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Lebanese rugby team appoints new head coach
The Lebanese Rugby League Federation has appointed a veteran Australian coach and former player as its new head in a bi…
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Cyclone leaves trail of destruction across Mozambique
Homes were destroyed and some areas were cut off and without power in Mozambique on Friday after Cyclone Kenneth made l…
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Anna Delvey: The trial of New York's fake heiress
A woman who pretended to be a wealthy heiress to swindle high society New York is convicted of multiple charges. from…
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Xi Jinping vows transparency over Belt and Road
China's massive infrastructure programme has been criticised for saddling recipient countries with debt. from BBC…
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Parliament 'ready to receive' 2019 budget: Berri
Speaker Nabih Berri has said Parliament is ready to receive the 2019 state budget, local media reported Friday. from …
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Learning With: ‘Pennsylvania Honors the Snot Otter. It’s Not Even the Strangest State Animal.’
By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2XKdpyu
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Myanmar pardons nearly 7,000 prisoners in second amnesty this month
Myanmar began releasing prisoners on Friday after the president announced he would pardon nearly 7,000 people in additi…
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Tourist wins Australia defamation case
Sam Oliver sued a TV network after being cleared of assaulting Australia's ex-Rugby Sevens captain. from BBC News…
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A Step Into the Unknown, With Virtual Reality
By JOSIE THADDEUS-JOHNS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2XGJbfK
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Sri Lanka bombings ringleader died in hotel attack, president says
An Islamist preacher said to have planned Sunday's bombings died in one of the attacks, Sri Lanka's president s…
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Algeria takes action against corruption, questions tycoons
Algerian authorities are embarking on a "Clean Hands" campaign aimed at rooting out corruption that has been …
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News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines
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Joe Biden’s Run Has Late Night Looking for a Fight
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Death toll lowered to 253, Sri Lanka braces for more attacks
Sri Lanka Thursday lowered the death toll from the Easter suicide bombings by nearly one-third, to 253, as authorities …
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Malaysian climber rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal
A rescue helicopter plucked a Malaysian climber from Mount Annapurna in west Nepal on Friday, where he was stranded for…
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Italy PM expected to force junior minister involved in graft scandal to resign: Di Maio
The leader of Italy's ruling 5-Star Movement expects Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to force a junior minister invol…
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North Korea signals shift in nuclear diplomacy; Kim's right-hand man sidelined
The demotion of Kim Yong Chol, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's point man for nuclear talks with the United States…
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New Zealand police red-faced as thief steals 11 guns from station
A burglar stole 11 guns from a police station in New Zealand, some of which were surrendered to authorities in the afte…
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Hamas shifts tactics in bitcoin fundraising, highlighting crypto risks: research
The armed wing of Hamas is using increasingly complex methods of raising funds via bitcoin, researchers say, highlighti…
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Sri Lankans urged to avoid mosques, churches amid fears of more attacks
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday police are looking for 140 people believed to have links with …
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North Korean leader warns of a return to tension, blames U.S. 'bad faith'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin peace and security on the Korean peninsula depend…
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Sri Lankan police looking for 140 with Islamic State links: president
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday police are looking for 140 people believed to have links with …
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UK's Prince William visits New Zealand mosques attacked by gunman, meets survivors
Extremist ideology must be defeated, Britain's Prince William said during a visit to a New Zealand mosque on Friday…
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Japan's Heisei imperial era: three generations look back, and ahead
(In this April 23 story, corrects date on which Heisei era began to Jan. 8.) from Reuters: World News https://reut…