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What reduced life expectancy in US

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What reduced life expectancy in US

An American political activist says in many countries healthcare is a right, but in the US, it’s a commodity to be supplied by the government.

‘No Saudi game if Iran hosting opposed’

SPORTS

‘No Saudi game if Iran hosting opposed’

An Iraqi soccer official says his country’s soccer team would not play Saudis in Saudi Arabia if Riyadh refuses to play Iraq in Iran during World Cup qualifiers.

Iraqi MPs hold sit-in as crisis deepens

IRAQ

Iraqi MPs hold sit-in as crisis deepens

Dozens of Iraqi lawmakers have staged a sit-in inside parliament hall to protest alleged efforts by some parties to keep key government posts.

Turkish army shells northern Syria

SYRIA

Turkish army shells northern Syria

The Turkish army shells northern Syria, claiming to have targeted the positions of Daesh terrorist in the Arab country.

Israel steps up settlement expansion

PALESTINE

Israel steps up settlement expansion

Israeli rights group Peace Now says Israel stepped up construction of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank in the first quarter of 2016.