Songkran: Thailand celebrates Buddhist new year with water fights

Thais celebrate Songkran, a Buddhist festival often called the biggest water fight in the world.

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Damaging storms and possibly tornadoes threaten U.S. South

Severe thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail will slam a swathe of the U.S. South on Saturday from eastern Texas to Mississippi, forecasters said.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2X60A16

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Civilian government to be established in Sudan: new head of military council

The new head of Sudan's transitional military council said on Saturday that a civilian government would be established after consultations with opposition forces and promised that the transitional period would last for a maximum of two years.

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Islamic state says it was behind Pakistan market suicide bombing

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed at least 18 people in a Pakistan market, the group's Amaq news agency said on Saturday.

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Children in Central America will be allowed to join parents in US

They will be allowed to reunite with their parents living under protected status, a court has ruled.

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Jailed Catalan leaders ease position on post-election coalition talks

Four Catalan leaders on trial over a 2017 bid to split their region from Spain have said separatists should be more flexible about entering negotiations on forming the next Madrid government after a April 28 national election.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Ge89fc

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Poland's Kaczynski says 'no' to the euro as part of election campaign

Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) says 'no' to the euro and believes Warsaw should only adopt the common currency when its economy is as big as Germany's, PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Saturday.

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Sudan's intelligence chief quits, protesters keep up pressure

Sudan's security and intelligence chief quit on Saturday, state media reported, a day after the defense minister stepped down abruptly as interim leader following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir and protesters kept up demands for change.

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PRAYER REQUEST: 3-Year-Old Abducted from Legal American Guardians in Kenya

A three-year-old boy was taken from his American legal guardians in Kenya last week. Americans have rallied around the couple in order to return him to his home. 

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'New class' of medicine reverses porphyria

Gene silencing drugs spared patients from the crippling pain caused by porphyria, in a clinical trial.

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EU countries take migrants after Mediterranean stand-off

The 64 African migrants will be redistributed among four countries after being stranded at sea.

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Sudan's security and intelligence chief quits: Sudanese TV

Sudan's security and intelligence chief, Salah Gosh, resigned on Saturday, Sudanese TV reported.

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Italy says military intervention 'cannot be a solution' in Libya

Italy's prime minister has said any foreign military intervention in Libya would not resolve the latest conflict in its former colony, warning that it might trigger a refugee exodus across the Mediterranean.

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Malaysia to free Vietnamese woman accused of Kim Jong Nam murder on May 3: lawyer

A Vietnamese woman who had been accused of killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader will be freed from a Malaysian prison on May 3, her lawyer said, a day earlier than previously expected.

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German village could become EU's geographic midpoint post-Brexit

With the clock ticking down to Brexit, a tiny German village is preparing to take center stage as it becomes the new geographical center of the European Union when Britain leaves the bloc.

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

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Sudan coup: Protesters demand immediate move to civilian rule

Leaders of the street protests in Khartoum are unmoved by the military's sudden change of leader.

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Protesters keep up pressure on Sudan's military for civilian rule

Protesters in Sudan said on Saturday they would keep up pressure for civilian rule after the defense minister stepped down abruptly as interim leader following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir after 30 years of autocratic rule.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Z8f8PD

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Making a splash: Centenarian runs for office in German town

For most people, reaching 100 would be reason enough to put one's feet up and take things easy, but Lisel Heise has other ideas.

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Exclusive: Ex-South Sudan rebel leader believes unity government won't be ready by May 12

(This April 12 story fixes to substitute Archbishop of Canterbury, instead of peace group, organizing retreat in the penultimate paragraph)

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