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US economy grew at strong 3.2% rate in first quarter
The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.2% annual rate in the first three months of the year, a far better outcome than expected, overcoming a host of headwinds including…
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Sri Lanka says wanted extremist died in hotel attack
An extremist leader considered a central figure in Sri Lanka's Easter suicide bombings died in the attacks, the president said Friday as the police chief became the latest figure to…
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Harry and Meghan: Newest royal baby could be an American
What would the founding fathers think? Almost 250 years after the United States launched a revolution to rid itself of the British royal family, the next royal baby could be…
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Trump says U.S. to withdraw from int’l arms trade treaty
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States is withdrawing from an international arms trade treaty signed by the Obama administration, marking Washington's latest exit from an international…
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DPRK’s Kim sets off for home after meeting Putin
Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un wrapped up his first three-day trip to Russia and left for home on Friday. At 3 p.m.…
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Britain’s Prince William meets Christchurch shooting victims’ families, survivors
Britain's Prince William on Friday met with about 160 survivors and the victims' families at Al Noor Mosque, one of the two mosques attacked on March 15 in Christchurch, New…
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Congo park ranger tells of taking viral selfie with gorillas
A park ranger in Congo has described how he captured a selfie with two gorillas that went viral. Mathieu Shamavu, a ranger at Virunga National Park in eastern Congo, said…
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Uncertainty abounds as Trump threatens auto tariffs: scholar
The uncertainty surrounding the auto tariffs with which the Trump administration has threatened US trading partners worldwide "may not end soon," a scholar at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International…
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US Navy assists Japanese-led search operations for crashed F-35
A privately owned deep-sea search vessel with US Navy salvage team on board has departed for Okinawa, Japan to assist search operations for a downed Japanese F-35A fighter, US Navy…
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EU, UN launch joint project to prevent nuclear terrorism acts
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) launched Thursday a joint project to prevent acts of nuclear terrorism through the promotion of the universal ratification and effective implementation…