'When I saw this innocent baby facing death, I knew I had to do something': Stranger who donated liver to 6-month-old baby

The donor lost her mother to liver cancer when she was just 10 years old.

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These are the ‘leftover men’ of China, who just want to get married

The country’s gender imbalance has reached epic proportions and is disrupting its social order. The programme Insight looks at what it means for millions of men, and the wider implications.

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Athletics - Kendricks and Price lead US team to track's World Cup

World pole vault champion Sam Kendricks and national hammer throw record holder DeAnna Price will lead a U.S. team missing many top stars at next month's Athletics World Cup in London.

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In farewell to US shoppers, Toys 'R' Us urges 'Play on!'

As Toys "R" Us Inc stores across the United States marked their final day in business on Friday, the bankrupt toy retailer posted a farewell message to customers on its website next to an image of its iconic Geoffrey the Giraffe mascot thanking them and urging them to "Play on!"

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Giving birth in water appears safe for mother and infant

(Reuters Health) - Giving birth in water, also known as immersion labor and delivery or waterbirth, appears safe for mother and baby, at least when it takes place in a hospital.  Increasing numbers of women choose to labor and give birth in water, particularly in midwifery-led settings, so it is ...

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Bleak outlook for American men at Wimbledon – McEnroe

Big-servers John Isner and Sam Querrey are unlikely to end an 18-year championship drought for American men at Wimbledon next week despite the service-friendly grass surface, former world number one John McEnroe said on Friday.

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Trump says auto tariff probe will be completed in three-four weeks

President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration's investigation into whether to increase tariffs on cars from the European Union and other trading partners would be completed in three to four weeks.

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Apple rebuilds mapping app, but will still tap TomTom

Apple Inc is rebuilding the widely used mapping application on its iPhones from the ground up with its own dataset, but Amsterdam-based TomTom NV will continue to be a data provider for Apple's maps app, Cupertino, California-based Apple told Reuters on Friday.

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Canada hits back on US tariffs; Mnuchin denies Trump wants to quit WTO

Canada struck back at the Trump administration on Friday over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, vowing to impose punitive measures on CUS$16.6 billion (US$12.63 billion) worth of American goods until Washington relents.

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Trump says will raise election meddling with Putin in Helsinki meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would raise the issue of alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections during his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next month.

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US stocks edge higher as energy shares lead

Wall Street stocks ended modestly higher on Friday (Jun 29), with energy shares especially strong while a rally in banking shares faded.

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Birthday girl Ryu joins Park, Henderson in Women's PGA clubhouse lead

Ryu So-yeon celebrated her 28th birthday with a three-under-par 69 that lifted her into a tie for the clubhouse lead at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship outside Chicago on Friday.

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Malaysia considers amending human trafficking law after US report

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's new government said on Saturday (Jun 30) it is considering amending laws on human trafficking and migrant smuggling just days after the U.S. State Department reported a lack of progress in the country's efforts to counter trafficking in the past year. The Home Ministry ...

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With Cambodia ‘drowning in a wave’ of waste, plastic could be banned at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia: A future ban on plastic in Cambodia’s world renowned Angkor Archaeological Park will be considered by authorities, in what could be symbolic step in the country’s struggle to deal with a waste crisis. About 30 tonnes of waste is collected from within the 400 square-kilometre ...

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These are the ‘leftover men’ of China, who just want to get married

The country’s gender imbalance has reached epic proportions and is disrupting its social order. The programme Insight looks at what it means for millions of men, and the wider implications.

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UN's Guterres to visit Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Bangladesh on Sunday (Jun 29) with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to assess needs for dealing with hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar, leading to a humanitarian crisis.

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Secret UN-Myanmar deal on Rohingya offers no guarantees on citizenship

Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or freedom of movement throughout the country, under a secret agreement between the government and the United Nations seen by Reuters.

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Maldives ex-president Nasheed withdraws from Sept presidential poll

Maldives former president Mohamed Nasheed announced on Friday that he was withdrawing as the main opposition party's candidate for a presidential election in September after the national election commission ruled him illegible to run.

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Singapore, China reaffirm 'longstanding, strong and substantive relations': MFA

BEIJING: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean met Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Friday (Jun 29), as part of a nine-day visit to China, with both men reaffirming the "longstanding, strong and substantive relations" between the two countries.    The two leaders met in Beijing at the ...

