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“I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.”
― Khaled Hosseini

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@01Amellia09 @ChalkbeatIN The writer of this article seems full of hatered and biased opinion.

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Israeli PM and acting defense chief #BenjaminNetanyahu has praised the capabilities of his air force a day after IDF jets endangered two civilian flights while carrying out #Christmas Day strikes against ‘Iranian targets’ in Syria.

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Prominent human rights lawyer #WangQuanzhang on trial in closed court.

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#French judges have said that they will no longer look into the plane crash that killed former president of #Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994 "due to lack of evidence". Roughly 800,000 people were killed in violence against the Tutsi tribe.

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Initial protests against rising food prices have now turned into anti-government demonstrations. Many are calling for current leader Omar al-Bashir to step down as protests reach day six. #Sudan

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Astronaut Bill Anders took the photo while aboard the #Apollo8 on December 24, 1968. Anders captured the image of the Earth while he was orbiting the moon with Frank Borman and Jim Lovell on the second space mission by the Apollo space program.

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Libyan authorities confirmed that three people were killed in an attack on its foreign ministry in #Tripoli .

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The sole survivor of Indonesian pop band hit by #tsunami loses his wife. #Indonesia

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Outrage as #Denmark passes law making HANDSHAKE mandatory for naturalization.

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One person has been killed and one injured in a shootout at a popular tourist restaurant in the #Austrian capital’s historic center.

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An empty plane landed at the airport, marking the first landing since drones caused over 30 hours of disruption. Despite reopening, the airport is operating a limited service with disruptions. #GatwickDrones

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Memorial services are being held in #Scotland and the US for the 270 lives that were lost when a Pan Am passenger plane, bound for New York, exploded over the Scottish town of #Lockerbie on December 21, 1988. #PanAm103

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As part of the marketing for #Jordan Peele's next film, Us, golden scissors are being sent out to people along with a card inviting them to "Join the untethering." The deliveries have left others feeling the #FOMO .

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A newly-released report by Illinois #AttorneyGeneral Lisa Madigan says the #Catholic Church in the state withheld the names of at least 500 priests accused of sexual abuse of minors. Madigan concludes that the state's six dioceses "are incapable of investigating themselves."

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The #Scandinavian women were attacked in their tent during a trek through Morocco's Atlas Mountains. At least one person has been arrested over the deaths. In a statement, #Moroccan authorities said the suspect has connections with a terrorist group.

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The owner and Chairman of #FloraCraft announced at the company #Christmas party on Friday that he’ll be sharing nearly $4 million with full-time employees.

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Guard Quenton Nelson became the first Indianapolis Colts’ rookie offensive lineman since Chris Hinton in 1983 to be selected to the Pro Bowl, and he’s joined by tight end Eric Ebron. #COLTS

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Two #Chicago police officers were tragically struck and killed by a train while responding to reports of shots fired in the city’s far South Side.

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The German State Criminal Police (LKA) has reportedly taken over a probe of five police officers suspected of sharing extremist content. The case is linked to threatening letters allegedly sent to a lawyer of Turkish descent. #lka

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#Israeli Prime Minister #BenjaminNetanyahu has said that the country is developing “offensive missiles” cable of hitting anywhere across the region.