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The victory of Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has battered the country's leftist Workers Party, which is now looking for a way to rebuild. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PvcT6X

British citizens already living in Norway and Norwegian citizens living in Britain will have the right to remain residents, even in case of a no-deal Brexit, the prime ministers of Britain and Norway said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OgpPc7

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Iraq's Shi'ite militias said on Wednesday that they had killed two Islamic State commanders who ordered an attack last week on U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces along the Iraq-Syria border. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ESHMhz

Jin Yong's fantasy novels of martial arts heroes and legends sold millions around the world. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2qikQyc

A 17-year-old died after taking explosives to a federal security office in Arkhangelsk, officials say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OfcDnZ

A Russian-language teacher is a YouTube star for calling out TV grammar errors from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SyxFkY

Penis fillers, designed to increase the organ's girth, have gained in popularity, cosmetic surgery groups say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Q4mcb7

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday freed a Christian woman from a death sentence for blasphemy against Islam and overturned her conviction, sparking angry protests and death threats from an ultra-religious party and cheers from human rights advocates. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ADue5i

Iran has no fear about new U.S. sanctions due to take effect in coming days, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was quoted as saying on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ESGRh7

A slim majority of Germans would like the Social Democrats (SPD), junior partners in Angela Merkel's coalition, to leave the government, with only the supporters of the chancellor's own conservatives keen for them to stay, a poll showed. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RrHe3L

A senior member of the Scottish National Party has questioned his party's backing for a second vote on European Union membership, arguing that it could undermine its Scottish independence goal. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Pvb2z1

A decision on Monday by Mexico's next president to scrap a partly built $13 billion Mexico City airport has raised questions about the feasibility of his alternative plan, and consequences of the change. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zh3VjL

Russia's Investigative Committee said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into suspected terrorism after an explosion at a Federal Security Service (FSB) office in northern Russia, state news agency RIA reported. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CTwdUY

Japan's resurgent nuclear industry will miss a government target of providing at least a fifth of the country's electricity by 2030, a Reuters analysis shows. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zgUfpr

A Vietnamese cybersecurity law that global technology companies and rights groups have warned could undermine development and stifle innovation, will protect the country from increasing cyber threats, the security ministry has said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2qk6nlp

Philippine rescuers worked with bare hands and shovels to try to free 23 people trapped under earth and rubble on Wednesday, after Typhoon Yutu dumped heavy rains on the northern mountainous region, triggering floods and deadly landslides. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ENUXAm