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Saturday, March 3, 2018

Killer storm clears northeast U.S., leaving floods and outages

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

BOSTON (Reuters) - A powerful storm that killed at least five people will move away from the northeastern United States on Saturday, leaving a trail of flooded streets, power outages and brutal winds, forecasters said.

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Florida school shooting: US investment giant leans on gun firms

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

BlackRock Inc is stepping up pressure on firearms companies after the Florida school shooting.

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Berta Caceres: Honduras executive held over dam activist's murder

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Police in Honduras arrest the suspected mastermind in the murder of Berta Caceres.

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Italy election: Parties hold final pre-poll rallies

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Immigration and high youth unemployment have dominated an angry and divisive campaign.

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Burkina Faso attack: French embassy targeted in Ouagadougou

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Twin attacks, also targeting army headquarters, leave eight security personnel dead.

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Trump steel tariffs: IMF warns plan would hurt US

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Others could follow Washington's example to justify tough trade restrictions, it says.

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Billy Graham laid to rest and 'in the presence of God'

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

The famous preacher's funeral was attended by more than 2,000 people, including President Trump.

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President 'roughed up' in football match

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Two Burundi officials have been imprisoned after the African country's president was "roughed up" in a football match they organised.

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Slovakia journalist murder: Thousands attend protest vigils

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Slovaks hold anti-mafia vigils across the nation in memory of a journalist and his fianceé.

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Europe severe weather: Death toll rises amid freeze

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Severe weather brings disruption to large parts of Europe, with at least 23 dead in Poland alone.

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Egypt arrests mother of woman at centre of BBC report

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

She is accused of spreading "false news" after telling the BBC of her daughter's disappearance.

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DR Congo violence: Dozens killed in Ituri province

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Unrest has broken out between the Hema and Lendu communities in the north-eastern province of Ituri.

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Winter storms batter US eastern seaboard

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Thousands of flights are cancelled and more than a million homes have no power.

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A year embedded with the people fighting the Islamic State group

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

A year embedded with the people fighting the Islamic State group

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Venezuelan cash crisis: Where a coffee costs wads of banknotes

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Venezuela used to be the richest country in South America. But now the economy has collapsed.

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Strong winds and heavy snow pound US eastern seaboard

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Thousands of flights were cancelled as coastal communities braced for more flooding.

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Australian swimmer: 99-year-old 'breaks world record'

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

George Corones is a few months shy of 100 but may now hold the world record in his age group.

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Largest population of penguins found in Antarctic Peninsula

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Over 1.5m penguins, the largest population on the Antarctic Peninsula, has been found on the Danger Islands.

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Clowns bring joy to refugee children

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Volunteers from a charity perform to Rohingya refugee children in a camp in Bangladesh.

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The news that made us smile this week

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Happy deers, a toe-curling Fresh Prince interpretation and more things to cheer you up from this week.

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Harvey Weinstein statue appears in Hollywood ahead of Oscars

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

The disgraced producer is depicted in his dressing gown as a golden artwork called Casting Couch in LA.

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Examining China's hypersonic transport plans

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Five times the speed of sound from Beijing to New York in a few hours - but is it a likely scenario?

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Five reasons why trade wars aren't easy to win

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

President Donald Trump says he thinks the US can "win" a trade war. Here are some costs he might encounter along the way.

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Italy's vote: Fake claims attempt to influence election

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

The false claims, misinformation and altered images attempting to influence Italy's election.

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Germany’s coalition deal: The young activists hoping to derail the agreement

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Fresh elections could be held if Social Democrats vote against a new alliance with Angela Merkel's conservatives.

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Swiss voters ponder axing TV licence

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Households pay 451 francs ($480; £348) a year but a referendum could end that, writes Imogen Foulkes.

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Sydney Mardi Gras: How a violent first march spurred change

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 BBC News - World Leave a Comment

Forty years on from the beating of gay activists, the 2018 march will carry special resonance.

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At U.N., China delays U.S. bid to blacklist ships, companies over North Korea

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China delayed a U.S. request for a United Nations Security Council committee to blacklist 33 ships, 27 shipping companies, and a Taiwan man for violating international sanctions on North Korea, diplomats said on Friday.

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Kremlin rejects U.S. charge Russia in breach of arms control treaties

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday rejected a U.S. allegation that Russia had been developing destabilizing weapons systems for over a decade in direct violations of its treaty obligations.

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After months without contact, Merkel eyes 'reset' with Trump

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

BERLIN (Reuters) - Before a phone conversation this week to discuss the war in Syria and Russian nuclear arms, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump had not spoken to each other in over five months.

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Italy's 5-Star rallies voters as rivals fret

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's 5-Star Movement told roaring supporters it was close to winning a looming election at the end of campaigning on Friday as its main rivals worried about the anti-establishment party's popularity.

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Majority of SPD members seen backing re-run of German coalition

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

BERLIN (Reuters) - A leading Social Democrat on Saturday predicted 55 percent or more of SPD members would back a renewed coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, and warned that a 'no' vote would spell disaster for the party, Germany and Europe.

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Mexico prepares to make arrests in disappearance of student teachers

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

(Reuters) - Mexican authorities are preparing to arrest dozens of people implicated in the kidnapping and alleged murder of 43 student teachers in southern Mexico more than three years ago, the prosecutor in charge of the case said on Friday.

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Putin, before vote, says he'd reverse Soviet collapse if he could: agencies

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he would reverse the collapse of the Soviet Union if he had a chance to alter modern Russian history, news agencies reported.

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Cambodia PM accuses United States of lying over aid cut

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's prime minister on Saturday accused the U.S. government of being dishonest in its announced suspension of aid to the Southeast Asian nation, saying Cambodia had already stopped receiving aid from Washington in 2016.

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Promise of relaxed gun laws casts shadow over Tasmania's state election

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's smallest state Tasmania began voting on Saturday in a local assembly election, with the incumbent conservative Liberal Party stirring controversy by promising softer regulations for gun ownership if it is returned to power.

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Pakistani lawmakers begin secret vote for senate elections

By Umair Ahmed March 03, 2018 Reuters: World News Leave a Comment

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani lawmakers on Saturday began casting votes in secret for new senators in parliament's upper house in an election that looks set to boost the ruling party, as it tries to revive the political fortunes of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif.