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Myanmar minister says conditions in Rohingya refugee camps "very poor" |
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By Shoon Naing
YANGON | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| A Myanmar minister expressed concerns on Thursday about "very poor conditions" in Rohingya refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, and said repatriation of the Muslim minority should start as soon as possible due to the coming monsoon season.
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Ahead of Malaysian polls, bots flood Twitter with pro-government messages |
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By A. Ananthalakshmi
KUALA LUMPUR | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Just weeks before Malaysia goes to the polls, automated accounts known as bots are flooding Twitter with tens of thousands of pro-government and anti-opposition messages, according to a review of the tweets by Reuters and a U.S. digital media research ins ... read.. |
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Erdogan's shock election call brings cherished powers within reach |
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By Dominic Evans and David Dolan
ISTANBUL | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Tayyip Erdogan's shock announcement of snap elections in June has caught Turkey's troubled opposition off guard and brought him within reach of his cherished goal, a powerful presidency with sweeping executive powers.
The elections will finally trigger T ... read.. |
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Swedish Academy admits names of Nobel prizewinners were leaked |
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STOCKHOLM | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| The Swedish Academy, which picks the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, acknowledged on Friday that names of some previous prize winners had been leaked in advance and it pledged to redraw the ancient rules governing how it functions.
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Modi arrives in Germany |
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Berlin | Friday, 2018 11:15:04 PM IST |
| Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here from Britain here on Friday on the third and last leg of his three-nation tour of Europe. ... read.. |
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Iraq resumes payments of Gulf War reparations to Kuwait |
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GENEVA/BAGHDAD | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Iraq resumed paying Kuwait compensation on Friday for the destruction of Kuwaiti oil fields and facilities during the 1990-91 Gulf War, the United Nations said in Geneva in a prepared statement.
The payment had been suspended since October 2014 because o ... read.. |
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New Zealand PM wears Maori cloak to Buckingham Palace |
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London | Friday, 2018 9:15:05 PM IST |
| New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has created a sartorial stir by donning a traditional Maori coat to meet British Queen Elizabeth II during this week's Commonwealth heads of government meeting. ... read.. |
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Iran vows to retaliate if US withdraws nuke deal |
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Tehran | Friday, 2018 8:45:04 PM IST |
| Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that Tehran has a variety of countermeasures if Washington decides to pull out of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal. ... read.. |
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Charles to head Commonwealth |
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London | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Commonwealth leaders on Friday agreed that Prince Charles will become the next head of the organisation after Queen Elizabeth II, reports here said.
The role is not hereditary, but the Queen, who turns 92 on Saturday, used the Commonwealth heads of govern ... read.. |
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Turkish parliament approves holding snap elections on June 24 |
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ANKARA | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Turkey's parliament approved on Friday a proposal to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24, more than a year ahead of schedule, after President Tayyip Erdogan said they should be held early.
Parliamentarians from the opposition pro-Kur ... read.. |
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Putin ready to meet Trump: Russia |
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Moscow | Friday, 2018 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump following an invitation by the latter, but Moscow is waiting for a detailed proposal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Alabama executes 83-year-old serial bomber |
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Washington | Friday, 2018 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Authorities in the US state of Alabama have executed an 83-year-old man found guilty of murdering a judge and a lawyer with bomb attacks in 1989. ... read.. |
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Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in fourth week of protests |
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians and wounded 12 in renewed unrest on the Gaza-Israel border on Friday as a series of protests in the enclave reached its half-way mark.
Some Palestinians brought wire-cutters to cut through the border fence. As th ... read.. |
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Students to walk out across United States in call for gun reform |
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By Keith Coffman
LITTLETON | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Thousands of students across the United States will mark the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School on Friday by walking out of classes, in a show of unity intended to put pressure on politicians to enact tighter gun restrictions.
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Kyrgyzstan's parliament names new prime minister |
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BISHKEK | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Kyrgyzstan's parliament named Mukhammedkaliy Abylgaziyev prime minister on Friday after his nomination by the Social Democratic party which leads the ruling coalition.
Abylgaziyev, previously chief of staff in President Sooronbai Jeenbekov's office, repla ... read.. |
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Italy's Berlusconi turns on 5-Star, urges government deal with left |
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By Crispian Balmer
ROME | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi branded the 5-Star Movement a danger for Italy on Friday, killing off any lingering chance of a coalition tie-up between his rightist bloc and the anti-establishment party.
Berlusconi and his allies, including the f ... read.. |
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German police defuse WW2 bomb after evacuating central Berlin |
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BERLIN | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Bomb disposal experts defused a World War Two bomb in Berlin on Friday after evacuating an area in the heart of Berlin including the central train station, a hospital and the Economy Ministry.
