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Bethlehem, Palestine ▷▷▷
Travelers from around the world gather in the biblical city of Bethlehem to celebrate Chrismas. Christians believe the town is the birth place of Jesus.
10191
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Ebola, Zaire
Ebola is caused by six species of virus with four known to cause sickness in humans and each is named after the _____ of their outbreaks. The first known species was Zaire Ebola virus discovered in 1976 near Zaire's Ebola river.
7206
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Estonia
Estonia's president has asked opposition leader Kaja Kallas of the center-right Reform Party to form the next government. The move follows the resignation of the prime minister, who is facing a criminal investigation.
13538
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Ethiopia
Amhar, Oromo, Amharic, Addis Ababa, Awash, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ogadan, Somali, barley, teff, Tana
4110
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Hormuz ▷▷▷
Iranian media says Iranian forces have seized a South Korean-registered oil ship in the Straight of Hormuz. The country also said it would begin producing highly enriched uranium.
3433
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Imari Bay, Japan
armada, Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, defiant, Marco Polo, baron, Kyushu, brace, Imari
9998
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Iraq ▷▷▷
In Iraq thousands rally in Baghdad after a religious leader called for protests against the presence of US troops.
8773
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Japan ▷▷▷
And, Japan says it does not understand why it has been removed from South Korea's list of trusted trade partners.
3361
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Louisiana ▷▷▷
The _____ Purchase was basically a real estate deal. In 1803 the U.S. bought about 2 million square kilometers of land called "_____ Territory" from France.
10240
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Palestine ▷▷▷
Palestinians reject US President Donald Trump's Mideast peace plan released on Tuesday. The Isreali president calls the plan "a reason for hope".
8179
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Palestinian
Isreali forces kill two Palestinians in clashes in the West Bank and a third in Jerusalem after he opened fire at police, hours after Isreali soldiers were wounded in a car attack in Jerusalem.
7400
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Peru ▷▷▷
In Peru, police guard an area around the national legislature. On Monday President Martin Vizcarra dismissed Congress and called for new elections.
4215
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Pyongyang ▷▷▷
North Korea holds a military parade in Pyongyang that shows missiles designed to be launched from a submarine.
13661
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Santiago, Chile ▷▷▷
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Santiago, Chile Sunday as a vote nears on whether to change the country's constitution.
11045
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Seattle, Washington
autonomous, precinct, turmoil, confrontation, allegation, resignation, assault, Jenny Durkan, extortion, co-op, standoff, Kayleigh McEnany
5149
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Somalia ▷▷▷
Somalia says it is cutting diplomatic ties with Kenya, accusing the neighboring country of interfering in its political affairs.
11778
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Thailand ▷▷▷
In Thailand, pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok called for the end of Thailand's severe laws against criticizing the royal family.
10226
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Western Sahara ▷▷▷
The United States on Sunday started the process of establishing diplomatic offices in Western Sahara after recognizing Morocco's control of the devided country.
9991
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Yemen ▷▷▷
In Yemen, Prime Minister Maeen Abdumalik Saeed blames Shiite rebels and Iran for Wednesday's attack at the Aden airport which killed at least 25 people.
5289
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