Record-early Alaska river thaw follows high winter temperatures

Key Alaska rivers that are usually frozen at this time of year are now free-flowing, with record-early thaws following record-high winter and spring temperatures.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Zbp3Eb

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Ivanka Trump lands in Africa to promote U.S. jobs plan for women

Ivanka Trump began a four-day tour of Africa on Sunday to promote a $50 million United States initiative aimed at encouraging women's employment in developing countries.

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

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Baby boom for North Atlantic right whales off US coast

US researchers spot three mother and calf pairs of the endangered North American right whale species.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UVCNDz

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Iraqi forces kill Islamic State commander, four fighters

Security forces killed an Islamic State commander and four fighters in the Hamrin Mountains area of northeast Iraq on Sunday, the military said.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2X8D0kj

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American Airlines extends Boeing 737 Max flight cancellations

The airline is grounding its fleet until 19 August while Boeing develops a software upgrade.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Dboil0

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Iran protests to France over diplomat's nuclear comments

Iran protested to France on Sunday over comments by the French ambassador in Washington concerning Tehran's right to enrich uranium after 2025.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2X6e10U

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German state-owned TV says Venezuela blocked its Spanish channel

Germany's state-funded public broadcaster Deutsche Welle said on Sunday that Venezuela's broadcast authority had blocked its Spanish-language channel from cable networks in the country.

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

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Tornadoes kill two children as massive storm sweeps U.S. South

Deadly tornadoes twisted through the U.S. South, killing at least two children as a massive storm pressed east on Sunday, threatening to drench communities from New York to Atlanta and snarl the start of the workweek.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2IxPo9x

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Egypt's president meets Libyan commander Haftar in Cairo

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met in Cairo with Khalifa Haftar, the commander of eastern-based Libyan forces, who is under international pressure to halt an advance on the capital Tripoli.

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

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Salisbury, scene of Novichok poison drama, named Britain's best place to live

The English cathedral city of Salisbury, the location of a deadly nerve agent poisoning blamed on Russia, was named as Britain's best place to live by the Sunday Times newspaper.

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

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Trump's plan to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities is undergoing review, Sarah Sanders says

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Trump wishes 'no ill will' with Tweet on Muslim lawmaker: White House

President Donald Trump did not wish any harm in his Twitter post criticizing Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's comments on the 9/11 attacks, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Sunday.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Xa0zt6

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Squalid conditions fuel frustration in South African township ahead of election

(This version of the April 11th story has been refiled to edit headline)

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

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Eastern Libyan warplane crashes in southern Tripoli: military sources

An eastern Libyan warplane crashed on Sunday in southern Tripoli, military sources said.

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

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German state-owned TV accuses Venezuela of blocking its Spanish channel

Germany's state-funded public broadcaster Deutsche Welle accused Venezuela's broadcast authority on Sunday of having blocked its Spanish-language channel from cable networks in the country.

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

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Nepal plane crash: Three die at world's 'most dangerous' airport

An aircraft veers off the runway at a remote airport near the Himalayas, killing three people.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Iv8Fs9

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Minority Hazaras in Pakistan protest for third day after Quetta attack

Minority Shi'ite Hazaras blocked traffic in a sit-in protest for a third day in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday after a suicide bomb killed 19 people in an outdoor market, many of them ethnic Hazaras.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UYm5DC

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