The 500-kg British bomb was discovered during building work th ... read.. |
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Facebook's damage limitation drive hits trouble in Germany |
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By Hans-Edzard Busemann and Douglas Busvine
BERLIN/FRANKFURT | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Facebook's attempt to limit fallout from a massive data breach hit trouble in Germany on Friday as a privacy watchdog opened a case against the social network and politicians accused its bosses of evasion.
The social network has been at the centre of cont ... read.. |
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Congo Republic says agrees deal with IMF - statement |
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ABIDJAN | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Congo Republic said on Friday it had negotiated an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support its debt-crippled economy.
Like other Central African oil producing countries, Congo has been hit by low crude prices. While several neighbo ... read.. |
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Illegal gold miners invade Grace Mugabe's farm amid legal dispute |
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By Philemon Bulawayo
MAZOWE | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| A farm owned by Robert Mugabe's wife Grace is at the centre of a legal dispute after hundreds of illegal gold miners invaded parts of the property and started mining gold.
A Reuters photographer saw hundreds of illegal miners digging for gold at the Smit ... read.. |
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Porsche's head of powertrain development arrested, source says |
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HAMBURG | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| German police arrested the head of powertrain development at Volkswagen's Porsche business and are holding him on remand because he is considered a flight risk, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
The arrest of Joerg Kerner was related to on ... read.. |
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Ships don't want to stop at Chinese run Hambantota |
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Colombo [Sri Lanka] | April 20, 2018 12:01:13 AM IST |
| The Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka in which China has a 70 percent stake, is being seen by shipping analysts and other experts as a virtual white elephant because most ships passing through the Indian Ocean don't stop to unload their cargo. ... read.. |
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Trump won't attend Barbara Bush's funeral |
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Washington | Friday, 2018 6:15:05 PM IST |
| US President Donald Trump will not attend Saturday's funeral service for former First Lady Barbara Bush to "avoid disruptions" and out of respect for her family as well as friends, the White House has said. ... read.. |
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4 Saudi officers shot dead |
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia] | April 20, 2018 12:01:13 AM IST |
| At least four Saudi officers have been shot dead and four others have been wounded in an attack on a police check point in Saudi Arabia's Asir province. ... read.. |
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Pak Police arrests three Chinese |
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Islamabad [Pakistan] | April 20, 2018 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Islamabad Police and Airport Security Force (ASF) officials have confirmed the arrest of three Chinese for filming the recently constructed Islamabad Airport with the help of a drone. ... read.. |
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Kimono set to represent 196 nations at Tokyo Games |
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Tokyo | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| A project is under way to create kimono illustrating the culture of each of 196 countries including Japan, aiming to showcase them at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, a Jiji Press report has said.
A long-sleeved kimono with an obi belt, representi ... read.. |
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Trump slams OPEC, says will not accept high oil prices |
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WASHINGTON | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday criticized OPEC for rising oil prices that he said were being artificially raised and would not be accepted, as oil prices appeared set for a second consecutive week of gains.
"Looks like OPEC is at it again. With rec ... read.. |
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Britain wants Zimbabwe back in the Commonwealth |
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By William James
LONDON | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Britain said on Friday it would strongly support Zimbabwe's re-entry to the Commonwealth and praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for impressive progress since Robert Mugabe was toppled in a military coup.
Zimbabwe left the Commonwealth network of 53 most ... read.. |
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UK apologises for torn India flag in anti-Modi protests |
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London | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| The UK has apologised after the Indian flag in London's Parliament Square was torn down amid protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.
"While people have the right to hold peaceful protests, we are disappointed with the action taken by a smal ... read.. |
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Miguel Diaz-Canel elected Cuba's new President, promises continuity |
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Havana | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| The Cuban Parliament has elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as the country's new president for a term of five years. He replaces Raul Castro who concluded two consecutive terms in office.
The 1960 born Diaz-Canel, an electronics engineer and management post gradua ... read.. |
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Kathmandu airport closed after jet skids off runway |
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Kathmandu | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Kathmandu airport was closed Friday after a Malaysian jet with 139 people on board aborted its takeoff and skidded off the runway, officials said.
Nobody was hurt in the incident but incoming flights to the Nepali capital were diverted while authorities t ... read.. |
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China challenges Aus warships in South China Sea |
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Canberra | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has asserted the right of the Australian navy to travel the South China Sea, after local media reported three Australian warships were challenged by the Chinese navy earlier this month.
As the three vessels trave ... read.. |
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Nawaz wants to spend more time with ailing wife |
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London | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Deposed Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has expressed the desire to spend more time with his wife, Kulsoom Nawaz, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment here.
