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Algerian ex-PM in court for corruption probe: Ennahar TV

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Algeria's ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia appeared in court as part of a corruption probe, private channel Ennahar TV reported on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Whd1ay

Cambridge to study how it profited from Atlantic slavery

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The University of Cambridge said on Tuesday it would conduct a two-year academic study of how it benefited from or validated the Atlantic slave trade and other forms of coerced labor during the colonial era. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DDu5zW

Departing Japanese Emperor Akihito thanks the people, prays for peace

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Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final remarks as his three-decade reign drew to a close on Tuesday, thanked the people for their support and expressed hope for a peaceful future. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WiqNtm

Japan's Akihito, in final words as emperor, thanks the public, prays for peace

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Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final remarks as his three-decade reign drew to a close on Tuesday, thanked the people for their support and expressed hope for a peaceful future. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2J0oFTn

Spain's Sanchez weighs options after election win, outlook murky

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(This April 29 story has been refiled to fix typo in second mention of IESE business school in 22nd paragraph) from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GQG0wD

Cricketer's coming out was 'misunderstanding'

James Faulkner says the support he has received from the LGBT community is "fantastic" - but it came after a misunderstanding. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GSu5yn

U.S. envoy to Sri Lanka says threat is real as security forces maintain high alert

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The U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that some of the Islamist militants involved in the Easter Sunday bombings on the island were likely still at large and could be planning fresh attacks. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vso7NZ

Are you British? India government asks Modi's main election rival, Gandhi, to respond

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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. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vtHtCs

U.S. believes Sri Lanka militants may be plotting more attacks: ambassador

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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. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PFhCAU

Indonesia election rivals toil in 'war rooms' to check ballots

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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. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2V4nmdo

Danish fishing communities fear Brexit could sink them

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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. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GKV25L

Sri Lanka’s President Lifts Ban on Social Media

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By KAI SCHULTZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GOa3nl

Photographing Trafficked Animals in Colombia

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By IVAN VALENCIA and EVELYN NIEVES from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2XX0IAt

Learning With: ‘Lego Is Making Braille Bricks. They May Give Blind Literacy a Needed Lift.’

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By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2VzCw9D

His Punch Lines Cross Moral Lines. Anthony Jeselnik Gets Away With It.

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By JASON ZINOMAN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2L9AfxX

Trump sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One over Democrat subpoenas

The lawsuit aims to stop Deutsche Bank and Capital One from handing over his records to Congress. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XWHoDg

Late Night Congratulates Trump on His 10,000th Lie

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By TRISH BENDIX from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WgrrHI

The ‘Dumb Choice’ That James Harden, Stephen Curry and the Rest of the N.B.A. Increasingly Avoid: The 2-Point Shot

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By Unknown Author from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2PAFlSJ

Suspected explosive device found, man arrested in New Zealand's Christchurch

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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. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PBS07T