  Air Pollution and Blood Glucose

Burning Fossil fuels Even Causes Diabetes! Air Pollution and Blood Glucose

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Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study

Syria
Regime reclaims more ground in south Syria: monitor

Regime reclaims more ground in south Syria: monitor

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A string of rebel-held locations in southern Syria passed into regime control Sunday

France
France Charges 10 White Nationalist Terrorists in Plot to Blow up Muslims

France Charges 10 White Nationalist Terrorists in Plot to Blow up Muslims

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French authorities have charged 10 suspected far-right extremists in connection with an alleged plot to attack Muslims

Climate Change
Netherlands Proposes going 100% Green by 2050

Netherlands Proposes going 100% Green by 2050

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The Dutch legislation aims to slash greenhouse gas emissions to near zero

Iran
Trump Admin. Tries to Strong-Arm World into Halting Iranian Oil Imports by Nov. 4

Trump Admin. Tries to Strong-Arm World into Halting Iranian Oil Imports by Nov. 4

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The United States warned Tuesday that countries around the world must stop buying Iranian oil before November 4 or face renewed sanctions

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