Rescuers comb ruins in quake-hit Tibet, confirmed toll 126
BEIJING - Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people.

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Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by IS
NIMRUD (IRAQ) - A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments.

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Freewheeling Trump sets out territorial ambitions
PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump threatened military action to secure the Panama Canal and economic force against neighboring Canada, in a meandering press conference Tuesday a day after Congress certified his election victory.

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Key dates in the rise of the French far right
PARIS - Here is a short history of the French far-right National Front, whose historic leader and co-founder Jean-Marie Le Pen died on Tuesday aged 96.

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Trump says NATO members should raise defense spending to 5% of GDP
PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost their defense spending to five percent of GDP, underlining his long-standing claims that they are underpaying for US protection.

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Meta ending fact-checking programme in US
WASHINGTON - The social media giant Meta is slashing its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking programme, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump.

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