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What will it cost to denuclearise North Korea?

VIENNA: At a summit in Singapore in early June with US President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un pledged to "work towards complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula". Follow-up talks between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials are due to be held, and ...

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Pakistan court lifts ex-PM's disqualification in latest election twist

LAHORE, Pakistan: A Pakistani high court on Friday overturned a tribunal decision disqualifying outgoing Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi from running in his home constituency, yet another dramatic twist ahead of general elections due to be held next month. Abbasi is running for election in two ...

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China says US should tell airlines to change websites in Taiwan row

China said on Friday that the United States should tell its airlines to change their websites to refer to self-ruled Taiwan as Chinese territory, after the United States said China had rejected requests for talks on the matter.

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Media bootcamp arms Filipinos to fight fake news

BALER, Philippines: A room full of Filipino police and soldiers stares intently at headlines projected on a screen, the latest students of a media bootcamp aimed at fighting their nation's flood of fake news. Scores of people ranging from girl scouts to government workers have already received the ...

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Malaysia to sell items seized in Najib-linked premises in 1MDB probe

SINGAPORE: The Malaysian government will sell items seized from premises linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak in a probe related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in an interview with the Associated Press on Friday (Jun 29). During the ...

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Artwork on imaginary rural Vietnam wins regional Signature Art Prize 2018

Phan Thao Nguyen’s installation about a children-only Vietnam won Grand Prize, while Singapore’s Shubigi Rao and Thailand’s Thasnai Sethaseree bagged the Jurors’ Choice Awards.

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Hong Kong gears up for annual protest as leader marks first year in office

Hong Kong will on Sunday mark the 21st anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, with city leader Carrie Lam struggling to win over residents even as she receives praise from Beijing.

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South Korea's Lotte keeps jailed chairman in key position

SEOUL: South Korean retail giant Lotte Group kept its jailed chairman in a key affiliate post Friday (Jun 29) despite an effort by his brother to oust him, re-igniting a bitter family feud. The company has been assailed by scandal in recent years, with the founder's two sons engaging in a vicious ...

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South Korea to tighten asylum laws as hundreds of Yemenis arrive

South Korea will tighten laws governing the arrival of refugees, the Justice Ministry said on Friday, after a rapid rise in the number of Yemeni asylum seekers sparked anti-refugee sentiment in the racially homogeneous country.

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Japan to buy advanced US radar for missile defence system

Japan will next week pick a U.S.-made advanced radar for its multibillion-dollar missile defence system, an upgrade that could help ease trade friction with Washington and provide cutting-edge protection against the arsenals of North Korea and China, sources said.

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Malaysia's Mahathir revives possibility of joint car project with 'closest neighbour' Indonesia

JAKARTA: Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday (Jun 29) that Indonesia and Malaysia could revive plans to jointly develop a car to be sold in Southeast Asia. Dr Mahathir is on a two-day official visit to Indonesia, his second overseas trip since taking office again seven weeks ...

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Unable to find lost boys, Thai police drop survival packages into cave

CHIANG RAI, Thailand: As a search in northern Thailand for 12 boys and their soccer coach missing inside a flooded cave entered a sixth day on Friday, police began dropping survival packages through a shaft drilled in the mountainside not knowing if anyone was there. The boys, aged between 11 and ...

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South Korea to tighten laws amid influx of Yemeni asylum seekers

SEOUL: South Korea will tighten laws governing the arrival of refugees, the Justice Ministry said on Friday, after a rapid rise in the number of Yemeni asylum seekers sparked anti-refugee sentiment in the almost entirely homogeneous country. More than 552 people from Yemen arrived on the southern ...

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China says feels Myanmar ready to take back Rohingyas

China believes that Myanmar is now ready to take back hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims sheltering in Bangladesh who have fled violence in the former Burma, the Chinese government's top diplomat told his Bangladeshi opposite number on Friday.

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Toll charges at Johor checkpoint to be paid only when leaving Malaysia

SINGAPORE: The toll charges for vehicles entering Malaysia via the Johor Bahru Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) will soon only be collected as they leave the country.  This will ensure that the clearance process of entering Malaysia "can run smoothly", said Democratic Action ...

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Underwater drone finds bodies, motorcycles from sunken Indonesia ferry

Search teams using an underwater drone have found human remains and motorcycles believed to be from an Indonesian ferry that sank last week in one of the world's deepest volcanic lakes.

