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Meet ‘Neve’: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s newborn daughter – Know why she got this name
Ardern, who said the couple kept a short list of names, added that Neve meant “bright and radiant and snow”, while Te Aroha was the name of a rural town some 140 km southeast of Auckland where her family is from.
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War, wine and wonders: Hopefuls vie for place on UNESCO heritage list
Inuit hunting grounds, World War I cemeteries, Art Deco heritage in Mumbai and Italy’s wine-producing Prosecco hills are among 30 hopefuls in the running to join UNESCO’s famous list as the World Heritage Committee meets from today in Bahrain.
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Mexico shooting: 14 killed in attacks in Mexican border city of Juarez
At least 14 people were killed today in three shooting incidents in the northern Mexican city of Juarez, notorious for its drug gang related violence.
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Saudi Arabia driving ban ends: At midnight, Riyadh erupts in cheers for a woman in a car
Every few metres someone — a newlywed couple, a group of young girls with balloons — stops Samar Almogren to cheer her on or flash her a thumbs-up.
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First Russia air strikes hit south Syria since 2017 truce, says report
Russia bombed rebel-held areas in Syria’s south for the first time since it agreed on a ceasefire there nearly a year ago
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France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship
EU states that refuse to accept migrants should face financial penalties, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.
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US urges Russia to shore up south Syria truce
Jordan, Russia and the United States agreed last year to set up a de-escalation zone for the region.
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Ahmed Musa’s double downs Iceland as Nigeria come alive
Ahmed Musa struck twice to become the first Nigerian to score at two World Cups as the Super Eagles secured a crucial 2-0 win over Iceland.
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8 years and 3 bailouts, Greece crisis finally declared over
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras today said the country was “turning a page” after eurozone ministers declared its crisis over as they granted Athens debt relief under a bailout exit strategy.
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UN slams Donald Trump over child detentions at US-Mexico border
The UN today acknowledged Washington’s decision to stop separating migrant families at the US-Mexico border but insisted that detaining children with their parents was not the solution.
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YouTube offers creators new ways to earn money
Currently the vast majority of revenue at the Google-owned service comes from advertising and that will remain a focus, said Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief products officer.
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EU slaps tariffs on US as trade war erupts
The European Union slapped revenge tariffs on iconic US products including bourbon, jeans and motorcycles today in its opening salvo in a trade war with President Donald Trump.
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Powerful 6.1-magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu: USGS
A powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu today, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
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Largest US banks would survive recession: US Federal Reserve
The largest US banks are “strongly capitalized” and would survive a severe global economic recession, the Federal Reserve has announced.
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Croatia stuns Messi’s Argentina 3-0 to qualify for last 16 stage
Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream was left hanging by a thread as Croatia powered into the last 16 with a 3-0 rout of Argentina. The Group D defeat means Argentina will probably have to beat Nigeria in their last game and hope other results go their way to avoid elimination.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping denounces ‘protectionism, isolationism and populism’
Chinese President Xi Jinping today lambasted “protectionism, isolationism and populism” and again vowed to open up Asia’s largest economy, as Beijing faces an escalating trade dispute with the United States.
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Deutsche Telekom says will slash 10,000 jobs at subsidiary
Six thousand of the axed posts at the subsidiary T-Systems will be in Germany, a spokesman told AFP, adding that the restructuring plan had been announced to employees today.
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Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigns over ‘past consensual relationship’ with employee
Intel Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich has resigned over a “past consensual relationship” with an employee that violated a company non-fraternization policy, the technology company announced today.
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Japan halts missile drills after Trump-Kim summit, say reports
North Korea has singled out Japan, a key US ally in the region, for verbal attacks, threatening to “sink” the country into the sea and to turn it into “ashes”.
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern gives birth to healthy baby girl; becomes second world leader to do so while in office
Pakistan’s Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007, gave birth in January 1990 to her daughter Bakhtawar who now describes herself on Twitter as “1st child born to a sitting female Prime Minister”.
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EU leaders to hold crisis talks on migration
Last week’s row over the fate of more than 600 migrants on the Aquarius rescue boat helped thrust the migrant issue back to the top of the EU agenda.
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US military to help prosecute migrant cases
From March to May this year, more than 50,000 people a month were apprehended for illegally crossing the boundary from Mexico.
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US President Donald Trump orders halt to family separations at borders
President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents on the US border today, reversing a tough policy under heavy pressure from his fellow Republicans, Democrats and the international community.
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International Monetary Fund greenlights three-year $50 billion Argentina aid program
The board of the International Monetary Fund today approved a USD 50 billion aid package intended to help Argentina confront inflation, budget deficits and a weakening currency.
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Israeli fighter jets hit 25 targets in response to Gaza rocket fire, says army
Around 30 projectiles, including rockets, were fired overnight from Gaza towards Israel, the army said in a statement.
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Carmakers need more coders, scientists and researchers as technology advances
At an event, the Ford Motor Company unveiled its lofty plans: a space of 1.2 million square feet (111,500 square meters) spanning several city blocks, where the company’s employees, and those of partner firms and startups, will work on innovations such as autonomous driving and electrification.
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‘Quit separating the kids!’ Donald Trump faces Democratic rage on immigration
The Trump administration has defended the policy of mandatory arrests of all people crossing the border illegally, which prompts separation of children from their parents as their case awaits adjudication.
