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Foreign media head to North Korea in sign nuclear shutdown will go ahead

BEIJING (Reuters) - A group of roughly two dozen journalists from Western and Chinese news organizations departed for North Korea on Tuesday to witness the closure of its nuclear test site, an indication that the shut-down will go ahead. Source: Reuters World News

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Cuba plane crash death toll rises to 111, Mexico suspends lease company

HAVANA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The death toll in one of Cuba's worst air disasters rose to 111 on Monday while Mexico suspended the operations of the Mexican company that had leased the 39-year old Boeing 737 to Cuba's flagship airline. Source: Reuters World News

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Venezuela's Maduro faces fresh sanctions after disputed re-election

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro faced growing international condemnation and possible fresh U.S. sanctions on Monday, after his re-election that critics denounced as a farce cementing autocracy in the crisis-stricken oil producer. Source: Reuters World News

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U.S. toughens stance on Iran, lists sweeping demands

WASHINGTON/ANKARA (Reuters) - The United States on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes -- from dropping its nuclear program to pulling out of the Syrian civil war -- or face severe economic sanctions as the Trump administration hardened its approach to Tehran. Source: Reuters World News

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Palestinian president to stay in hospital at least another night

RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, hospitalized three times in the last week, will remain in hospital at least one more night, a senior Palestinian official said on Monday, though little information was given about the veteran leader's condition. Source: Reuters World News

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Syria's army captures last insurgent area near Damascus

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army has restored control over all areas surrounding the capital Damascus for the first time since early in the seven-year-old war, after pushing Islamic State militants out of a south Damascus pocket, the military said. Source: Reuters World News

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