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Brazil judge overturns ban on Bolsonaro's coup celebration

A judge says marking the 1964 coup does not amount to rewriting history or hiding the truth. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UloLuM

Pope calls on Moroccans to fight fanaticism

The pontiff is visiting Morocco, which has a small Catholic community, to promote inter-faith dialogue. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JUycxd

Malawi's antibiotics crisis: Why the drugs don't work for some

In Malawi, doctors say resistance to antibiotics is making their work increasingly difficult. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JPOA20

Earth Hour: Switching off lights to highlight climate change

Some of the world's most famous landmarks are plunged into darkness to draw attention to climate change. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HPhQnA

US-Mexico border: Migrants held as Trump threatens closure

Migrants are forced to sleep outside as US officials struggle with a surge in asylum-seekers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UjwIk1

Ukraine's presidential elections: Five things to know

A look at some of the odder facts about Sunday's presidential elections in Ukraine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YqoLsy

New audio increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair

Former Canadian Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould releases a recording to bolster her version of events. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UqWFOZ

Thai baby elephants cheered as they escape mud pit

Six baby elephants who were stuck in steep muddy pit for two days are rescued by Thai park rangers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OADyfC

Muses no more: Ballet's newest choreographers

After centuries of taking orders now women are the ones calling the shots in ballet. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2uAUB8p

Vietnam students invent air cleaning bicycle

High school students in Vietnam create a bike device that cleans the air for the cyclist. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2uC4S4i

Mexico pioneers recycled seaweed shoes

A Mexican inventor is making recyclable shoes from plastic bottles and seaweed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WxchgW

Tornado chasers face storm as lawsuit hits close to home

A lawsuit claims reckless behaviour by storm chasers before a fatal crash. Is there a wider problem? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FEW1DQ

US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?

One school apparently shot teachers "execution style" with pellets as part of a rehearsal for the real thing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UbnzLr

How Village People's cop Victor Willis aims to 'reboot' the group

Victor Willis, the pop group's former singer and songwriter, has overcome legal battles and rehab. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UoffXN

Is there an Austrian link to New Zealand mosque attacks?

The main suspect in the mosque massacre was familiar with Austria's far-right scene. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WyNaub

The Bollywood factor in India's election

A film about Prime Minister Modi is facing criticism for mythologising him ahead of a national vote. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2CNTG8W

Life after a devastating mining disaster

Brazil's Brumadinho dam disaster is having consequences in towns which are near similar dams. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Uog8zB

Palestinians mass at Gaza border to mark protest anniversary

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Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied at the Israel-Gaza border on Saturday, facing off against Israeli tanks and troops on the first anniversary of the 'Great March of Return' demonstrations. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CKLzKC

Turks begin voting in local polls which Erdogan could lose in big cities

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Turks began voting on Sunday in local elections that President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UoOyCc

Comedian in front as curtain rises on Ukrainian presidential election

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Ukrainians began voting in a presidential election on Sunday in which a comedian with no political experience and who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series is tipped to win the first round. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TGTNsB

Eiffel Tower goes dark for Earth Hour

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The Eiffel Tower was plunged into darkness late on Saturday as the city of Paris switched off the lights on its best-known tourist attraction to mark this year's Earth Hour. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TN81bw

Arab summit expected to reject U.S. decision over Golan

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Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit on Sunday to oppose a U.S. decision to recognize Israel's annexation of Arab lands captured in 1967. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CNmP4b

Liberal lawyer Caputova wins election to become Slovakia's first female president

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Riding a wave of public fury over corruption, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova won Slovakia's presidential election on Saturday, bucking a trend that has seen populist, anti-European Union politicians make gains across the continent. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TJg754

North Korea says embassy raid in Spain was a 'grave terrorist attack'

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A break-in at the North Korean embassy in Spain last month was "a grave terrorist attack", a representative from North Korea's foreign ministry said on Sunday in the North's first official comment on the incident. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2K1U6im

Venezuelans rally to protest chronic power outages

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Thousands of Venezuelan opposition sympathizers protested on Saturday against recurring blackouts that crippled much of the country this month and have aggravated the OPEC nation's economic and social crisis. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JTbuFL

Karachi revitalization drive aims to remake Pakistan's largest city

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At a historic market commissioned by Queen Victoria in Pakistan's southern metropolis of Karachi, third-generation spice seller Mohammad Shakeel Abbasi complains that a move to clear illegal encroachments has left poor shopkeepers jobless. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FNAyKg

Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens

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The U.S. government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the United States and threatened to shutter the U.S.-Mexico border. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FOfO55

Korean Air stops serving peanuts after teens' flight disrupted by allergy

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Korean Air Lines said on Sunday it has stopped serving peanuts as snacks to customers in response to a recent incident when two teenage brothers were unable to board a flight because of a peanut allergy. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Uiqdya

Algerian army repeats call to declare president unfit for office

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Algeria's army chief renewed a call for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be declared unfit for office and told opponents not to seek to undermine the military, after weeks of protests demanding an end to the ailing leader's 20-year rule. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JSOPti

Frequent crossers of U.S.-Mexico border fret over threatened shutdown

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Workers and students who frequently cross the U.S. border with Mexico worried over the weekend about the impact on their lives if President Donald Trump follows through on a threat to shut entry points used by hundreds of thousands of people every day. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FBtdMA