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Belgian boy on track to become world's youngest university graduate

With an IQ of 145, 9-year-old Laurent Simons is on track to become the world's youngest university graduate when he completes a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering next month.

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New Zealand jury convicts man of murdering British backpacker

A jury in New Zealand convicted a 27-year old man on Friday of murdering a British woman backpacker, media reported, ending a case that has shocked the Pacific nation.

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US warships sail in disputed South China Sea, angering China

US Navy warships twice sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea in the past few days, the US military told Reuters on Thursday, at a time of heightened tension

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Egypt to send its first communication satellite into orbit on Friday

Egypt will launch its first communication satellite into orbit on Friday, a move it says will improve its communications infrastructure and internet services and attract investment.

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Sri Lanka's new leader appoints his PM brother as Finance Minister

Sri Lanka's newly-elected leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, the current Prime Minister, as the interim government's new finance minister,

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Handful of Hong Kong protesters surrender as university siege staggers on

At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered to police in the early hours of Friday, while others desperately searched for escape routes

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Nuclear agency presses Iran for answers on uranium traces

The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday urged Iran to explain the presence of uranium particles at an undeclared site, as a landmark deal aimed at curbing Tehran’s atomic activities threatens to collapse.

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Several students held during pro-JNU protest

Several students, including top members of RSS student wing ABVP and the DUSU, were detained after a scuffle between protesters and security personnel near the Parliament Street police station on Thursday during a march to the HRD Ministry to oppose the proposed JNU hostel fee hike.

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Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for bribery, fraud and breach of trust

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit "decided to file charges against the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for offences of receiving a bribe, fraud, and breach of trust," a ministry statement said.

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