Sunday, May 12, 2019

China's door to talks with U.S. on trade always open -state media

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China's door to talks with the United States about their trade dispute is always open, but China will not yield on important issues of principle, state media said on Sunday.


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Pilot in Myanmar lands plane without front wheels

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The pilot was praised for the safe landing, in which none of the 89 passengers was hurt.

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Germany: Three Bavaria hotel guests found dead from crossbow bolts

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Hotel employees discovered the three bodies in the room alongside two crossbows.

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Pakistan attack: Gunmen killed five in Balochistan hotel

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The three attackers were also killed in Saturday's siege at the Pearl-Continental in Gwadar.

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James Charles loses 1m subscribers amid row

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The 19-year-old is currently involved in row with fellow beauty vlogger Tati Westbrook.

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South Africa's ANC celebrates election victory in downtown Johannesburg

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Thousands of supporters of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) took to the streets of downtown Johannesburg on Sunday to celebrate their party's victory in last week's election despite a lower share of the vote.


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Berlin airlift: Ceremony to mark 70th anniversary, in pictures

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Dignitaries gather in Berlin to mark 70 years since the end of the Cold War's Berlin airlift.

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Egypt sentences two to death over church attack

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An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced two men to death and eight others to between three years and life in prison over an attack on a church and Christian-owned shop in Cairo that killed 10 people.


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Iran's Guards commander says U.S. military presence in Gulf is 'an opportunity': ISNA

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The United States' military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now it is an opportunity, a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA).


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U.N. says first day of Houthi withdrawal from Yemen ports went to plan

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The first day of a withdrawal of forces by Yemen's Houthi movement from three of Yemen's Red Sea ports went "in accordance with established plans", the head of a U.N. mission to monitor the deal said on Sunday.


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Pakistan security forces kill attackers after raid on luxury hotel

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Pakistani security forces have killed three separatist insurgents who had stormed a luxury hotel in the port city of Gwadar 24 hours earlier, the military said on Sunday.


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Brexit anger makes European vote 'difficult' for Conservatives: UK minister

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European elections will be difficult for Britain's governing Conservatives, their education minister said on Sunday, after the party slumped into fourth place in an opinion poll and a new Brexit Party took top spot.


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Iran's Guards commander says U.S. military presence in Gulf is 'an opportunity': ISNA

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The United States' military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now it is an opportunity, a senior commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA).


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Political will to fight climate change is fading, warns UN chief

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges world leaders to follow science advice on climate change.

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Pope approves visits to contested Bosnian shrine

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Pope Francis has approved pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a village in Bosnia that is steeped in controversy over whether the Madonna appears to local people, the Vatican said on Sunday.


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European polls will be 'difficult' for Conservative, says UK education minister

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European elections are going to be "difficult" for the governing Conservative Party, education minister Damian Hinds said on Sunday, when questioned over those Conservatives who say they will transfer their loyalty to Britain's new Brexit Party.


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Metro Bank says cash lifeline talks 'advanced'

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The bank says plans to raise £350m are "well advanced" as it tries to quell rumours about its financial health.

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UK's Labour not 'getting very far' in government Brexit talks: Ashworth

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An attempt by Britain's main opposition Labour to try to persuade the government to back its alternative plan for leaving the European Union is not "getting very far", the party's health policy chief said on Sunday.


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PM May has already set out timetable for her departure: UK minister

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Prime Minister Theresa May does not need to spell out a timetable for her departure, prisons minister Robert Buckland said on Sunday, adding the leader had already announced she would leave office after the first phase of Brexit.


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Iran may attack Israel if U.S. standoff escalates: Israeli minister

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An Israeli cabinet minister warned on Sunday of possible direct or proxy Iranian attacks on Israel should the stand-off between Tehran and Washington escalate.


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