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With an 'impossible' win, Klopp's Liverpool write their own history

Published On: May 8, 2019 07:38 AM NPT By: Reuters

LIVERPOOL, May 8: Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool wrote one of the most amazing chapters in the history of the club’s European triumphs with a 4-0 victory over Lionel Messi’s Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday that stunned the world of football.

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Two students open fire at Colorado school, killing 1, wounding 7 others

Published On: May 8, 2019 07:06 AM NPT By: Reuters

HIGHLANDS RANCH, May 8: Two male students armed with guns burst into a Denver-area science and technology school and opened fire on Tuesday, killing one classmate and wounding seven others before being taken into custody, law enforcement officials said.

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Prince Alexander or just plain Albert? Fans await news of Harry and Meghan's baby

Published On: May 7, 2019 03:17 PM NPT By: Reuters

WINDSOR, May 7: A day after the birth of their baby boy to a global fanfare, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Tuesday were considering names for the newest member of the British royal family and when to show him off to the world.

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U.S.: China reneged on trade commitments, sparking Trump tariff hike

Published On: May 7, 2019 12:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 7: China backtracked on substantial commitments it made during trade talks with the United States, prompting President Donald Trump to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods slated to go into effect on Friday, top U.S. trade officials said on Monday.

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Kompany stunner moves Manchester City one win away from title

Published On: May 7, 2019 11:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

MANCHESTER, May 7: Just as nerves and an enterprising Leicester City threatened to wreck Manchester City’s title hopes, their long-serving captain Vincent Kompany stepped up and fired home in the most emphatic fashion.

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No survivors found in Mexico crash of jet carrying 13 people

Published On: May 7, 2019 10:56 AM NPT By: Reuters

MEXICO CITY, May 7: A plane crash in a remote mountain region in northern Mexico claimed the lives of all 13 people on board, including a family of five that were flying back from watching a boxing match in Las Vegas, authorities and local media said on Monday.

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Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days

Published On: May 7, 2019 10:39 AM NPT By: Reuters

YANGON, May 7: Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars.

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It's a boy! Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, gives birth

Published On: May 6, 2019 08:27 PM NPT By: Reuters

WINDSOR, May 6: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, gave birth to a boy on Monday, the seventh-in-line to the throne and described by his proud father as “absolutely to die for”.

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Australian DJ dies in bid to help friend on Indonesia's Bali

Published On: May 6, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

Popular Australian DJ Adam Sky died in an accident at the weekend on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, authorities said on Monday.

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China trade team still preparing to go for talks after Trump cranks up pressure

Published On: May 6, 2019 06:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 6: China said on Monday that a delegation is still preparing to go to the United States for trade talks, after U.S. President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on Beijing to reach a deal, saying he would hike tariffs on Chinese goods this week.

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Fake mews? Confusion over cat at Thai king's coronation ceremony

Published On: May 6, 2019 11:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

BANGKOK, May 6: Animal lovers in Thailand were thrown into confusion on Sunday over whether a Siamese cat presented to the newly crowned Thai king and his queen was a living feline - or not.

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Indians vote in fifth phase of election; violence in Kashmir

Published On: May 6, 2019 11:01 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, May 6: India’s northern heartland began voting on Monday in the fifth phase of a staggered general election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoping his record on national security will win him a second five-year term.

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Forty-one reported killed after Russian passenger plane crash-lands in Moscow

Published On: May 6, 2019 09:23 AM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW, May 6: Forty-one people on board a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane were killed on Sunday, including two children, after the aircraft caught fire as it made a bumpy emergency landing at a Moscow airport, Russian investigators said.

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India cyclone kills at least 33, hundreds of thousands homeless

Published On: May 5, 2019 07:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

PURI, May 5: Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ripping out tin roofs and destroying power and telecom lines, officials said on Sunday.

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May steps up calls for Labour to agree a Brexit deal

Published On: May 5, 2019 04:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, May 5: British Prime Minister Theresa May has stepped up calls on Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a cross-party deal to leave the European Union, following poor results for both parties in local elections on Thursday.

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Taliban suicide bomber leads attack on an Afghan police HQ, 20 injured

Published On: May 5, 2019 04:07 PM NPT By: Reuters

KABUL, May 5: At least 20 people were injured after a Taliban suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed Humvee and blew himself up at the police headquarters in the northern Afghan city of Pul-e-Khumri, Afghan officials and the Taliban said on Sunday.

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Qatar will not grant visas to its 'enemies': tourism official

Published On: May 5, 2019 03:23 PM NPT By: Reuters

DOHA, May 5: Qatar will not grant visas to those it considers “enemies”, the secretary-general of the National Tourism Council said in reference to Egyptians seeking to enter the country amid an ongoing political rift.

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North Korean leader Kim oversaw testing of multiple rocket launchers: KCNA

Published On: May 5, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, May 5: North Korea has conducted a “strike drill” for multiple launchers, firing tactical guided weapons into the East Sea in a military drill supervised by leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday, the North’s state media reported on Sunday.

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Thailand's king becomes 'living god' in country's first coronation for seven decades

Published On: May 4, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

BANGKOK, May 4: Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Saturday completed Buddhist and Brahmin rituals to symbolically transform him into a living god as the Southeast Asian nation crowned its first monarch in nearly seven decades.

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Cyclone hits Bangladesh after battering India, mass evacuations save lives

Published On: May 4, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

DHAKA/BHUBANESWAR, May 4: The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state, before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where four more people died although more than a million had been moved to safety.

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