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Egyptian president vows swift justice after car bomb kills country’s chief prosecutor
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Read MoreUnilever-owned Thai ice cream company apologizes for derogatory term in same-sex marriage post
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Read MoreUS says Kosovo war crimes trial at mercy of Russia after botched parliament vote
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