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Thousands of British students skip school to protest climate change

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Thousands of British students skip school to protest climate change

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of British youngsters skipped school Friday to demand government action to stop climate change.

France investigates Vatican envoy over abuse accusations

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France investigates Vatican envoy over abuse accusations

Branson organizes aid concert on Colombia-Venezuela border

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Branson organizes aid concert on Colombia-Venezuela border

Japan moves to recognize indigenous Ainu minority for first time

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Japan moves to recognize indigenous Ainu minority for first time

North Korea admitted Japanese citizen alive with family, report says

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North Korea admitted Japanese citizen alive with family, report says

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- North Korean authorities say a Japanese citizen possibly abducted to North Korea in 1978 is alive, according to a Japanese press report.

China closes Mount Everest Tibet route to tourists over trash pileup

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China closes Mount Everest Tibet route to tourists over trash pileup

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- China has closed the Tibetan entrance to Mount Everest indefinitely because of mounting garbage that's been left on the world's tallest mountain.

USS Blue Ridge visits South Korean port city ahead of summit

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USS Blue Ridge visits South Korean port city ahead of summit

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Seventh Fleet's flagship USS Blue Ridge arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Friday.

North Korea's Kim Chang Son arrives at Beijing airport

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North Korea's Kim Chang Son arrives at Beijing airport

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- North Korea negotiator Kim Chang Son arrived in Beijing late Friday en route to working-level talks with U.S. counterparts in Vietnam.

Pence honors Holocaust victims in visit to Auschwitz camp in Poland

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Pence honors Holocaust victims in visit to Auschwitz camp in Poland

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence joined Polish President Andrzej Duda Friday in a visit to the infamous Auschwitz death camp to pay tribute to Holocaust victims.

Total, Aramco to retail fuel in Saudi Arabia

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Total, Aramco to retail fuel in Saudi Arabia

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Total and Saudi Aramco will develop a network of retail fuel stations in Saudi Arabia as equal partners, Saudi Aramco said.

Spanish prime minister calls for April elections to break Parliament impasse

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Spanish prime minister calls for April elections to break Parliament impasse

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A budget standoff prompted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Friday to call for snap general elections in two months -- the third country's general election in four years.

U.N. campaign aims to raise $920M to help displaced Rohingya refugees

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U.N. campaign aims to raise $920M to help displaced Rohingya refugees

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A pair of United Nations aid agencies started a campaign Friday to raise nearly $1 billion to help more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

Eni reaches its highest ever production level

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Eni reaches its highest ever production level

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Eni reached its 2022 targets four years ahead by reaching a production level of 1.85 million barrels per day, thanks to increased African production.

USFK chief: American troop presence in Korea not related to end-of-war declaration

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USFK chief: American troop presence in Korea not related to end-of-war declaration

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams said Friday that the presence of American troops in South Korea is not related to an end-of-war declaration.

Brazil police raid crime-ridden areas as mob boss transferred

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Brazil police raid crime-ridden areas as mob boss transferred

Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A total of 326 people were arrested this week as Brazil police worked to prevent attacks related to the prison transfer of a criminal gang leader known as Marcola.

General Motors unveils new ARĪV electric bicycles

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General Motors unveils new ARĪV electric bicycles

Feb. 14 (UPI) -- General Motors, the largest automaker in the United States, on Thursday unveiled its new electric bicycle that will be released first in a few European markets.

Chinese woman faces deportation in Philippines after pudding toss

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Chinese woman faces deportation in Philippines after pudding toss

Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A Chinese woman who threw a pulpy soybean dessert at a Filipino police officer has been charged with assault.

Nearly all 2.5 million water wells in Brazil are illegal, study says

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Nearly all 2.5 million water wells in Brazil are illegal, study says

Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Brazilians are obtaining water every year that's not generating any monthly invoice through an estimated 2.5 million water wells, of which most are illegal.

Suicide bomber rams bus in Kashmir, kills at least 36 India troops

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Suicide bomber rams bus in Kashmir, kills at least 36 India troops

Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A suicide bomber attacked a security convoy in India Thursday in the Jammu and Kashmir region, killing at least 36 people, officials said.

Most South Korean women oppose criminalization of abortion

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Most South Korean women oppose criminalization of abortion

Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Eight out of 10 South Korean women who were surveyed in a government poll say abortion should not be criminalized.

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