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French taxi drivers declare war on Uber car service
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Russia ‘playing with fire’ with nuclear saber-rattling: Pentagon
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Rights groups blast U.N. Security Council response to Syria killings
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Hezbollah sabotaged the deal to free the Lebanese hostages, report
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Aoun trying to get Bassil elected as FPM chief
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Vatican rejects “chosen people” claim, calls on Israel to end “occupation”
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Iran bullies region, broadens influence outside the Gulf
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Islamic State seizes parts of Syrian city Hasaka
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Journalists face ‘unprecedented’ threats in Egypt, CPJ
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Syria edges towards partition