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Bali airport reopens after volcano eruption causes thousands of tourists to be stranded

DENPASAR: Bali opened its international airport on Friday (Jun 29) after a volcanic eruption temporarily grounded flights, stranding thousands of tourists on the Indonesian holiday island. Ngurah Rai airport began operating around 2.30pm local time, about 12 hours after it closed in response to ...

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China assures EU of good intent at Eastern Europe summits

China recognises that there are worries about its cooperation with Central and Eastern European countries, but is not seeking to undermine the European Union, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday ahead of a leaders' summit in Bulgaria.

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1MDB task force confirms freezing bank accounts of UMNO and other political parties

KUALA LUMPUR: Several bank accounts have been frozen by the special task force investigating Malaysian state investment firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), including those of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and other political parties "believed to be involved in the ...

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Divers battle floodwater in Thai cave search

Divers trying to reach 12 boys trapped in a Thai cave battled fast-flowing floodwaters Friday as their desperate search for survivors entered a sixth day.

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Najib will be prosecuted soon: Mahathir

JAKARTA: Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak will be charged in court soon, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday (Jun 28). Dr Mahathir said the authorities are investigating and gathering evidence on how billions of dollars went missing from state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) ...

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Samurai Boo: Japan fans sheepish over World Cup fiasco

Japanese salarymen dashing to work Friday exchanged high fives with bleary-eyed football fans celebrating after the country reached the last 16 of the World Cup -- most blissfully unaware of a backlash against their team.

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Mattis says Japan-US committed to ending North Korea's 'weapons of mass destruction'

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday said that Tokyo and Washington stood firm in their common goal of ending North Korea's nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, including all its ballistic missiles.

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6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Pacific coast of Mexico: USGS

MEXICO CITY: An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude struck the Pacific coast of Mexico on Friday (Jun 29), 88km west-southwest offshore from Cihuatlan, in Jalisco state, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The USGS estimated the depth of the tremor at 10 km. More to follow. 

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US intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks: Report

U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nuclear talks with the United States, NBC news quoted U.S. officials as saying.

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US government says it will detain migrant children with parents

WASHINGTON: The U.S. government said in a court filing on Friday that it has the right to detain children and parents caught crossing the U.S. border illegally for the duration of their immigration proceedings. A 1997 court settlement known as the Flores agreement has generally been interpreted to ...

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Prank caller talks to Trump aboard Air Force One

WASHINGTON: A prank caller talking to the leader of the world's most powerful country aboard Air Force One? It's apparently possible. Posing as New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, comedian John Melendez said he contacted President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Jun 27) night while he was on the ...

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Trump says he is not seeking new chief of staff, but 'things happen'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is not looking for a new chief of staff to replace John Kelly but at some point, "things happen."

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Anti-money laundering body gives Iran until October to complete reforms

PARIS: An international group that monitors money laundering worldwide said on Friday Iran had until October to complete reforms that would bring it into line with global norms or face consequences that could further deter investors from the country. Tehran has tried to attract foreign investors ...

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Trump says will raise election meddling with Putin in Helsinki meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would raise the issue of alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections during his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next month.

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Istanbul LGBT pride march will go ahead despite ban - organisers

ISTANBUL: Istanbul's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride march will go ahead on Sunday even though the governorship of the Turkish city banned it citing security concerns, the organisers of the event said on Friday. In a statement published on the Facebook page of Istanbul LGBTI ...

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Annapolis shooting suspect: Menacing loner with an axe to grind

Years of threats and hateful posts on social media, a conviction for harassment and a lonely life: investigators were on Friday (Jun 29) piecing together what drove a 38-year-old suburbanite to murder five people at a community newspaper in Maryland.

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Number of displaced triples to 160,000 during fighting in south Syria - UNHCR

The number of displaced people in southern Syria has more than tripled to 160,000 in the latest fighting, the U.N. refugee agency’s Jordan spokesman Mohammad Hawar said on Friday.

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US, UK, Norway call for end to 'horrendous abuses' in South Sudan

The United States, Britain and Norway on Friday called for an immediate end to fighting and "horrendous abuses" of civilians in South Sudan in a U.S. State Department press release.

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Annapolis gunman wanted to 'kill as many as possible'

The 38-year-old gunman who carried out a deadly assault on a newspaper office in Annapolis had barricaded a back door in a bid to "kill as many" as he could," authorities said on Friday (Jun 29), confirming he first made threats against the paper years ago.

