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Strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake hits Peru, no injuries reported

A strong 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, sending residents fleeing their homes and cutting off power to at least one town, with the impact felt as far afield as neig...

May 26, 2019
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[Graphic News] 1 in 7 babies born with low birthweight worldwide

More than 20 million newborns in 2015 - one in seven - came into the world weighing too little, latest data showed. Over 90 percent of babies tipping the scale at less than 2.5 kilograms when born...

May 26, 2019
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May to quit as party leader June 7, opening race for new PM

Theresa May ended her failed three-year quest to lead Britain out of the European Union on Friday, announcing that she will step down as Conservative Party leader June 7 and triggering a contest to c...

May 25, 2019
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Volcano on Indonesia's Bali erupts, flights canceled

Bali's airport has canceled flights following an eruption of the Mount Agung volcano that spread ash over the south of the Indonesian island. The national disaster agency said Friday night's eruptio...

May 25, 2019
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29 inmates killed in Venezuelan jail riot: Official

A showdown between armed inmates and guards in an overcrowded cellblock of a Venezuelan jail Friday left at least 29 prisoners dead, an official said. The clash started when inmates, many armed, ref...

May 25, 2019
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Taiwan holds first gay marriages in historic day for Asia

TAIPEI (AFP) -- Taiwan made history on Friday with Asia's first legal gay weddings as same-sex couples tied the knot in jubilant and emotional scenes, the culmination of a three-decade fight for equa...

May 24, 2019
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[Graphic News] EU election

About 400 million Europeans from 28 countries will head to the polls May 23-26 to choose lawmakers to represent them at the European Parliament for the next five years. Voters in each EU nation ch...

May 21, 2019
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[Graphic News] China may not be the most populous country by 2024

Currently, China with a population of 1.41 billion and India with 1.34 billion remain the two most populous countries, comprising 19 percent and 18 percent of the total global population, respective...

May 20, 2019
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Cambodia marks genocide atrocities with Day of Remembrance

PHNOM PENH (AFP) -- Black-clad students reenacted the horrors of the Cambodian genocide at the "Killing Fields" on Monday to commemorate the two million people killed by the Khmer Rouge's murderous, ...

May 20, 2019
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Taiwan's parliament approves same-sex marriage

TAIPEI (AFP) -- Taiwan's parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to pass a watered-down version...

May 17, 2019
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I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102

NEW YORK (AP) -- I.M. Pei (PAY), the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall ...

May 17, 2019
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Pompeo to meet Putin on Russia visit: US State Department

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet President Vladimir Putin next week in Russia in the highest-level formal talks between the powers in 10 months, the State Department said Friday. The top ...

May 10, 2019
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After Trump invite, Iran commander says: No talks with US

A top commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Friday that Tehran will not talk with the United States, an Iranian news agency reported _ a day after President Donald Trump said he'd lik...

May 10, 2019
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[Graphic News] Filipinos spend most time on social media in Asia

Filipinos spend the greatest amount of time on social media among Asians, closely followed by Indonesians, Thais and Malaysians, according to Global Digital 2019 reports from We Are Social and Hoots...

May 9, 2019
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41 dead in Russian plane blaze disaster

Forty-one people including at least two children have died after a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke at Moscow's busiest airport on ...

May 6, 2019
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