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Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern

Giant mural of NZ PM unveiled in Australia

After clearing the funding goal in a single day, the organizers said they donated the extra funds to a Christchurch victims fund in New Zealand.

May 23, 2019

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Trump may blacklist Chinese surveillance tech firm

The development is also likely to inflame the tensions that have escalated in President Trump's renewed trade war with Chinese leaders.

May 22, 2019

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Swedish prosecutors seeks Julian Assange's detention

Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson submitted an application for a detention order to Uppsala District Court.

May 20, 2019

US billionaire surprises entire Moorehouse grad class pledging to write off their student loans

Smith, who received an honorary doctorate from Morehouse during the ceremony, had already announced a $1.5 million gift to the school.

May 20, 2019

White House unveils 1st part of Middle East peace plan

Finance ministers, but not foreign ministers, will be invited along with delegations of business leaders.

May 20, 2019

Older Samsung watches to get brand new features

Older smartwatches also get all the newer watch faces that are on the Galaxy Watch Active.

May 20, 2019

Two trains collide in Philippines, 34 injured

The accident forced the train authority to suspend operation between the two stations on Sunday morning.

May 19, 2019

South Korean government to ditch Windows 7 for Linux

The ministry would first test-run Linux on its PCs and if no security issues arise, Linux systems will be introduced more widely within the government.

May 19, 2019

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Trump may pardon servicemen accused, convicted of war crimes

Trump administration has made requests for paperwork needed to pardon the servicemen on or around Memorial Day.

May 19, 2019

Shah Mehmood Qureshi. (File Photo: IANS)

US refused visas to 3 officials: Pakistan Minister

Qureshi said the US authorities intended to deport more than 70 Pakistanis, but the government had asked them to fulfil the legal requirements.

May 15, 2019

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UK MPs to vote on Brexit bill early next month

UK needs to pass a law to implement the withdrawal agreement - the part of May's Brexit deal which will take the country out of the EU - in UK law.

May 15, 2019

Google's mobile app homepage to now reflect ads

Ads would be displayed on the "Discover" section of the homepage and will also be placed with up to eight pictures in its search results as part of its "Gallery ads" feature

May 15, 2019

Malaysia deports Thai anti-monarchy activist who sought asylum

The activist, who had been arrested several times towards the end of last year, fled to Malaysia as she felt unsafe after taking part in a symbolic act against the monarchy.

May 14, 2019

N. Korea demands release of cargo ship seized by US

The US Justice Department said last week that the 17,061-tonne Wise Honest was intercepted by Indonesian authorities last year.

May 14, 2019

Mandalay: Myanmar Airline's Embraer E190 aircraft (ERJ-190LR) from Yangon to Mandalay which made an emergency landing after its front landing gear failed to deploy at Mandalay International Airport, on May 12, 2019. The aircraft landed with its nose wheel

Myanmar plane lands without front wheel

A video of the landing showed the plane landing on its rear wheels before the nose touched down on the runway.

May 13, 2019

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Seriously look at breaking up Facebook: Kamala Harris

Apart from presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris, another Democratic candidate, Senator Elizabeth Warren had also stressed upon the possibility of breaking up Facebook.

May 13, 2019

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US man wanted by FBI surrenders after 23 years

FBI obtained a federal arrest warrant charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution that was issued on September 1996.

May 13, 2019

May's Brexit talks with Labour grave mistake: Ex-Minister

Williamson's remark on Saturday comes as May is hoping to reach a cross-party consensus on her withdrawal agreement after failing to get it through Parliament three times.

May 12, 2019

Juan Guaido (C), head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, delivers a speech at the Francisco de Miranda avenue, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 23, 2019. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced he was severing "diplomatic and

Venezuela crisis: Guaido seeks US military cooperation

Guaido said the opposition also seeks to "apply the necessary pressure" to end the so-called Bolivarian Revolution, in power since 1999.

May 12, 2019

Gay couple wins custody battle against Thai surrogate mother creating a big day for LGBT rights

Gay rights activists arrested at Havana pride march

After setting out from Havana's Paseo del Prado, one of the city's main boulevards, the marchers came up against a large number of police and state security forces.

May 12, 2019

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