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UN's Guterres to visit Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Bangladesh on Sunday (Jun 29) with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to assess needs for dealing with hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar, leading to a humanitarian crisis.

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Qatar urges UN's top court to end UAE 'climate of fear'

The United Arab Emirates has spread a "climate of fear" among Qataris living there, splitting families and causing "substantial pain" during a year-long blockade, the UN's top court heard on Friday (Jun 29).

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Portugal's Vitorino beats Trump pick to lead UN migration agency

Decades of American leadership at the United Nations migration agency was broken on Friday (Jun 29) as voters rejected President Donald Trump's nominee for director general, electing Portuguese politician Antonio Vitorino instead.

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Merkel eases German migrant row with EU accords

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sealed key deals with EU partners on stemming migrant flows on Friday (Jun 29), in a crucial breakthrough ahead of a weekend deadline to bridge a deep rift within her fragile ruling coalition.

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Russian watchdog says may strip France 24 of broadcasting licence - agencies

Russia's communications watchdog said it might strip the France 24 TV channel of its Russian operating license, a day after French authorities accused Russian broadcaster RT of airing distortions about Syria, Russian news agencies reported.

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Hardline eastern EU members crow victory over migrant deal

Cracks emerged on Friday (Jun 29) in Europe's hard-fought summit deal on migration, as EU President Donald Tusk warned there was no guarantee it would work and France and Austria ruled themselves out of hosting migrant centres.

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Spain to move Catalan separatist prisoners closer to home

MADRID: Spain's government will move jailed Catalan separatist leaders to prisons in their home region, as it pursues efforts to take the heat out of a bitter political face-off that has destabilised the country. The detention of nine former members of the regional government and heads of civil ...

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Trump may nominate top court pick before July 10 - White House official

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump may nominate his pick to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy before Trump leaves for his trip to Europe on July 10, a White House official said on Friday. The vacancy on the Supreme Court allows Trump to make his second appointment on the ...

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Juncker plans Trump visit as EU unites on tariffs

BRUSSELS: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will visit Washington at the end of July in a bid ease trade tensions after EU leaders pledged to react firmly against protectionism. Juncker, whose Commission coordinates trade policy for the 28 EU members, said he had accepted an ...

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Struggle to control Libyan oil ports adds to global supply worries

Libyan oil production could face protracted disruption as factions in the east have sought to seize control of crude exports, adding pressure to a tight global market.

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VAR checked 335 incidents in World Cup group stage: FIFA

MOSCOW: FIFA referees committee chairman Pierluigi Collina said on Friday (Jun 29) he was "pleased" with the impact of the video assistant referee (VAR) system during the group stage of the World Cup. After experiments in different FIFA tournaments, Serie A in Italy and the German Bundesliga this ...

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Islamist militants attack African military base in Mali, at least six dead

BAMAKO: Islamist militants armed with rockets and explosives raided the headquarters of an African military taskforce in central Mali, leaving at least six people dead on Friday, a spokesman for the force said. Assailants driving a vehicle rigged with bombs attacked the compound in the town of ...

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EU's Juncker says trade ties with US could do with less drama

BRUSSELS: Europe's trade ties with Washington could do with less drama, the EU's chief executive said on Friday, ahead of his trip there next month to seek to resolve a spat over U.S. metals tariffs. Jean-Claude Juncker spoke after a summit of EU leaders who showed a united front on challenging ...

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Iran's rulers face discontent as US pressure mounts

ANKARA: Mounting pressure from the Trump administration combined with discontent among many Iranians at the state of the economy are rattling the Islamic Republic, with little sign that its leaders have the answers, officials and analysts say. Three days of protests broke out on Sunday in Tehran's ...

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Three babies dead, 100 missing in migrant shipwreck off Libya

The lifeless bodies of three babies were brought ashore in Libya on Friday (Jun 29), victims of a Mediterranean migrant shipwreck in which survivors say 100 people are still missing.

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Russia's envoy discussed Korean peninsula with US special representative

MOSCOW: Russia's ambassador-at-large Oleg Burmistrov discussed the situation on the Korean peninsula with Mark Lambert, director of the Office of Korean Affairs at the U.S. State Department, in Moscow, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. (Reporting by Denis Pinchuk; Writing by ...

