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Feature: Smoke-filled skies become growing concern in Laos
VIENTIANE, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Air pollution has become a growing concern in Laos after the concentration of PM 2.5 reached harmful levels, as smoke from seasonal agricultural burning filled the skies.
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Economic Watch: Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency enters circulation amid high inflation
HARARE, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's new ZiG notes and coins began circulating on Tuesday, marking a significant step in the country's monetary reform to curb inflation just three weeks after the electronic form of the currency started trading.
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Trump does not rule out building detention camps for mass deportations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump does not rule out building detention camps on U.S. soil for migrants in the country illegally if he wins a second White House term, he told Time magazine in an interview published on Tuesday.
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Ukraine’s trust in NATO allies dented by arms delivery failures, Stoltenberg says
RZESZOW, Poland (Reuters) - Ukraine's trust in its NATO allies has "taken a dent" because of delays and failures in the delivery of arms for the war against Russia’s invasion, NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg said.
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Austrian court defers ruling on Fritzl move to regular prison, lawyer says
KREMS AN DER DONAU, Austria (Reuters) - An Austrian court on Tuesday deferred a ruling on whether the country's most infamous living criminal, 89-year-old incestuous rapist Josef Fritzl, could be transferred to regular prison from a prison psychiatric unit, his lawyer said.
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Argentina lower house approves Milei reform bill, detailed vote to come
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's lower house on Tuesday approved a sweeping economic reform plan proposed by President Javier Milei in an overall vote, with lawmakers now set to vote on each article of the bills.
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Russian officials say Ukraine attacked Crimea with U.S.-made ATACMS missiles
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian officials said on Tuesday that Ukraine had attacked Crimea with U.S.-produced Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) in an attempt to pierce Russian air defences of the annexed peninsula but that six had been shot down.
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Italy's ex-foreign minister Fini convicted over Monte Carlo apartment sale
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced former foreign minister Gianfranco Fini to two years and eight months in jail after he was convicted for his role in the sale of a Monte Carlo apartment by his political party.
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Judge fines Trump $9,000, threatens jail for contempt in hush money trial
(Reuters) -The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial fined the former U.S. president $9,000 for contempt of court on Tuesday and said he would consider jailing him if he continued to violate a gag order.
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Stowaway cat gets from Utah to California in Amazon returns package
When Carrie Clark got a phone call on April 17 from a veterinarian in California informing her that her cat, which had vanished from her Utah home a week earlier, had been found some 500 miles away, her first reaction was disbelief.
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Mexico tells World Court Ecuador embassy raid was illegal
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Mexico told judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday that an armed raid on its embassy in Quito by Ecuador breached international law.
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Austria's Beer Party, seeing glass half-full, runs for parliament
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Beer Party will run in this year's parliamentary election even though it's still well short of its own funding target, its leader said on Tuesday, buoyed by growing support and choosing to see the glass as half-full.
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Risk of bird flu spreading to cows outside US, says WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday there was a risk of H5N1 bird flu virus spreading to cows in other countries beyond the United States through migratory birds.
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At least 5 killed in attack by gunmen at mosque in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and three injured after gunmen attacked a mosque during prayer time in Afghanistan's Herat province, the spokesperson for the region's governor's office said on Tuesday.
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London police arrest sword-wielding man after reports of stabbing
LONDON (Reuters) - British police have arrested a man armed with a sword following reports of people having been stabbed during a serious incident in northeast London although it was not thought to be terrorism-related, the capital's police force said on Tuesday.
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Estonia says Russia violates international rules with GPS interference
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Estonia accused Russia of violating international airspace regulations by interfering with GPS signals and the Baltic nation's foreign minister said it will take up the matter with its NATO and European Union partners.
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London firms are letting more staff work entirely from home
London’s employers are letting more staff work entirely from home, according to a prominent recruitment firm, with workers keen to earn the premium paid by jobs in the capital without enduring its high living costs.
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Russian strike kills at least two in Ukraine's Kharkiv, say officials
KYIV (Reuters) - A Russian strike killed at least two people and wounded six more in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday, according to local officials.
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Cybersecurity
Hack that paralysed US healthcare turns up scrutiny on insurer
When a cyberattack on Change Healthcare paralysed much of the US healthcare system, some lawmakers saw it as proof its parent company, UnitedHealth Group Inc, was too big.
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Indonesia may offer dual citizenship to attract overseas workers, minister says
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia may offer dual citizenship to people of Indonesian descent to entice more skilled workers into the country, a senior cabinet minister said on Tuesday.