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Dozens Dead in IS Clashes in Sinai
IS attacks in Sinai, the US and Cuba plan embassy reopening, Mexico circus animal ban.
Egypt says at least a-hundred people have died in clashes between Islamic State affiliated militants and government forces in the Sinai Peninsula.
Eurozone Finance Ministers say they won't discuss a new bail out plan for Greece until after Sunday's referendum. Athens says that's blackmail.
The US and Cuba agree to reopen their embassies more than 50 years after they were closed.
And Mexico decides to ban animal acts in circuses.
(Photo: IS militants unleashed a series of attacks, including car bombings, on Wednesday. Credit: AP)
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