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Ethiopia says grenade attack part of plot involving power, telecoms outage

ADDIS ABABA: A power and telecoms outage took place at the same time as a grenade attack at a rally attended by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday (Jun 23) as part of a wider plot, his office said. Abiy had just finished a speech to tens of thousands of supporters in the central ...

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What will it cost to denuclearise North Korea?

VIENNA: At a summit in Singapore in early June with US President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un pledged to "work towards complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula". Follow-up talks between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials are due to be held, and ...

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Woman falls through ceiling, man gets tasered in botched escape from Canadian police (VIDEO)

Escaping a convenience store with a can of soda proved an impossible task for a couple of Canadians who, in their cinematic getaway attempt, wrestled police, got tasered and fell through a ceiling, before ending up in jail.
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Russia tests new manned space capsule in hypersonic wind tunnel (VIDEO)

The future Russian spacecraft, set to replace tried and trusted Soyuz, has been tested in a hypersonic wind tunnel. The capsule will not be protected by a fairing during launch and requires refining of its shape and composition.
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Put your junk away! Professor halts penis-measurement study over ‘public reaction’ to pic request

A US academic who appealed to the public for penis pictures has canceled her research, which has been “compromised” by “public reaction.” She failed to elaborate on what was likely a barrage of lewd pictures sent to her inbox.
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US woman attacks black teen at swimming pool, bites cop during arrest (VIDEO)

For most people, going to the swimming pool is a relaxing way to pass a sunny afternoon, but things didn’t go that way for a South Carolina woman who ended up assaulting a teenager and biting a police officer.
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6 killed in attack on EU-funded anti-terror force in Mali implicated in ‘summary executions’

At least six soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing of the G5 Sahel anti-terrorist force in Mali. The attack came just days after the UN accused the force of the “summary and arbitrary execution” of civilians.
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Cows for child brides: ‘War & climate change’ raise rates of child marriage in East Africa

A dramatic rise in child marriages in East Africa is due to conflict and climate change, charities working in the region say, with child brides being traded for cows and goats in order for families to survive.
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2 killed, 300+ wounded and Israeli drone shot down in latest Gaza clashes (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Palestinian protesters have shot down an Israeli surveillance drone, amid heavy clashes during the latest weekly Great March of Return protest, in which the IDF killed two people and injured over 300 more at the border fence.
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‘Generally conservative’ candidates on Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist, nomination coming soon

President Donald Trump is moving quickly to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court, telling reporters he plans to choose from among the five or so "generally conservative" finalists and announce the nominee by July 10.
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Feminists under fire for defending scholar accused of sexual harassment

A group of prominent feminists is facing backlash over a letter they signed, defending an academic accused of sexual harassment because she is an “important figure” in feminist literary theory.
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‘Arbitrary and capricious’: Judge strikes down Medicaid work requirement in Kentucky

A federal judge has ruled against Kentucky’s policy that would impose a work requirement on Medicaid recipients, temporarily halting the efforts to roll back the program’s expansion under Obamacare.
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Hack avoids chop: Reporter risks decapitation when promoting army helicopters (VIDEO)

A fearless –if somewhat reckless– journalist narrowly avoided having her head chopped off as she was presenting a promotional report next to a swarm of army helicopters in Azerbaijan.
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9 quick facts about the ‘Merkel-saving’ EU deal on tackling influx of refugees & migrants

EU leaders, racking their brains on how to share the burden of migrants and refugees, finally reached a vague compromise after almost 10 hours of deliberations. Here are nine main points to help you understand what was decided.
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Birthright Israel ‘blocks’ reporter after article on American Jews leaving tour to support Palestine

A New York-based reporter for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz says a group organizing heritage visits for Jews had blocked her on Twitter, after she wrote about American Jews who walked off a tour to join a pro-Palestinian event.
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‘It’s very, very good for business if the president attacks you’ – MSNBC’s Lawrence O'Donnell

A primetime MSNBC news host just revealed the secret to high ratings in modern America to a chat livestream: Poke fun at the president until he attacks.
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Jolly Roger-flying terrorists get whacked at Slavic Brotherhood 2018 drills (VIDEOS)

The militaries of Russia, Belarus and Serbia have assembled for the annual Slavic Brotherhood drills, using tanks, drones and paratroopers to eradicate pesky Jolly Roger flag-flying terrorists and to free hostages in orange robes.
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‘Don’t rely on what press said’: Rosenstein trolls Republican lawmaker amid Clinton email dispute

