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China ready to fight U.S. trade war if Washington ignites

Published On: May 30, 2018 12:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

CHINA, May 30: China on Wednesday lashed out at Washington's unexpected statement that it will press ahead with tariffs and restrictions on investments by Chinese companies, saying Beijing was ready to fight back if Washington was looking to ignite a trade war.

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Ireland ends abortion ban as 'quiet revolution' transforms country

Published On: May 27, 2018 09:11 AM NPT By: Reuters

DUBLIN, May 27: Ireland’s prime minister on Saturday hailed the culmination of “a quiet revolution” in what was once one of Europe’s most socially conservative countries after a landslide referendum vote to liberalize highly restrictive laws on abortion.

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Super Bale sinks Liverpool as Madrid make it three in a row

Published On: May 27, 2018 06:37 AM NPT By: Reuters

KIEV, MAY 27: Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale scored a jaw-dropping overhead kick and a long distance strike to give them a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday, delivering a remarkable third consecutive title for the Spaniards.

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South Korean president met North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Saturday- Seoul

Published On: May 26, 2018 05:26 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, May 26: South Korean President Moon Jae-in met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday to discuss Kim’s possible upcoming summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, the South said, the second inter-Korean summit in as many months.

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Meghan Markle makes gold sales sparkle

Published On: May 26, 2018 08:31 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, May 26: The Meghan Markle effect has spread to yellow gold jewelry, helping boost United States sales in the first quarter of 2018 with further gains expected, jewelers said.

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Fashion and sport brands clash in luxury sneakers race

Published On: May 26, 2018 08:11 AM NPT By: Reuters

MILAN, May 26: What do you get when luxury fashion meets sport? $10,000 sneakers.

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Two men set off bomb in restaurant in Canada; 15 wounded

Published On: May 25, 2018 12:34 PM NPT By: Reuters

TORONTO, Canada, May 25: Two unidentified men walked into a restaurant on Thursday in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb, wounding more than a dozen people, and then fleeing, local police said.

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'Trump-style solution'? North Korea says still open to talks after summit canceled

Published On: May 25, 2018 08:23 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, May 25: North Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a historic summit with leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, saying Pyongyang hoped for a “Trump-style solution” to resolve the standoff over its nuclear weapons program.

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Investigators identify Russian military unit in downing of MH17

Published On: May 24, 2018 04:36 PM NPT By: Reuters

BUNNIK, NETHERLANDS, May 24: Prosecutors investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 said on Thursday they had identified the missile used to shoot down the plane as coming from a Russian military unit.

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At least four killed, 15 wounded in Baghdad bomb blast

Published On: May 24, 2018 12:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

BAGHDAD, May 24: At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in a suicide attack in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Thursday, a military spokesman told Reuters.

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Asia markets lower on renewed U.S.-China trade concerns

Published On: May 24, 2018 09:52 AM NPT By: Reuters

SHANGHAI, May 24: Asian shares moved lower on Thursday as investors fretted about new setbacks in U.S.-China trade talks, but negative sentiment was tempered by U.S. Federal Reserve meeting minutes suggesting it would not raise the tempo at which it increases interest rates.

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Kane named England captain for World Cup

Published On: May 22, 2018 04:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, May 22: Striker Harry Kane will wear the captain’s armband for England at next month’s World Cup, ending speculation about who would lead Gareth Southgate’s squad in Russia.

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Champions Barca bid Iniesta farewell after beating Sociedad

Published On: May 21, 2018 06:52 AM NPT By: Reuters

BARCELONA, May 21: La Liga champions Barcelona ended their campaign with a 1-0 win at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday thanks to a sensational distance strike from Philippe Coutinho as the Nou Camp paid an emotional farewell to departing captain Andres Iniesta.

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Cuba confirms 110 killed in country's deadliest plane crash since 1989

Published On: May 20, 2018 07:17 AM NPT By: Reuters

HAVANA, May 20: Cuban authorities said the fiery crash of an aging Boeing passenger jet on Friday shortly after takeoff from Havana had killed 110 of the 113 on board, making it the Caribbean island’s deadliest air disaster in nearly 30 years.

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Hazard the difference as Chelsea edge Manchester United in Cup final

Published On: May 20, 2018 07:01 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, May 20: Eden Hazard’s first-half penalty proved decisive as Chelsea salvaged their season by beating Manchester United 1-0 in the FA Cup final in what is widely expected to be manager Antonio Conte’s swansong on Saturday.

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India's Modi to inaugurate hydro project in Kashmir, Pakistan protests

Published On: May 19, 2018 02:06 PM NPT By: Reuters

INDIA, May 19: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on Saturday a hydroelectric power plant in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting protest from neighbour Pakistan that says the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.

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Fans descend on Windsor for Harry and Meghan's lavish royal wedding

Published On: May 19, 2018 12:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

WINDSOR, May 19: Thousands of fans gathered in the English town of Windsor for the lavish royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday, a union that supporters hope will inject new life into a monarchy striving to stay relevant in the modern age.

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Plane crashes in Cuba killing more than 100, investigation underway

Published On: May 19, 2018 08:11 AM NPT By: Reuters

HAVANA, May 19: More than 100 people were killed when a Boeing 737 crashed soon after taking off from Havana in what appeared to be Cuba’s worst air disaster in nearly 30 years, and there were only three survivors, officials and state media said on Friday.

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WHO says Congo faces 'very high' risk from Ebola outbreak

Published On: May 18, 2018 02:22 PM NPT By: Reuters

GENEVA, May 18: Democratic Republic of Congo faces a "very high" public health risk from Ebola after the disease was confirmed in one patient in a major city, the World Health Organization said on Friday, raising its assessment from "high" previously.

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Hawaii volcano spews 6 mile-high plume of ash, could blow again

Published On: May 18, 2018 09:57 AM NPT By: Reuters

HAWAII, May 18: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed ash nearly six miles (9 km) into the sky on Thursday and scientists warned this could be the first in a string of more violent explosive eruptions with the next possibly occurring within hours.

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