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A crew member, thought to be a stuntman, is seriously injured on the set of the latest Harry Potter film.

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The UN will launch an appeal for $613m to help people affected by Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, the body’s top official says.

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Afghanistan will delay holding presidential elections until Aug. 20 to give international forces more time to beef up security in the country, the head of the election commission said Thursday.

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Hundreds of thousands of French public and private sector workers begin a one-day strike, causing disruption to trains and flights.

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Many businesses are closed in Madagascar’s capital after an opposition call for it to be made a “ghost town”.

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A brewing winter storm proved enough on Thursday morning for officials in the St. John’s area to close schools, even before a flake of snow fell.

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The mining group Xstrata plans to raise £4.1bn ($5.9bn) in a discounted sale of new shares to cut its level of debt.

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The central bank of crisis-hit Iceland keeps its interest rate at an unchanged record high of 18%.

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NATO representatives and lawmakers from alliance nations will meet in Iceland Thursday to discuss security challenges that are likely to arise as the Arctic Circle thaws.div class=”feedflare”
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