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has snapped at Jim Jordan, snarkily lecturing the Republican representative, who had accused him of “hiding” information from Congress and of threatening government staff with legal action.
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‘Post-West world order’ being shaped as we speak – Lavrov to Channel 4

A new multipolar order, driven by economics and history, is emerging in the world and Western attempts to stop or to slow it down are unlikely to succeed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told UK’s Channel 4.
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La Liga rivalries renewed as Ronaldo and Suarez take center stage in World Cup knockout tie

A Real Madrid versus Barcelona subplot will be a part of the narrative as Portugal and Uruguay do battle in the Fisht Stadium with a place in the World Cup quarter finals at stake.
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‘It was one where I gave everything’: Jose Mourinho reveals the best team talk he’s ever given

Jose Mourinho has enjoyed a managerial career in which he’s won the biggest prizes club football has to offer, along the way giving team talks that have inspired his players to victory on the game’s biggest stages.
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From Maradona memes to shock German exit: The most-discussed World Cup group stage moments

The World Cup enters the knockout rounds on Saturday, having seen a thrilling group stage that some have hailed as the best ever. RT Sport looks back at the most-discussed moments so far, both on and off the pitch.
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Lavrov on trading Snowden for sanctions relief: Russia sees US exile as ‘master of his own destiny’

Russia has never mulled handing over NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to the US in exchange for easing sanctions, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov told UK Channel 4, when asked if it could form part of a deal with President Donald Trump.
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Messi & Ronaldo face off in rival Kazan murals (VIDEO, PHOTO)

While Portugal and Argentina could potentially clash in the World Cup quarter-final, the battle between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is already underway in Kazan, where images of the stars have emerged next to a local hotel.
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US psy-ops vision: Leaflets that cry ‘surrender now!’ as they rain down on enemy troops

The US may soon add talking leaflets to their psychological warfare arsenal. The devices would play pre-recorded 30-second messages to whoever picks them up and may even soon listen back to the response they get.
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Want to know when your meat is spoiled? There’s a gadget for that

You no longer need to sniff the meat that’s been languishing in your fridge for days to make sure it’s safe to eat. A wireless device can now do it for you and send all the information you need directly to your smartphone.
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Eggs hurled at South Korea squad on return home from World Cup (VIDEO)

The South Korean squad had eggs hurled at them on what was meant to be a warm homecoming welcome after the World Cup in Russia.
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No agony of defeat as England move on at World Cup

KALININGRAD, Russia: As defeats go this one had little sting for England who went down 1-0 to Belgium in their group finale on Thursday with any disappointment, of which there was little, softened by a potentially easier route deeper into the tournament. The loss was the first in over a year for ...

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World Cup wide open after dramatic group stage

SOCHI, Russia: Only six countries have won the World Cup in the last 50 years, but a thrilling group stage in Russia has increased the possibility of a fresh name at least making it to the final. The first phase, featuring just one goalless draw and already a record number of penalties, has been ...

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World Cup: England changes justified despite Belgium defeat, insists Southgate

KALININGRAD, Russia: England manager Gareth Southgate defended his decision to leave Harry Kane on the bench among eight changes after losing 1-0 to Belgium to finish runners-up in World Cup Group G. A brilliant strike by Adnan Januzaj six minutes into the second-half set up a last 16 clash with ...

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From global gathering to warm local welcome, Singaporean families hail ‘surreal’ World Cup experience in Russia

Minor language and accessibility issues aside, some of the 3,241 Singapore fans in Russia were unanimous in praise for the event.

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Belgium beat England to top spot with Januzaj strike

England and Belgium were level at 0-0 at halftime in their final Group G game on Thursday with both sides already sure to progress to the last 16 and fielding much changed lineups.

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World Cup: Khazri ends Tunisia's long wait for finals win

SARANSK, Russia: Neatly-taken second-half goals by Fakhreddine Ben Yousseff and Wahbi Khazri gave Tunisia a 2-1 victory over Panama in their final Group G match in Saransk on Thursday (Jun 28) and secured the North Africans their first World Cup finals win in 40 years. The result brought some ...

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Worst team at World Cup? Proud Panama demand respect

World Cup debutants Panama fly home licking their wounds as one of only two nations to lose all three games, plus the team with the most goals conceded and joint fewest scored.

