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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Are you British? India government asks Modi's main election rival, Gandhi, to respond
India's government has asked Rahul Gandhi, the president of the main opposition Congress party, to respond to a complaint by a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party accusing him of holding dual British citizenship against Indian law.
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from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vtHtCs
U.S. believes Sri Lanka militants may be plotting more attacks: ambassador
The United States believes members of the militant group blamed for Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday attacks may be at large and planning more assaults, the U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday.
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from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PFhCAU
Indonesia election rivals toil in 'war rooms' to check ballots
In a low-rise Jakarta office block, young Indonesian supporters of President Joko Widodo sit hunched over screens to count photographed vote tallies from polling stations, two weeks after an election to lead the world's third-biggest democracy.
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Danish fishing communities fear Brexit could sink them
In the small fishing town of Thyboron on the northwestern coast of Denmark, many fishermen worry the British waters they have become increasingly dependent on will be out of reach when Britain leaves the European Union.
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The ‘Dumb Choice’ That James Harden, Stephen Curry and the Rest of the N.B.A. Increasingly Avoid: The 2-Point Shot
By Unknown Author from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2PAFlSJ
The ‘Dumb Choice’ That James Harden, Stephen Curry and the Rest of the N.B.A. Increasingly Avoid: The 2-Point Shot
By Unknown Author from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2PAFlSJ
Aaron Judge Is Everywhere for the Yankees, Except on the Field
By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2UOtbX2
New York City’s Quirkiest Bus: 1 Bridge, 3 Stops
By WINNIE HU from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2ZTw5Oi
Tesla Looks to Regain Its Luster in Solar Energy by Slashing Prices
By IVAN PENN and PETER EAVIS from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2ZTw78S
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Tops the List of Hedge Fund Manager Compensation
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Wf3Ln0
Abdication of Japan’s Emperor, Who Put a Human Face on the Monarchy
By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GIXsSg
Aaron Judge Is Everywhere for the Yankees, Except on the Field
By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2UOtbX2
New York City’s Quirkiest Bus: 1 Bridge, 3 Stops
By WINNIE HU from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2ZTw5Oi
Tesla Looks to Regain Its Luster in Solar Energy by Slashing Prices
By IVAN PENN and PETER EAVIS from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2ZTw78S
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Tops the List of Hedge Fund Manager Compensation
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Wf3Ln0
What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘On Tour With Asperger’s Are Us’ and ‘The Last Survivors’
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US deputy attorney general tells Trump he quits
Rod Rosenstein, who was once accused of treason by the president, exits after a turbulent two years.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2V0Ln4O
'Yeti footprints': Indian army mocked over claim
Its claim to have discovered footprints of the 'mythical beast' prompts derision on social media.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vy5oPL
IS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video in five years
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen on camera since 2014, vows revenge for his militants.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UPvYzk
Guantanamo Bay commander fired over 'loss of confidence'
Navy Rear Admiral John Ring was fired as Guantanamo Bay prison commander after a month-long inquiry.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vuJrlT
'Completely avoidable' measles outbreak hits 25-year high in US
Officials say more than 700 Americans have been infected, calling the outbreak "completely avoidable".
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DHmAIp
Mozambique cyclone: Death toll rises as storm blocks aid
Torrential rain and strong winds make getting aid into the cyclone-affected area almost impossible.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GRqujS
Trade war: What you need to know about US-China talks
Talks appear to be reaching the final stretch though both sides remain divided on several key issues.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vuHl5H
Australian Senate candidate Steve Dickson quits over strip club videos
Footage showed aspiring Australian senator Steve Dickson groping women and making derogatory remarks.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2V7z1In
San Diego synagogue attack suspect 'evil', says his family
Lori Kaye was killed after shielding her rabbi from a gunman who opened fire at a Passover service.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LqmVWr
US Army veteran 'planned to bomb Nazi rally'
The 26-year-old Muslim convert also allegedly plotted terror attacks on Jews and churches.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WcVvE9
Boeing safety system not at fault, says chief executive
Dennis Muilenburg says a safety mechanism was only one factor in two fatal Boeing plane crashes.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vsjIui
'Our water pollution is a cancer'
"Waterkeeper" Nabil Musa fights Iraq's water crisis, which he calls the country's gravest threat yet.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UQTSuB
Rabbi describes seeing synagogue attacker
A rabbi who was injured in the deadly shooting at a synagogue near San Diego on Saturday has described the moment he faced the gunman.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WfDjtM
'Russian spy whale'
A beluga whale was found with suspicious equipment off Norway's coast
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WfNGgW
Heavy flooding hits eastern Canada
Thousands of people were told to evacuate after rising floodwaters breached a dyke following heavy rain.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Lbt7kS
How one woman beat mining giants and saved rare snow leopards
A woman from Mongolia has won the Goldman Environmental Prize after a campaign to stop mining firms destroying a critical habitat for snow leopards.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UMgIDr
Indonesia floods: Dozens killed in floods
Flooding caused by torrential rains has killed nearly 40 people and left thousands homeless in Sumatra.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LcXFTf
UK university puts stress-busting dogs on staff
A university has taken on five "canine teaching assistants" to tackle student anxiety.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GPH2rc
Norway finds 'Russian spy whale' off Arctic coast
A tame beluga wearing a Russian harness is thought to have come from a Russian navy facility.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2J1c9CZ
North Korea TV revamps weather report
North Korean state TV introduces a more casual, modern-looking weather broadcast.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GRp6hm
Korean elderly back road safety seats
A city in South Korea has put out special seating for older people at road crossings.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2PzLLBw
Japanese Emperor Akihito's human touch
Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ZNOA6P
Jeopardy: How a pro gambler 'cracked' US game show
Sports bettor James Holzhauer's unusual strategy is paying off as he crushes Jeopardy records.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2L8O5k9
'We are students thanks to South Africa's #FeesMustFall protests'
What has changed since mass protests led South Africa to announce free education for poor university students?
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2J31asB
How tech is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together
Young people on either side of a decades-old conflict seldom meet, but tech is building bridges.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vrILxN
Sri Lanka attacks: Where else in the world have face coverings been banned?
Following the Sri Lankan ban, BBC Reality Check looks at other countries that have imposed either a partial or complete ban on face coverings
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vxuj6a
India student leader 'a symbol of protest' against PM Modi
Kanhaiya Kumar has emerged as an outlier in an election being seen as a battle for India's identity.
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from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UT7bL2
Beast from the east: Indian mountaineers reckon they've found Yeti footprints
Mountaineers from the Indian army on a expedition in Nepal have found mysterious large footprints in the snow that they think belong to the Yeti, or the abominable snowman, the military said on Tuesday.
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from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vpRIYv
Suspected explosive device found, man arrested in New Zealand's Christchurch
New Zealand police said on Tuesday a man was arrested and bomb disposal officers found a package with a suspected explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch, where 50 people were killed in attacks by a lone gunman on two mosques in March.
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from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PBS07T
Factbox: The main political parties in South Africa's election
South Africans voting for a new national parliament on May 8 will have 48 parties to choose from -- more than at any election since the end of white minority rule in 1994.
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from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PL18qZ
Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramadan
Sri Lankan security forces maintained a high level of alert on Tuesday after the Easter Sunday bombings, officials said, amid intelligence reports that Islamist militants were planning fresh attacks before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.
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from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2INZUKJ
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