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Newsline 27.02.2018 | 17:15 UTC
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Slain Slovak journalist was targeted by Italian mafia, says colleague
Jan Kuciak was killed just before publishing a report about ties between politicians and organized crime, a fellow reporter said. Kuciak is the second anti-corruption journalist murdered in the EU in the past six months.
Israel backtracks on plans that enraged Christian Churches in Jerusalem
Israel has suspended a plan to tax Church property in Jerusalem following a backlash. A separate land bill has also been suspended pending negotiations with Church leaders.
Egyptian singer jailed for insulting the Nile
An Egyptian pop singer has been sentenced to prison for suggesting that drinking from the Nile leads to a parasitic illness. It's the latest case against artists in the country.
Anti-Semitic incidents surge in US: report
Nearly 2,000 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded last year in the US, the Anti-Defamation League found. The Jewish organization said the figures "had been trending in the right direction ... and then something changed."
World
Escaping back to war: Somali refugees return from Yemen
When civil war broke out in Somalia, Ali Hassan Suufi and his wife fled to Yemen. But after the Yemeni Civil War began they returned to their home country, which had been ravaged by terror and poverty.
Environment
weather phenomena
Arctic warmer than much of Europe is a worrying sign of climate change
As frigid air sweeps across Europe, the Arctic itself is seeing an unprecedented warm spell. What's going on and does it relate to global warming?
Business
Trump lands new Air Force One deal with Boeing
The White House has announced a deal with US plane maker Boeing on a fixed-price contract to build future Air Force One planes after Donald Trump's criticism over hefty costs associated with the presidential aircraft.

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