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Khazri ends Tunisia's long wait for finals win

Tunisia's Wahbi Khazri set up the first goal and scored the second to give the North African side their first World Cup win in 40 years with a 2-1 victory over debutants Panama in their final Group G match on Thursday.

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World Cup: Januzaj stunner sees Belgium beat England to top spot

KALININGRAD, Russia: A brilliant strike by Adnan Januzaj lit up an otherwise insipid clash as Belgium beat England 1-0 to secure top spot in World Cup Group G in Kaliningrad on Thursday (Jun 28). Januzaj's superb second-half goal sent Belgium into a last 16 clash with Japan while England will now ...

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Sweden captain Granqvist staying put as baby looms

Sweden's Andreas Granqvist has hinted he will captain his country in their World Cup last-16 clash against Switzerland on Tuesday, despite the fact his wife is due to give birth to the couple's second child on the same day.

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Golf - Dredge finds form to take first-round lead in Paris

World number 411 Bradley Dredge recovered from a bogey at his first hole to take the first-round lead with a four-under-par 67 at the HNA France Open in Paris on Thursday.

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Vettel says mistakes happen but he's not making too many

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has hit back at suggestions he has been making too many mistakes to win this year's Formula One championship.

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Soccer - Opponents left guessing which Colombia they will face

The key moment in Colombia's 1-0 World Cup win over Senegal was not a substitution, moment of inspiration or even refereeing controversy. It was an event in another game.

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Motor racing - Grosjean still fuming at 'nonsense' French GP penalty

French Formula One driver Romain Grosjean was still fuming on Thursday at a "nonsense" time penalty he received at his home grand prix last weekend for a collision with compatriot Esteban Ocon.

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Japan make last 16 on disciplinary rule despite Poland loss

VOLGOGRAD, Russia: Japan lost 1-0 in a dull game with Poland on Thursday but still became the only Asian side to qualify for the World Cup's last 16 - and the first team ever to progress thanks to FIFA's new disciplinary tie-breaker rule. Japan made it through Group H in second place thanks to ...

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‘You stopped Ronaldo!’ Netanyahu incites Iranians to depose government channeling World Cup euphoria

Showcasing his ball-dribbling skills, Benjamin Netanyahu engaged in some footsy lobbying with Iranians, insisting that, if their national team could stop Cristiano Ronaldo, then the opposition can surely take out the government.
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‘Time of whores’?! Rabid article shaming Russian girls for romancing World Cup visitors sparks fury

A provocative article in a popular Russian tabloid, shaming women as 'whores' for their hospitality and romance with foreign fans during the World Cup, has triggered an avalanche of criticism and heated debate on women's rights.
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EU leaders compromise to share refugees & establish migrant centers on ‘voluntary’ basis

Following nearly ten hours of tense deliberation in search of a face-saving compromise, the EU leaders have agreed to allow member states to “voluntarily” obey the most controversial clauses of the migrant agreement.
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‘Abolish ICE!’ 575 arrested after protesters occupy US Senate building (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Nearly 600 activists, protesting Donald Trump’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy against illegal immigrants, have been arrested after staging an occupy sit-in at the Hart Senate Office building in the nation’s capital.
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‘In England I had criticism, I wanted to show the people I am here’ - Belgium’s Adnan Januzaj

Belgium hero Adnan Januzaj has said his winning goal in the 1-0 victory against England in Group G - his first international goal - announced his presence to those who had criticized him during his playing career in England.
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‘Blood on his hands’: #Resistance rushes to blame Trump for Annapolis attack

There is no love lost between President Donald Trump and mainstream US media, which he has repeatedly called “fake news.” His critics are now using those words to blame him for inciting a shooting at a local newspaper.
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Scenes, Iran, Iceland, Neymar, sorry Germans: World Cup Russia 2018 Day 15

The German-less World Cup continues! We've said goodbye to Senegal, the first team EVER to be eliminated from the tournament on fair play rules.
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UK & allies used ‘bribery & blackmail’ to force other states to back OPCW proposal – Moscow

The UK and its western allies have resorted to downright intimidation and bribery to make other OPCW member states support the idea of giving the chemical watchdog the right to assign guilt, the Russian Foreign Ministry charged.
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‘Oh sh*t, fire on ship!’ Dramatic moment rocket misfires on German frigate, sparking blaze (VIDEO)

