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Middle EastHundreds mourn Hamas chief’s family killed in Israeli air strikeBy Orlando Crowcroft, Harriet Sherwood and Patrick Kingsley
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USProsecutor in Ferguson fatal shooting case accused of biasBy Chris Campbell, Rory Carroll and Dan Roberts
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HealthChief executive of Dublin Well Woman says no State aid to help low-income women travel for abortionsBy Erin McGuire
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Asia-PacificPakistani opposition leader Imran Khan says talks with government suspendedBy Mehreen Zahra-Malik and Katharine Houreld and in Islamabad
EuropeAnnexation of Crimea divides artist colony founded on toleranceBy Neil MacFarquhar, Koktebel and Crimea
USCharges decision in shooting of US teenager may take months, prosecutor warnsBy Rory Carroll and Chris McGreal and in Ferguson
EuropeFour McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow closed by Russia’s food safety agencyBy Polina Devitt and Alissa de Carbonnel and in Moscow
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