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North Korea rejects Pompeo as an interlocutor in nuclear talks
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Several tornadoes leave at least eight dead in southern United States
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Successful first flight of the world’s largest aircraft: Stratolaunch
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Raúl Castro announces the arrival of new economic and social cuts in Cuba
In a recent speech before the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), General Raúl Castro, first secretary of the Communist Party (PCC), admitted that it is very probable that...
Cyclone bomb paralyzes U.S. Midwest
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