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It’s a boy: Kate, wife of UK’s Prince William, gives birth to third child
Reuters | April 23, 2018 6:19 PMWilliam was present for the birth at St Mary’s Hospital in west London where their other two children, George and Charlotte, were also born, it added.
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No more nuclear or missile tests, announced North Korea: Here’s how US, Seoul reacted to Kim Jong Un’s promises
FE Online | April 23, 2018 5:27 PMThe announcement raised hopes in the US and South Korea for a breakthrough in the upcoming nuclear negotiations. The decision to halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches were particularly welcomed by US President Donald Trump.
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Waffle House shooting: 4 dead in Nashville, Tennessee; US Police hunts for semi-nude suspect Travis Reinking
Associated Press | April 23, 2018 10:03 AMAuthorities were searching for the 29-year-old suspect, Travis Reinking, who they said drove to the busy restaurant and killed two people in the parking lot before entering and continuing to fire.
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North Korea tour bus crash causes ‘heavy casualties to tourists of China’: Chinese Media
Reuters | April 23, 2018 9:34 AMChinese state television’s English-language channel had tweeted earlier on Monday that a tour bus had fallen off a bridge killing more than 30 people, but later deleted the tweet.
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South Korea halts border propaganda broadcasts, US President Donald Trump cautious on North Korea nuclear crisis
Reuters | April 23, 2018 8:59 AMNorth and South Korea are in the final stages of preparations for a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-In at the border truce village of Panmunjom on Friday.
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Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong leads 40,000 devotees in Hindu temple reconsecration ceremony
PTI | April 23, 2018 8:44 AMThe temple – one of the oldest in Singapore – was re-sanctified in a consecration ceremony called the “Maha Samprokshanam”, which would be followed by a period of 45 days of cultural programmes known as the “mandalabishegam”.
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Saudi Arabia road crash: Four British pilgrims killed, 12 injured
AFP | April 23, 2018 6:49 AMThe crash occurred on Saturday near the western Saudi town of Al Khalas while the pilgrims were on their way to the holy city of Mecca.
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French lawmakers pass controversial immigration law
AFP | April 23, 2018 5:37 AMFrance’s National Assembly has passed a controversial immigration law that has exposed unprecedented divisions in President Emmanuel Macron’s young centrist party.
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Donald Trump hits out at ‘pundits’ talking about North Korea
ANI | April 23, 2018 4:58 AMUnited States President Donald Trump on Sunday once again went after the ‘pundits’ slamming him on policy decisions.
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Baloch activists protest in South Korea against Pak atrocities
ANI | April 23, 2018 4:33 AMActivists from Baloch Republican Party (BRP) and Baloch Republican Student Organisation (BRSO) on Sunday jointly held a protest demonstration outside Busan Station in South Korea to highlight war crimes and state atrocities allegedly being committed by the Pakistani military forces in Balochistan.
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Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Iran of sending combat drones to attack Israel
IANS | April 23, 2018 2:41 AMIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused Iran of sending combat drones to attack Israel after Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blamed Israel for violating international law.
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Nude gunman kills three at Tennessee restaurant
AFP | April 23, 2018 12:47 AMPolice were hunting today for a seminude gunman on the run after a pre-dawn shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville, in the southern US state of Tennessee left four people dead.
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Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 in Kabul
Associated Press | April 22, 2018 11:11 PMAn Islamic State suicide bomber carried out an attack at a voter registration center in the capital Kabul today, killing 57 people and wounding more than 100 others, said officials form the Afghan interior and public health ministries.
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Emmanuel Macron on Iran nuclear deal: There is no ‘Plan B’
AFP | April 22, 2018 10:54 PMFrench President Emmanuel Macron, who is heading to Washington to urge his US counterpart to stay in the Iran nuclear deal, said in an interview broadcast today that there is no “Plan B” if the accord is scrapped.
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North Korea agreed to ‘denuclearisation’, US has conceded ‘nothing’: Donald Trump
AFP | April 22, 2018 9:37 PMKim said yesterday that his country would halt testing and close a nuclear test site, which Trump hailed as “big progress.”
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Was Mossad behind assassination of Palestinian scientist in Malaysia? Here’s what Israel says
AFP | April 22, 2018 6:23 PMAt the crime scene, police markers indicated 14 bullets had been sprayed at the victim, some of them hitting a wall.
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Tennessee shocker: Nude gunman goes on a killing spree in the US; three dead, four injured
AFP | April 22, 2018 6:19 PMThe Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a statement that the shooting occurred at a Waffle House restaurant in Antioch, a suburb southeast of Nashville, at 3:25 am.
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Who is Jane Goodall? Honoured by Google Doodle on Earth Day 2018
FE Online | April 22, 2018 4:46 PMEarth Day 2018: “It is so important in the world today that we feel hopeful and do our part to protect life on Earth.” These are the words of Jane Goodall, the lady who has been honoured by Google Doodle today.
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RIP! World’s oldest person Nabi Tajima dies at 117 in Japan: Know incredbile details of his life
Associated Press | April 22, 2018 3:04 PMThe world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening in the town of Kikai in southern Japan, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki confirmed.
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SpaceX to build Mars rockets in Los Angeles
IANS | April 22, 2018 1:55 PMThe Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR, which will be used to explore Mars — a goal that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hopes to accomplish by 2022 — will be built in the Port of Los Angeles, media reports said.
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EU, Mexico conclude new trade agreement negotiations
IANS | April 22, 2018 9:31 AMThe European Union (EU) and Mexico concluded negotiations for a new trade agreement that will eliminate tariffs on virtually all products, the European Commission has said here.
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US President Donald Trump accuses former FBI chief James Comey of breaking law
IANS | April 22, 2018 7:59 AMUS President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had broken the law when he leaked classified documents to the press.
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Nabi Tajima, world’s oldest person dies in Japan at 117
Associated Press | April 22, 2018 7:13 AMThe world’s oldest person has died in southern Japan at the age of 117. An official in the town of Kikai says Nabi Tajima died in a hospital yesterday shortly before 8 pm. She had been hospitalised since January.
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World Bank approves massive USD 13 billion increase in capital
PTI | April 22, 2018 4:07 AMIn a major development, the World Bank Group has endorsed an ambitious package of measures that include a USD 13 billion increase in paid-in capital.
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 92th birthday with star-studded concert in London
Reuters | April 22, 2018 1:51 AMBritain’s Queen Elizabeth attended a star-studded special concert on Saturday as the world’s oldest and longest-reigning living monarch celebrated her 92nd birthday.
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Trade disputes, debt burden threaten global growth, claims IMF
PTI | April 22, 2018 12:50 AMThe IMF’s policy-making committee today said that the global growth prospects is threatened by increasing trade disputes, geopolitical tensions and low-income countries’ heavy debt burden.
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Experts take samples from site of alleged Syria gas attack
AFP | April 21, 2018 11:35 PMInvestigators from the global chemical arms watchdog collected samples today from the site of a suspected gas attack in Syria two weeks ago, after security concerns delayed their probe.
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