Showing posts from May 5, 2018
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Japan bullfighting: Women allowed into 'pure' ring after ban lifted
A ban on women in the "purified" space is lifted in a bid to modernise the traditional sport. from BBC News…
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Iran's Rouhani criticizes ban on Telegram messaging app
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the ban imposed on popular messaging app Telegram by …
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2 ex-Malaysian ministers sacked for supporting opposition
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian official says the ruling party has sacked two powerful former ministers after…
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UK fugitive captured in Spain in joint operation
U.K. authorities say that one of Britain's most wanted fugitives has been captured in Spain. from The Daily Star …
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Russia detains Navalny supporters during anti-Putin rallies
Moscow, May 5, 2018 (AFP) - Russian police on Saturday detained several dozen supporters of opposition leader Alexei Na…
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Rohingya will be safe in areas 'designated' for them: Myanmar army chief
Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar will be safe as long as they stay in the model villages built for them, the cou…
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Lebanon's Nahr al-Kalb flows bright green: reports
At least one section of the Nahr al-Kalb river, which stretches across central Lebanon, appeared bright green Saturday …
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Strong quake jolts eastern Philippines, no damage reported
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake was detected off the eastern Philippines Saturday, but there were no immediate report…
BBC News - World
US Navy resurrects Second Fleet in Atlantic
The Second Fleet returns to its old base seven years after disbandment, in efforts to counter Russia. from BBC News -…
NYT
Who Strikes Fear Into Silicon Valley? Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s Antitrust Enforcer
By SARAH LYALL from NYT World https://ift.tt/2whhDVs
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Pelicans Take Down the Warriors in Game 3
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2HUJ4pt
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4 Dodgers Pitchers Combine for a No-Hitter Against the Padres
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2HQO2HU
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Albert Pujols Joins the 3,000-Hit Club
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2KFAjBw
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What’s on TV Saturday: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction and ‘Warrior’
By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2HSdDw0
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Dissecting Mueller’s Most Significant Questions
By ROBIN LINDSAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HSKchz
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The Biggest Stories in American Politics This Week
By EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2rmoHup
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Trump Is Said to Know of Stormy Daniels Payment Months Before He Denied It
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, MAGGIE HABERMAN, JIM RUTENBERG and MATT APUZZO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2jth6Xk
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2 F.B.I. Officials, Once Key Advisers to Comey, Leave the Bureau
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2KD1qx1
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Quotation of the Day: Upgrading Harlem River Bridges to Nourish Ties
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2weczB3
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N.F.L. Agrees to Meet Cheerleaders’ Lawyer, but Doesn’t Accept Settlement Proposal
By JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2jz27ed
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Matt Harvey Era Ends With No Easy Answers for What Went Wrong
By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2rn9EQS
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Yankees Win a Wild One Against the Indians After a Bullpen Meltdown
By DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2HP9ZXC
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‘Everyone You Know Someday Will Die’
By KATHLEEN O’BRIEN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2HPuKm7
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Cynthia Nixon’s Tax Return Shows $1.3 Million in Earnings
By JESSE McKINLEY from NYT N.Y. / Region https://ift.tt/2KDPRpi
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South Korea police foil anti-Pyongyang leaflet launch
South Korean police on Saturday prevented activists from launching anti-Pyongyang leaflets to North Korea, citing an ag…
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Pakistan army chief confirms death sentences for 11 Taliban
Pakistan's army chief has confirmed death sentences for 11 "hardcore terrorists" after military courts fo…
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Teenager raped, burned to death in India
Two men burned a teenager alive at her home in eastern India a day after raping her, police said Saturday, in the lates…
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China state media sees positives in trade talks with U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media struck an optimistic note on trade talks between Chinese and U.S. officials aft…
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Honduras regrets US move to end temporary protected status
President Juan Orlando Hernandez's government expressed regret over a U.S. move Friday to end temporary protected s…
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Rebels, Indian troops clash in Kashmir's main city; 1 killed
Residents in Kashmir say a vehicle belonging to Indian troops ran over and killed a man as protesters clashed with gove…
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BBC News - World
Kilauea: Fresh eruptions from Hawaii volcano
Lava is being thrown 30m (100ft) into the air from several new fissures, the authorities say. from BBC News - World h…
BBC News - World
North Korea changes its time zone to match South
Clocks moved forward 30 minutes to match the South in a step towards reunification, state media say. from BBC News - …
BBC News - World
Honduras migrants: Thousands to lose US protected status
The Trump administration's move means up to 57,000 Hondurans will have to leave the US by 2020. from BBC News - W…
BBC News - World
Nasa's InSight mission will target 'Marsquakes'
The InSight probe is due to launch this weekend to investigate the interior of the Red Planet. from BBC News - World …
BBC News - World
Trump disputes lawyer on Stormy Daniels
The president said Rudy Giuliani was a "great guy" who just needed to "get his facts straight". f…
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Air France-KLM boss quits as staff reject pay deal
The CEO says he is resigning after French staff at the strike-hit airline reject a pay deal. from BBC News - World ht…
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Korean Air: Masked staff protest against company family
Employees wear disguises to vent their anger against "abuses" by the company's controlling family. from…
BBC News - World
Trump: Knife crime left London hospital 'like a war zone'
The president speaks of "blood all over the floors" of a London hospital, miming a stabbing motion. from BB…
