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From drugs to flowers: Colombia's Valentine's Day rose boom

Flowers were supposed to be substitution crops for coca. The flower industry is booming but so is coca production.

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China: Millions of people quarantined to check coronavirus spread

The Chinese city of Wuhan has been under lockdown for three weeks since it was identified as the source of the outbreak.

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Protests force Canadian Railway to close its eastern network

Protests against a planned pipeline have forced the closure of the third-largest rail network in North America.

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Ethiopia parliamentary election: Poll announced for August 29

Key election will be a first test of voter support for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who took office in 2018.

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Far-right suspects in Germany planned to attack Muslims, refugees

Arrested men set up armed 'terror organisation' with the aim of creating an atmosphere of fear, prosecutors say.

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Zambia deploys troops to quell gas attacks by criminal gangs

The attackers spray a gas that makes their targets dizzy, according to local media reports.

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