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  1. Independence movements in Scotland and Quebec are heading in different directions

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    As Scots contemplate becoming an independent country again — just seven years after deciding against it in a 2014 referendum — Quebec seems further away from independence than it has been for decades.

  2. Here's why people are protesting across Colombia

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    Thousands of Colombians have protested across the country against a government they feel has long ignored their needs, allowed corruption to run rampant and is so out of touch that it proposed tax increases during the coronavirus pandemic.

  3. At least 30 killed in bomb blast near girls' school in Afghan capital

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    A bomb exploded near a girls' school in a majority Shia district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old. The Taliban condemned the attack and denied any responsibility.

  4. Scottish National Party wins parliamentary election, plans 2nd referendum on independence

    Nicola Sturgeon posing for a photograph in Glasgow

    The Scottish National Party won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland's independence from the United Kindgom even though it failed by one seat to secure a majority.

  5. More than 200 Palestinians hurt in night of clashes in Jerusalem, medics say

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    A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem left more than 200 Palestinians wounded, medics said Saturday, as the city braced for even more violence after weeks of unrest.