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Luyanda Ntshangase: South African footballer dies after lightning strike
Luyanda Ntshangase's death is the third tragedy to befall Maritzburg United in three years. from BBC News - World…
BBC News - World
Idaho State University faces fine for losing plutonium
Idaho State University faces a fine after misplacing a tiny amount of the weapons-grade material. from BBC News - Wor…
BBC News - World
Cowboys and Indians party 'not offensive'
The themed children's event could not be viewed as racist stereotyping, Dutch officials rule. from BBC News - Wor…
BBC News - World
Karl Marx statue from China divides Germans on anniversary
The town of Trier is due to unveil the controversial monument on Saturday, 200 years after his birth. from BBC News -…
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Hamoudi: the man who stood up to Islamic State group in Raqqa
Meet Hamoudi, kidnapped and tortured after standing up to Islamic State group in Raqqa. from BBC News - World https:/…
BBC News - World
Domestic violence: 'My dog defends me from my abuser'
Domestic violence is a big problem in Spain with almost four women killed by their partners every month. from BBC New…
BBC News - World
Trump: Knife blood on UK hospital floors
"They don't have guns," the president told the NRA. "They have knives and instead there's blood …
BBC News - World
Mount Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii
The eruption near a residential area has prompted a local state of emergency and evacuations. from BBC News - World h…
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German teens condemn 'unfair' English exam in petition
A key English exam included Brexit cartoons and Statue of Liberty symbolism. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2jq…
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A wedding bomb, a letter and an unlikely suspect
When a bomb killed a young groom, police were short of clues until the hunt led to an unlikely suspect. from BBC News…
BBC News - World
How VW tried to cover up the emissions scandal
Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal went to "very top" of the firm, allege US prosecutors. from BBC N…
BBC News - World
Malaysia's youth have power they won't use
Millennials are the largest voting bloc, but outdated laws and old-style politics means many feel powerless. from BBC…
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Pelicans power past Warriors, Rockets rout Jazz
The New Orleans Pelicans, energized by a return to their home court, dominated the reigning champion Golden State Warri…
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Iran president criticizes blocking of Telegram messaging app
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is criticizing the blocking of the popular Telegram messaging app in the Islamic Repub…
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China state media strikes positive note after trade talks with U.S.
Chinese state media struck an optimistic note on trade talks between Chinese and U.S. officials after U.S. President Do…
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Trump chides Giuliani to 'get his facts straight' on Stormy
President Donald Trump suggested Friday that Rudy Giuliani, the aggressive new face of his legal team, needed to "…
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Human Rights Watch asks Dubai's ruler about runaway daughter
Human Rights Watch is asking Dubai's ruling sheikh to reveal the whereabouts of his daughter after a French ex-spy …
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Swiss clinic slams Australia over scientist, 104, who wants to die
A member of a Swiss clinic set to help Australia's oldest scientist end his life has said it is an "atrocity&q…
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano jolts with lava, quakes and gas
Sputtering lava, strong earthquakes and toxic gas jolted the southern part of the Big Island of Hawaii as magma shifted…
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Qatar steps in to rescue Rosneft's troubled stake sale to China
Qatar is taking a nearly 19 percent stake in Rosneft, rescuing the Russian oil major from its stalled deal to sell a ma…
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Polling stations, local officials prepare for Lebanon vote
Polling station employees across Lebanon began distributing thousands of ballot boxes Saturday morning in preparation f…
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China's Xi free trader to world, champion of Marx at home
To the world, China's President Xi Jinping presents himself as a champion of free markets. from The Daily Star &g…
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NASA counts down to liftoff of Mars lander, InSight
NASA counted down Saturday to the long-awaited launch of its latest Mars lander, InSight, designed to perch on the surf…
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BLOM PMI in April shows private sector still sliding
Lebanon’s private sector performance continued to slide in April due to regional tension, according to BLOM PMI. from…
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Trump wants China to cut U.S. trade deficit by $200B by 2020
The Trump administration is demanding that Beijing reduce America’s massive trade deficit with China by $200 billion by…
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Record-low lira wrecking investment case for troubled Turkey
The Turkish central bank’s repeated failure to catch up with inflation has left the country’s assets at the bottom of t…
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Deutsche Bank to close office in Houston
Deutsche Bank plans to close its Houston office as part of a pullback from investment banking coverage of the U.S. oil …
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Candidates make last-ditch pitch hours before blackout
Top officials of major Lebanese parties made their last-ditch electoral speeches Friday, hours before the midnight medi…
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EU election observers deploy across Lebanon
A group of international observers from an EU mission tasked with monitoring upcoming elections deployed around Lebanon…
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Parties reportedly covering plane tickets for voters abroad
As political parties gear up for the May 6 parliamentary elections, there have been mounting reports of Lebanese nation…
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Lebanon’s first social media election
The upcoming parliamentary elections hold many firsts – a new electoral law, some 700,000 first-time voters, and a reco…
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Sidon’s echo on electoral silence day
Lebanon entered electoral silence when a media blackout came into effect at midnight Friday. from The Daily Star >…
Reuters: World News
Trump says date, place set for North Korea summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for a meeting with Nor…
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With an eye on Russia, U.S. Navy re-establishing its Second Fleet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Navy is re-establishing its Second Fleet, responsible for the northern Atlanti…
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Israeli troops fire shots, tear gas at Gaza protesters, 1,100 Palestinians hurt
GAZA BORDER (Reuters) - Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas at Palestinians who thronged the Gaza-Israel fron…
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Chemical weapons inspectors back from Syria's Douma: source
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Chemical weapons inspectors have returned from a mission to the Syrian town of Douma, where they …