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China calls on New Zealand to provide 'fair' investment environment

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Japan says name for new era of Naruhito will be 'Reiwa'

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Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely

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The strong showing of Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Sunday's voting appeared to reflect Ukrainians' desire for new blood in a political system awash in corruption and a new approach to trying to end the war with Russia-backed separatists in the country's east. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2HZY5ci

25 killed, 400 injured as rainstorm hits Nepal; army called in

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At least 25 people were killed and 400 others injured as a massive rainstorm hit several villages in southern Nepal, officials said Monday. The storm hit many villages in Bara and Parsa districts Sunday evening, according to the home ministry officials. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uBytdZ

Post-NZ attack, is govt-controlled social media the future?

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UK tax fraud funded al-Qaida in Pakistan, Afghanistan: Report

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A British Asian gang of fraudsters may have been involved in misusing billions of pounds of British tax-payers money to fund terrorist networks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, claims a UK media investigation based on police and intelligence files. The gang is alleged to have sent 1 per cent of its gains from their elaborate tax fraud to al-Qaida in Pakistan and Afghanistan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U8MC1i

Pakistan appoints its envoy to India as new foreign secretary

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Border row: Mexican president into deep water with Trump

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Erdogan support tested in Turkish local elections; 2 killed

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Millions of Turks voted in municipal elections Sunday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan depicted as a fight for Turkey's survival, and which are a crucial test of the strongman's own support amid a sharp economic downturn. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ub70yX

Ex-US Vice-President Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss

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DR Congo towns vote in polls delayed by conflict, Ebola

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Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

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Before mosque attacks, NZ failed to record hate crimes for years

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Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behaviour against religious minorities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wz0mze

Polls open in Ukrainian presidential election

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Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to top the vote, according to surveys, with incumbent Petro Poroshenko and ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko vying to face him in a run-off next month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JSGzJM

Iran calls emergency in flood-threatened southwest province

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Some 56 villages lying near the Dez and Karkheh rivers in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan may have to be evacuated as officials released water from two major dams along the rivers due to forecasts for more rain, the provincial governor, Gholamreza Shariati, told state television. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Uk2QUD

Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home

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Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have won every vote since the party first came to power in 2002 but this time, analysts say the party could lose Ankara and even Istanbul. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uBLaFK

Investigator says Amazon chief's phone hacked by Saudis

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Facebook to restrict video live streaming after New Zealand attack

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Facebook said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand. "In the wake of the terrorist attack, we are taking three steps: strengthening the rules for using Facebook Live, taking further steps to address hate on our platforms, and supporting the New Zealand community," COO Sheryl Sandberg said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U7r7hp

Fresh graft cover-up tape hits Justin Trudeau

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China says representatives of over 100 countries to attend 2nd BRF meet

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China held the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 to showcase its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the pet project of President Xi Jinping aimed at expanding the country's influence all over the world with a chain of infrastructure projects funded by Chinese investments from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2I0sF5D

May could face call for government of national unity in UK

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Thai King strips ex-premier Thaksin of royal decorations

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Bangladesh stops Rohingya making risky journey to Malaysia

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Lieutenant Commander Mahmud Hasan said Bangladesh Coast Guard forces found 16 women, seven children and six men waiting for the boat along the coast of the southern Saint Martin's Island early Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WFCiLp

Flash floods kill at least 35 in Afghanistan: Officials

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Heavy flooding that started early Friday killed at least 12 people in the northern province of Faryab and 10 people in the western province of Herat, said Hashmat Bahaduri, a spokesman for Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V9kS9q

5.3-magnitude quake shakes Greece

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A 5.3-magnitude quake jolted central Greece on Saturday, the national observatory said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of around 14 kilometres (8.6 miles) and an epicentre in the Gulf of Corinth, some 200 kilometres (320 miles) northwest of the Greek capital, the observatory said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UhvAxA

Where now for Britain's troubled Brexit?

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Trump threatens to shut Mexico border - 'not kidding around'

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Threatening drastic action against Mexico, President Donald Trump declared on Friday he is likely to shut down America's southern border next week unless Mexican authorities immediately halt all illegal immigration. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TIzTxB

Pope makes reporting of sex abuse claims a must

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Theresa May suffers third Brexit defeat

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Maldives court orders release of Abdulla Yameen

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China defends Masood Azhar block, says not shielding terrorists

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Third time lucky? UK lawmakers hold new vote on Brexit deal

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Pope enacts new legislation to prevent child abuse in Vatican

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The new provisions mark the first time a unified and rigorous policy for the protection of children, which the Vatican has been demanding from local churches, has been compiled for the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YIiN6G

Loyalist calls for president to quit fail to end Algeria protests

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Democrats push for early release of Mueller report on Russia

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House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler was told by Attorney General William Barr that there's no intention of giving the confidential report to Congress immediately as he redacts grand jury testimony and other elements. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V26TCn

End of an 'era': Emperor's exit resets Japan calendar

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Japan is the only country in the world still using Chinese-style imperial calendars. It might be 2019 in much of the world, but in Japan it is Heisei 31, or the 31st year of Akihito's reign. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OuFPt3

Trump, Moon to meet in Washington in April: Seoul

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Moon has long backed a policy of engagement with nuclear-armed, sanctions-hit Pyongyang and was instrumental in brokering talks between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. But the failure of Kim and Trump to reach an agreement in Hanoi on curtailing Pyongyang's nuclear programme in exchange for relaxation of sanctions has raised questions over the future of the process. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FIjTHY

PM Theresa May makes final push on EU divorce deal, vote likely today

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FAA's safety check under lens as Boeing unveils software fix

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Plans to return or migrate elsewhere emerge for over 80,000 Indian families in US

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Bangladesh high-rise office building catches fire, 19 dead

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A fire has struck a high-rise office building in Bangladesh's capital, killing 19 people and injuring about 70 others. The fire at the FR Tower, on a busy avenue in Dhaka's Banani commercial district, was the latest in a city where flouted building regulations and safety norms have made deadly blazes common. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CHUEUd

Britain's May seeks third Brexit vote on Friday

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The British government said it intended to bring back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third vote in parliament on Friday to avoid a chaotic no-deal divorce from the EU. May's throw of the dice comes a day after her dramatic pledge to resign in order to persuade her rivals to finally back her vision for breaking Britain's 46-year bond with the European project. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2HLeHW3

Death toll from Dhaka tower fire jumps to 17: official

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Kamala Harris lands diverse endorsements in South Carolina

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Harris, who announced her candidacy in January , is among a sprawling field of Democratic presidential contenders building a base of support in South Carolina, which is home to the first primary in the South and is the first test of candidates' appeal with a primarily black Democratic primary electorate. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YvY5qA

Fire breaks out in 22-storey building in Bangladesh; several feared trapped

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Car bomb outside hotel kills at least eight in Somali capital

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Fire breaks out in 22-storey building in Bangladesh; several feared trapped

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China slams US criticism of Muslim treatment as 'absurd'

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Maltese navy takes control of tanker hijacked by migrants: Statement

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UK PM to renew Brexit deal push after pledge to resign

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