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Italy PM Meloni announces candidacy at EU election
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday she will be a candidate at June's European elections in a bid to boost support for her Brothers of Italy party, though she will not take up a seat if elected.
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Bangladesh reopens schools amid scorching heatwave
DHAKA (Reuters) - Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday despite a heatwave continuing to sweep the South Asian nation, with temperatures expected to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in the days ahead, according to the weather department.
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Russia threatens West with severe response if its assets are touched
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian officials threatened the West on Sunday with a "severe" response in the event that frozen Russian assets are confiscated, promising "endless" legal challenges and tit-for-tat measures.
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Ukrainian 'Grandpa' leads over-60s unit fighting Russian forces for free
ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Oleksandr Taran's mobile artillery unit isn't officially part of Ukraine's military, but that hasn't stopped his men from destroying Russian targets on their own dime.
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Thai foreign minister resigns, local media report
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara has abruptly resigned after losing the role of deputy prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle, local media reported on Sunday.
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Burkina Faso says it is investigating northern killings
(Reuters) - Burkina Faso is investigating killings in two northern villages in February, a government spokesperson said on Saturday, dismissing a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report about the Burkinabe army's alleged execution of 223 people there.
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As tourists move in, Italians are squeezed out on holiday island of Capri
CAPRI, Italy (Reuters) - Famed for its blue seas, breathtaking views and cove-studded coastline, the Mediterranean island of Capri has been a tourist haven since the early years of the Roman empire.
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Supercars linked to 1MDB seized in Germany
PETALING JAYA: Four special edition Bugatti Veyron supercars, said to be linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, were seized by German police in Munich earlier this week.
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Russia says it destroyed 17 drones launched by Ukraine
(Reuters) - Russia's air defence systems destroyed 17 drones launched by Ukraine over its territory, Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday, with a regional official saying the attack targeted an oil storage facility in the Kaluga region.
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Pope Francis visits Venice, says his work isn't easy
VENICE (Reuters) -Pope Francis made his first trip out of Rome for seven months on Sunday with a packed visit to Venice that took in an art exhibition, a prison and a Mass, with the 87-year pontiff acknowledging that life could be hard.
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Haiti transitional government to vote for president on Tuesday
(Reuters) - Haiti's transition council on Saturday said it will vote for the country's next president on Tuesday as part of efforts to bring the Caribbean country under control amid rampant gang violence.
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17th "Chinese Bridge" language competition held in Bulgaria
VELIKO TURNOVO, Bulgaria, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Bulgarian leg of the 17th "Chinese Bridge" -- Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students, was held here Saturday.
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Portugal's government rejects paying reparations for colonial, slavery legacy
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal's government said on Saturday it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
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Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was condemned by rights advocates as the latest attack on the LGBT community in Iraq.
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Zelenskiy says Russia targeted gas facilities that secure EU supply
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a Russian attack on his country's energy sector on Saturday had targeted gas facilities important for supply to the European Union.
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Chile's President Boric declares national mourning period after 3 police officers killed
(Reuters) - Three police officers were killed on Saturday in southern Chile during what President Gabriel Boric called a cowardly attack that led him to declare three days of national mourning.
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Rocked by spy scandal, Germany's far-right reprises old themes at campaign launch
DONAUESCHINGEN, Germany (Reuters) - Buffeted by sliding poll ratings and reeling from allegations that it had harboured a Chinese spy in its ranks, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany sought to recover lost momentum at the Saturday launch of its campaign for June's European Parliament elections.
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1st LD Writethru: 6.5-magnitude earthquake hits off western Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
JAKARTA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- An undersea quake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted western Indonesia's West Java province on Saturday evening, without triggering giant waves, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
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Botswana intensifies marketing strategies to attract more Chinese tourists
GABORONE, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Botswana is stepping up its marketing efforts to attract more Chinese tourists, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said Saturday.
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4 trampled to death by wild elephant in India's Assam
NEW DELHI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- At least four people, including two forest officials, were trampled to death by a wild elephant Saturday in India's northeastern state of Assam, local media reported.