Talking to the Dunya News in London on Thursday, Nawaz Sharif said that his wife ... read.. |
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Bulgaria 14th Euro-country to join eHealth coop for data sharing |
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Brussels | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Bulgaria has become the 14th country to sign the European Declaration on linking genomic databases across borders that will improve understanding and prevention of disease, allowing for more personalised treatments, in particular for rare diseases, cancer ... read.. |
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Latest agri-food trade figures: positive trade balance for EU |
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Brussels | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| The latest monthly trade report shows that the EU trade balance in February 2018 for agri-food products increased to a surplus of 1.7-billion, compared to a surplus of 1.3-billion in February last year.
The report, published on Thursday, says the h ... read.. |
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Breakthrough discovery in cancer research funded by EU |
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Brussels | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Researchers at the Universit libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have taken a big leap forward in cancer research.
According to an European Commission press release here on Thursday, the research team le ... read.. |
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EC proposes signature and conclusion of Japan, Singapore agreements |
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Strasbourg | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| The European Commission has presented the outcome of negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan and the trade and investment agreements with Singapore to the European Council.
The outcome of negotiations was presented on Wednesday.
Th ... read.. |
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UN rights experts urge Iran to annul death sentence against prisoner |
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United Nations | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| A group of United Nations human rights experts have called on Iran to annul the death sentence against a prisoner citing serious concerns that he was tortured in detention and did not receive a fair trial.
In a news release on Wednesday, the experts said ... read.. |
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Mosquito-packed drones ready to join fight against Zika |
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United Nations | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs, a United Nations agency has said after a successful test releasing sterile mosquitos from aerial drones as part of efforts to suppress the insect that spreads Zika and other ... read.. |
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UN pays tribute to 140 fallen staff members from 42 nations |
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United Nations | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Were it not for the sacrifices of United Nations peacekeepers, humanitarians and other personnel, the people who needed urgent support in the most difficult and dangerous environments would have experienced greater suffering, the top UN official has said ... read.. |
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UN Mission chief calls Colombia's elections clear step forward |
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United Nations | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| In a milestone exercise that "transited the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) from weapons to politics," last month's congressional elections drew millions of Colombians to the polls amid a trend towards a reduction of electoral violence, t ... read.. |
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UN Ombudsperson solves problems in 'cloak of confidentiality' |
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United Nations | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Sometimes sparks can fly in the crossroads between creativity and conflict.
For this reason, the United Nations has an Ombudsperson, who helps guide friction into productive solutions. "When talented and diverse groups function together they produce rich ... read.. |
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"Exorcist" director Friedkin films the real thing in documentary |
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By Philip Pullella
ROME | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| William Friedkin, director of the 1973 classic film "The Exorcist", is dealing with the devil again but don't expect more twisting heads, levitating beds or spurts of green vomit.
That was fiction. This time, it's the real thing with no special effects bu ... read.. |
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Kremlin: U.S. is making it hard for Aeroflot crews to get visas |
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MOSCOW | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| The Kremlin said on Friday that the United States was deliberately making it difficult for Aeroflot crews to obtain U.S. visas and that it was concerned by the situation.
"This is a deliberate creation of difficulties that lies fully and squarely on the c ... read.. |
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Three defense witnesses to testify in Cosby sex assault retrial |
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By David DeKok
NORRISTOWN | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Three witnesses are expected to testify on Friday for the defense in the trial against comedian Bill Cosby, who is accused of drugging and sexual assaulting a former friend more than a decade ago.
Andrea Constand, 45, contends the former star of "The Cosb ... read.. |
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Philippines decries European Parliament's 'interference' |
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By Enrico Dela Cruz
MANILA | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| The Philippines has denounced what it called interference in its internal affairs by the European Parliament, which urged the Southeast Asian country to end "extrajudicial killings" and halt plans to bring back the death penalty.
Philippine police have ki ... read.. |
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Seoul, Pyongyang set up direct Moon-Kim hotline |
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Seoul | Friday, 2018 4:15:04 PM IST |
| Seoul and Pyongyang on Friday set up a telephone line between their leaders, enabling direct dialogue between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who are also set to meet in person next week. ... read.. |
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CW Summit: Queen hopes Prince Charles will succeed her |
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London | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| The Queen has appealed to Commonwealth leaders to appoint her son, Prince Charles, to succeed her as their head, according to a BBC News report.
She said it was her "sincere wish" that Prince Charles takes over "one day", as she opened the Commonwealth He ... read.. |
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SA Prez leaves Commonwealth summit to deal with protests |
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London | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his attendance at the Commonwealth summit here to deal with violent protests at home, according to a BBC News report on Friday.
Clashes have taken place in North West province where protesters are dema ... read.. |
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Cliff privacy case: BBC reporter praised for breaking raid story |
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London | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| A leading BBC executive praised the reporter who broke the news of a police raid on Sir Cliff Richard's house.
Fran Unsworth, who this year became the BBC's director of news and current affairs, sent the message to the reporter Dan Johnson after the broad ... read.. |
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Comey memos detailing conversations of Trump meetings published |
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Washington | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Detailed notes by former FBI director James Comey documenting his conversations with US President Donald Trump have been published, a BBC News report said on Friday.
