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Canadian international trade declines in March
OTTAWA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Canada's merchandise exports declined 5.3 percent, while imports were down 1.2 percent in March, Statistic Canada said Thursday.
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US mistakenly killed civilian in 2023 Syria strike, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon on Thursday acknowledged in an internal investigation that the United States mistakenly killed a civilian in Syria in a 2023 drone strike, saying U.S. forces had misidentified an intended al Qaeda target.
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Education forum calls for boost to China-UK cooperation
BELFAST, Britain, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Officials and academics participating in a forum here have called for boost to China-Britain cooperation in education.
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Roundup: Kenya faces devastating losses as heavy rains trigger widespread flooding
NAIROBI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Kenya is facing significant losses as heavy rains, reaching up to 200 mm a day, continue to inundate the country, leading to widespread flooding that has killed at least 188 people and displaced tens of thousands more.
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Bangladesh's July-April remittances total 19 bln USD
DHAKA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Remittances from millions of non-resident Bangladeshis in July-April period of the current fiscal year 2023-2024 ending next month totaled 19 billion U.S. dollars, a central bank official said Thursday.
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Educational institutions in India's Kerala close amid heat wave
NEW DELHI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The local government of southern Indian state of Kerala Thursday ordered the closure of educational institutions until May 6 amid sweltering heat, officials said.
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Britain's Cameron, in Kyiv, promises Ukraine aid for 'as long as it takes'
KYIV (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promised three billion pounds ($3.74 billion) of annual military aid for Ukraine for "as long as it takes" on Thursday, adding that London had no objection to the weapons being used inside Russia.
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Russia shipping fuel to North Korea above UN cap - White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate a cap imposed by the United Nations Security Council, the White House said on Thursday, with new sanctions to come soon in response.
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EU official calls Georgia's 'foreign agents' bill unacceptable
TBILISI (Reuters) - A senior European Union official warned the Georgian government on Thursday that its proposed legislation on "foreign agents" was unacceptable and would be an obstacle to the country's hopes of joining the EU if adopted in its current form.
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Awaiting US aid, Ukraine's gunners fire sparingly at advancing Russians
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - The soldiers manning a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer close to the front in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region have seen the enemy advance in recent weeks, slowly but surely, and wish they could do more to stop it.
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California police move in to dismantle pro-Palestinian protest camp at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Hundreds of helmeted police muscled their way into a central plaza of the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday to dismantle a pro-Palestinian protest camp attacked the previous night by pro-Israel supporters.
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Residents fear for safety as Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupts
TAGULANDANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Antelmus Paulus, 67, is in despair after the eruption on Tuesday of Indonesia's Ruang volcano rendered his home on Tagulandang island uninhabitable and prompted authorities to evacuate more than 12,000 people.
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India deports Myanmar refugees who fled 2021 coup
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - India on Thursday deported the first group of Myanmar refugees who had sought shelter after a 2021 military coup, a top state minister said, following weeks of efforts that were hampered by fighting between Myanmar's rebel forces and the ruling junta.
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Trump lawyer suggests hush money payment was extortion
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A lawyer for Donald Trump sought on Thursday to portray the hush money payment at the center of his criminal trial as extortion, questioning a lawyer involved in the deal about his cash-for-dirt negotiations with other celebrities.
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Tesla interns say offers are getting revoked weeks before their start date
Elon Musk’s latest cost-cutting victims: Summer interns.
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SNP lawmaker Swinney launches bid to become Scotland's new leader
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmaker John Swinney said on Thursday he would run to succeed outgoing leader Humza Yousaf as Scotland's first minister, promising he could reunite the fractured party and restore its fortunes.
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Analysis-Low turnout, apathy in India election a worry for Modi's campaign
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A lower turnout so far in India’s long general election has rattled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign managers, raising into question whether his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies can achieve the landslide victory predicted by opinion polls just one month ago.
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Soccer star's murder highlights South Africa's crime problem as election nears
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - In the South African township where Luke Fleurs grew up, some friends joined gangs before they reached high school age, but Fleurs found another path: he was so brilliant at soccer that he rose to be a professional player at South Africa's top club.
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Biden thinks he can flip North Carolina, polls show a rough road
(Reuters) - Since 1968, North Carolina has backed only two Democrats for president: Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Barack Obama in 2008.
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Sustainable living offers hope for future for Hungarian families
LADANYBENE, Hungary (Reuters) - Laszlo Kemencei lives as sustainably as possible on his small farm in eastern Hungary. He believes the land is effectively borrowed from his young daughter, so he must do all he can to preserve it for the future.