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Police search for three men who escaped from immigration holding centre in Quebec
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Bashar al-Assad flees to Russia to claim ‘humanitarian’ asylum after despot ousted from Syria
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30-foot New Jersey Buddha statue has become a spiritual home to many faiths
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