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Sudan’s military rulers say two of Bashir’s brothers arrested

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's military rulers said on Wednesday that two brothers of ousted President Omar al-Bashir have been arrested as part of a continuing campaign of arrests against "symbols of previous regime." A spokesman for the Transitional Military Council also said that irregular forces linked to Bashir's former ruling party have been brought under the army or police control. (Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz, writing by Sami Aboudi; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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Man in hospital following shooting in Birkenhead - Wirral Globe

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  1. Man in hospital following shooting in Birkenhead  Wirral Globe
  2. Man seen limping away after being shot in 'terrifying' attack  Liverpool Echo
  3. Major police presence in Wirral street after man shot in buttock - latest updates  Liverpool Echo
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Puny' Star Blasts Out Whopping Stellar Flare

Forbes.com 

The L dwarf, which just barely qualifies as a star because it is a low-mass, ultracool orb, is the coolest and smallest to be seen giving off a rare white-light superflare.

U.S. slaps new sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela to pressure Maduro

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By Zachary Fagenson, Matt Spetalnick and Lesley Wroughton MIAMI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed new sanctions and other punitive measures on Cuba and Venezuela, seeking to ratchet up U.S. pressure on Havana to end its support for Venezuela's socialist president, Nicolas Maduro. Speaking to a Cuban exile group in Miami, U.S.

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Several dead in Madeira tourist bus accident: mayor

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LISBON (Reuters) - Several people were killed and others injured after a tourist bus overturned in a coastal town on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Wednesday, officials said. "There are fatalities but information on the number of victims is still not certain," Filipe Sousa, the mayor of Canico where the accident happened, told the Lusa news agency. Images on Portuguese media showing an overturned white bus surrounded by firefighters

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EU parliament votes to fine internet firms for not removing extremist content quickly

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By Foo Yun Chee STRASBROUG (Reuters) - The European parliament voted on Wednesday to fine firms like Facebook, Google and Twitter up to 4 percent of their turnover if they persistently fail to remove extremist content within one hour of being asked to do so by authorities. The measures have been brought into sharper focus since the live streaming on one of Facebook's platforms of a lone gunman killing 50 people at two New Zealand mosques in March. The parliament voted 308 to 204 with 70 abstentions... Читать дальше...

Conservative victory in Canada’s Alberta may spell trouble for Trudeau

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By Nia Williams Calgary, Alberta (Reuters) - A right-leaning, pro-energy party won a landslide victory in Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta late on Tuesday, signalling momentum may be building against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau months ahead of a federal election in October. The United Conservative Party (UCP) trounced the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) government by tapping into frustration over the economy and a struggling oil and gas industry. "Alberta is open for... Читать дальше...

Abhimanyu case: accused surrenders

The Hindu 

A person who has been named an accused in the murder case of Maharaja’s College student and Students Federation of India (SFI) activist Abhimanyu has

Turkey’s opposition takes office in Istanbul, re-run appeal still pending

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By Ali Kucukgocmen and Tuvan Gumrukcu ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition candidate took office as Istanbul mayor on Wednesday after a stunning victory over President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party, but the new head of the country's largest city still faces an appeal for the vote to be re-run. The final result of the March 31 local elections gave a wafer-thin majority to the secularist opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Turkey's commercial hub, ending 25 years of control... Читать дальше...

IPL betting racket busted, five held

The Hindu 

Unit XI of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch has arrested five people for allegedly running a betting racket out of a residential building in Charkop. Th


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