A German Navy frigate has found itself in an awkward and dangerous emergency, when its missile misfired and caught fire right over the vessel’s deck. The dramatic footage of the close-call moment was caught on film.
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‘Bodies are barely cold’: Yiannopoulos defends ‘gun journos down’ words after Annapolis shooting

Following the Capital Gazette shooting, right-wing pundit Milo Yiannopoulos said his ‘gun journos down’ statement was not a call for violence, and accused left-wing press of exploiting deaths while the bodies are ‘barely cold.’
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‘It’s been incredible, the best I’ve been involved in’ - Belgium’s Martinez on Russia World Cup

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has said the Russia 2018 World Cup is “the best he has been involved in” and that the tournament has given an “incredible image of the Russian people” and the country.
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‘Nothing more terrifying than hearing shooter reload from under your desk’ – Maryland paper survivor

A crime reporter who witnessed his colleagues being shot at an Annapolis, Maryland newspaper and then waited under his desk for the gunman to pick the next victim, posted a harrowing description of the attack on Twitter.
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World Cup last 16 line-up complete as Group G concludes final round of games

The World Cup last 16 pairings are now complete after Groups G and H concluded their final round of games on Thursday.
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Massive blast sends burning Chechnya filling station up in smoke (VIDEO)

At least five people have been injured in a blaze that engulfed a service station in Russia’s Chechnya. The station was rocked by a massive explosion as fire hit underground fuel tanks.
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‘We saw shortcomings of England squad’ – Schmeichel on Three Lions’ defeat to Belgium (VIDEO)

Peter Schmeichel says England’s defeat to Belgium in their final World Cup Group G game has exposed the difference in the depths of strength in the two squads as they move on to the knockout stages in Russia.
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‘England fans will go home with a different image of Russia’ – Sun deputy head of sport

Martin Lipton, the Sun’s deputy head of sport, has said that English fans attending the World Cup will change their attitude towards Russia, which he views as a welcoming and friendly country
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France to bring back compulsory ‘national service’

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Tunisia overcome plucky Panama to seal first World Cup win

The North African side ensured they won’t leave Russia 2018 empty-handed but they were forced to overcome a Panama side who came close to recording their first ever World Cup win.
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Belgium 1-0 England: Devil in the detail as Three Lions halted by brilliant Belgian Januzaj

An almost apathetic Belgium halted England’s claim for top spot in Group G thanks to a moment of brilliance from Adnan Januzaj that snatched first place and set up a last 16 meeting with Japan in Rostov.
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‘Right back at ya’: Iran’s Zarif trolls Pompeo by rewriting his statement to reflect US failings

The Iranian foreign minister has turned a recent US statement, about a protest in Iran, back against his American counterpart – by exposing how the same comments can easily be applied to the situation in the US.
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‘Disastrous’: Senegal exit caps worst World Cup for African teams in 36 years

African nations have suffered their worst World Cup in more than three decades after Senegal’s group stage exit left the continent with no representatives in the knockout stage for the first time since 1982.
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Gunman kills 5 in 'targeted attack' on Maryland newspaper

Five people have been shot dead and several more injured by a gunman at the offices of Capital Gazette, a newspaper in the Maryland capital of Annapolis. The attacker seemed to have targeted the paper deliberately, police said.
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Over 50 cars destroyed in horrific gas tanker explosion on Nigerian expressway (VIDEOS)

Blood-curdling footage of the aftermath of a tanker explosion in south-western Nigeria has emerged online. The fuel reportedly set dozens of nearby cars on fire, with at least nine killed and many injured in the highway inferno.
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Bernie says Sarah Sanders should dine in peace – but #Resistance digs in

Bernie Sanders came to the defense of Sarah Sanders (no relation) after the White House press secretary was booted out of a Virginia restaurant for her politics. Some Democrats are refusing to back down, however.
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‘Iranian Messi’ Azmoun retires from international football at age 23, says insults made mother ill

Iran striker Sardar Azmoun has retired from international football at the age of 23, saying that abuse he received from Iranian fans has made his mother seriously ill.
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‘No problem’: Tsipras cool with Germany sending migrants back to Greece to ‘share the burden’

Athens “doesn’t care” if some migrants return from Germany to Greece as part of a possible deal with Berlin, PM Alexis Tsipras said. His words are in sharp contrast with the mood on Greek islands overwhelmed by the migrant influx.
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