The memos cover Mr Trump's concerns about a lurid intelligence dossier and also go into t ... read.. |
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Cambodian man kills ex-wife then commits suicide live on Facebook |
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PHNOM PENH | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| A Cambodian man murdered his ex-wife and then jumped off a bridge in a suicide that he broadcast live on Facebook, police said on Friday, in the first such case reported in the country.
Facebook is the social media platform of choice for Cambodians. Nearl ... read.. |
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Syrian army bombards south Damascus enclave |
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By Angus McDowall
BEIRUT | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| The Syrian army bombarded jihadists in the last area outside government control near Damascus on Friday, as President Bashar al-Assad accelerated his push to retake remaining enclaves.
On state television, large puffs of smoke could be seen appearing sudd ... read.. |
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German politics split over diesel refit burden |
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FRANKFURT | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| German transport minister Andreas Scheuer is asking carmakers to tell him how they plan to complete by the end of the year software upgrades on diesel vehicles to reduce emissions, he told a newspaper.
"I am pushing for the promised 5.3 million cars to re ... read.. |
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Myanmar policeman describes "trap" to arrest Reuters reporter |
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By Shoon Naing and Antoni Slodkowski
YANGON | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| A Myanmar police chief ordered officers to "trap" a Reuters reporter arrested in December, telling them to meet the journalist at a restaurant and give him "secret documents", prosecution witness Police Captain Moe Yan Naing told a court on Friday.
Moe Ya ... read.. |
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Wenger to leave Arsenal at end of season - club statement |
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LONDON | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will leave the club at the end of season, the Frenchman said in a statement issued by the Premier League club on Friday.
"After careful consideration and following discussions with the club, I feel it is the right time for me ... read.. |
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In election year, Pak's 'Deep State' closing in |
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New Delhi [India] | April 20, 2018 12:01:13 AM IST |
| The dynasts of Pakistan are at play again now that the election season has begun. The main players of this drama are the Dynasts of Jat Umra, the home of the Nawaz Sharif dynasty and the dynasts of Larkana, the home of Sindhi Wadera Asif Zardari, and his ... read.. |
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4 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan |
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Kabul [Afghanistan] | April 20, 2018 12:01:13 AM IST |
| At least four Taliban militants have been killed in a night raid conducted by the Special Operations Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. ... read.. |
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Israel drops leaflets warning Gazans not to approach border |
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GAZA | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Israel dropped leaflets in the Gaza Strip on Friday warning Palestinians not to approach its border fence as the military braced for fresh clashes along the frontier.
Thousands of Palestinians were expected to gather along the Israel-Gaza border, as they ... read.. |
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MEA expects action over Indian flag-burning incident |
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London [United Kingdom] | April 20, 2018 12:01:13 AM IST |
| The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday expressed displeasure over India's national flag-burning incident at London's Parliament Square on April 18, and said that they expected a legal action against the people who were involved in it. ... read.. |
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No bilateral meet with Pak in London, confirms MEA |
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London [United Kingdom] | April 20, 2018 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Thursday reiterated that no meeting between India and Pakistan on the sidelines of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) took place here. ... read.. |
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Former NYC mayor to join Trump's legal team |
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New York [U.S.A] | April 20, 2018 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will join the legal team defending United States President Donald Trump in the special counsel's Russia investigation. ... read.. |
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Hungary PM Orban says expects ongoing fight over migration |
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BUDAPEST | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said he expects his conflict with the liberal ideology of U.S. financier George Soros' Open Society Foundations (OSF) to continue despite the organisation's decision to leave the country.
"You might understa ... read.. |
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About 40 slightly injured in Austrian train accident - police |
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VIENNA | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Two passenger trains were involved in a crash while being coupled together at the main station in the Austrian city of Salzburg early on Friday, and up to 40 people were slightly injured, police said.
One train slammed too hard into another from Zurich as ... read.. |
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Woman dies in fire at care home in northeast London |
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LONDON | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| A woman died in a fire at a care home for people with learning disabilities in northeast London on Friday.
The fire broke out at 0114 GMT and 12 people fled the three-storey building.
"Sadly, a woman was confirmed dead at the scene," the London Fire Briga ... read.. |
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PwC had cleared Facebook's privacy practices in leak period |
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Undated | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| Facebook Inc's privacy practices were cleared by auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in an assessment completed last year of the period in which data analytics consultancy Cambridge Analytica gained access to the personal data of millions of Facebook ... read.. |
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French police evacuate occupied Paris university site |
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PARIS | Friday, Apr 20 2018 IST |
| French police swooped before dawn on Friday to clear out around 100 people who had occupied a Paris university premises in protest against student admissions rules.
It was one of a dozen blockaded campus sites in the country and the clear-out was accompan ... read.. |
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