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3 December 2018: Investigation of Deutsche Bank headquarters spills into second day
1 December 2018: Greek police arrest more than 60 people for gold smuggling
29 November 2018: Wikinews attends 2018 Bangalore ComicCon
29 November 2018: NASA’s InSight Lander makes it to Mars
26 November 2018: US National Climate Assessment warns of climate-related damages to economy, ecosystems, human health
22 November 2018: Airbnb announces intent to remove Israeli West Bank settlement property listings
14 November 2018: Israel and Palestinian militants agree to ceasefire after worse Gaza violence since 2014
13 November 2018: Merkel, Macron hold ceremonial meeting before 100th anniversary of World War I end
12 November 2018: Dozens of people killed in Mogadishu, Somalia car bombings near Sahafi Hotel
9 November 2018: Mass graves of thousands of ISIL victims found, UN reports

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Investigation of Deutsche Bank headquarters spills into second day Greek police arrest more than 60 people for gold smuggling Convicted double murderer executed by electric chair in Tennessee, US	Wikinews attends 2018 Bangalore ComicCon Syria’s National Museum re-opens after six years of civil war US rapper Mac Miller dies at home in Los Angeles	Dozens of people killed in Mogadishu, Somalia car bombings near Sahafi Hotel Storm causes building wall at Amazon.com warehouse to collapse Train derails near Xinma station in Yilan, Taiwan	Investigation of Deutsche Bank headquarters spills into second day Airbnb announces intent to remove Israeli West Bank settlement property listings Technology giant Microsoft completes acquisition of GitHub

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Algeria blocks internet across nation to prevent cheating in diploma exams Principal, teacher arrested for allegedly whipping two students late for school in Ayetoro, Nigeria India: Jammu and Kashmir government orders private tuitions to shut down for 90 days	US National Climate Assessment warns of climate-related damages to economy, ecosystems, human health UN Report on Global Warming calls for rapid ‘unprecedented’ changes globally to limit planetary warming to 1.5 degree C Brisbane, Australia Magistrates Court charges two cotton farmers with $20m fraud	Ross Edgley swims around Great Britain for first time in history Hawaii’s K?lauea volcano releases ash plumes to 30,000 feet, prompting aviation alerts Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai	US rapper Mac Miller dies at home in Los Angeles Singer Aretha Franklin, ‘queen of soul’, dies aged 76 Hindi poet and songwriter Gopal Das Neeraj dies, aged 93

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US National Climate Assessment warns of climate-related damages to economy, ecosystems, human health Airbnb announces intent to remove Israeli West Bank settlement property listings Israel and Palestinian militants agree to ceasefire after worse Gaza violence since 2014	User:Robertinventor/very trimmed article NASA’s InSight Lander makes it to Mars US National Climate Assessment warns of climate-related damages to economy, ecosystems, human health	Ross Edgley swims around Great Britain for first time in history Real Madrid agrees with Chelsea FC to sign goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois Football: Manchester City beats Chelsea 2-0 to win English Community Shield	Airborne sedan smashes into dental office in Santa Ana, California, US Wikinews interviews producer of horror film ‘6:66PM’ India Supreme Court overrules High Court: rivers Yamuna, Ganga no longer living entities

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Dozens of people killed in Mogadishu, Somalia car bombings near Sahafi Hotel After signing peace declarations, Eritrea reopens embassy in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa Football: Manchester City signs Riyad Mahrez from Leicester	Wikinews attends 2018 Bangalore ComicCon Mass graves of thousands of ISIL victims found, UN reports Pakistan Supreme Court acquits Asia Bibi from blasphemy charges after eight years of confinement	Airplane crashes into ocean in Micronesia Brisbane, Australia Magistrates Court charges two cotton farmers with $20m fraud New South Wales, Australia government says entire state in winter 2018 drought	Fifteen states sue United States President Donald Trump for cancelling program for undocumented immigrant minors Gunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres Guatemalan Supreme Court approves impeachment of President Molina

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Greek police arrest more than 60 people for gold smuggling Merkel, Macron hold ceremonial meeting before 100th anniversary of World War I end Ross Edgley swims around Great Britain for first time in history	Airbnb announces intent to remove Israeli West Bank settlement property listings Israel and Palestinian militants agree to ceasefire after worse Gaza violence since 2014 Mass graves of thousands of ISIL victims found, UN reports	NASA’s InSight Lander makes it to Mars US National Climate Assessment warns of climate-related damages to economy, ecosystems, human health Storm causes building wall at Amazon.com warehouse to collapse	FC Barcelona signs Chilean footballer Arturo Vidal from Bayern US astronomers announce discovering ten tiny Jovian satellites FIFA World Cup 2018 quarterfinals: France, Belgium beat Uruguay, Brazil

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