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Obama to Make 1st Presidential Visit to Hiroshima
President Barack Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan.The White House announced Tuesday the president will visit the city where an American
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London Mayor Rejects Being Trump’s Muslim Exception
London’s new mayor – a Muslim -- has rejected Donald Trump’s offer to allow him to enter the United States.Sadiq Khan was elected London’s first Muslim mayo
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Prince Harry Brings Invictus Games for Wounded Warriors to Florida
The 2016 Invictus Games began this week in Orlando, Florida.The games are a sports competition, similar to the Olympics, for former soldiers injured in combat.Britain’s Princ
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General Motors, Lyft Partner to Develop Driverless Taxis
The American car-maker General Motors and Lyft Incorporated, a ride-sharing service, reportedly will start testing GM automobiles as driverless taxis.The Wall Street Journal says t
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UEFA President Resigns
Michel Platini has resigned as the president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations.Platini announced his resignation on Monday after the Court of Arbitration for Spo
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Surprise Move Holds Off Rousseff Impeachment
In a surprise move, the acting speaker of Brazil’s lower chamber of Congress called for a new vote in the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff.Waldir Maranhao
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Duterte Expected Winner in Philippines Presidential Race
Millions of people voted in the Philippines’ presidential election on Monday. Nearly complete, unofficial results show that Rodrigo Duterte won the most votes, the Associated
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Myanmar Wants US to Stop Calling Minority Group ‘Rohingya’
A Myanmar government official says the country wants the U.S. Embassy to stop using the term “Rohingya” to refer to the nation’s mainly Muslim minority.The offici
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Social Media Greets New London Mayor Khan
This is What’s Trending Today…Sadiq Khan is the new mayor of London.Khan is the son of Pakistani immigrants. He is the first Muslim elected as mayor of a major Western
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Chaos in Iraq Puts Fight Against IS at Risk
The United States is expressing concern about the rising political unrest in Iraq.The Obama administration is concerned about how the unrest will affect the fight against the self-
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Philippines Considers Another Marcos for Vice-President
In the Philippines, voters will elect a new president today. They also will elect a vice president -- the country’s second highest position.One of the leading candidates for
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US Military Christens Self-driving Warship
The U.S. military introduced a warship on Thursday that can direct itself and be used to hunt enemy submarines.The American technology is a major upgrade in robotic warfare against
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Documentary Explores Conditions at Australian Detention Camps
A documentary film about Australia’s asylum policy opened in Melbourne last Thursday. “Chasing Asylum” explores the tragedy found at detention centers that Austra
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Russian Sentenced to 10 Years in US for Cybercrime
This week, a court in the United States sentenced a Russian man charged with creating a modern form of cybercrime.About 10 years ago, Nikita Kuzmin created a malicious software pro
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School in a Pakistani Public Park Helps Poor Children
A man in Pakistan who did not go to school as a child because he was too poor is now working to help children get an education.It is estimated that Pakistan has 25 million children
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Thousands More Flee Huge Canadian Wildfire
At sunrise Friday, 1,500 vehicles began driving from camps north of Fort McMurray, Alberta to Canadian cities and towns further south.The drivers and passengers are escaping a ragi
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Vietnam Bans Unsafe Seafood in Central Provinces
Vietnamese officials have banned the processing or selling of dead seafood washed ashore or caught in an area along the country’s central coast.The ban relates to fish and ot
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Goodbye, Boaty McBoatface
This is What's Trending Today....Two years ago, Britain’s National Environment Research Council (or NERC) started building a ship to carry out research in polar waters. The
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Thousands Flee Fires in Alberta, Canada
A raging forest fire in the Canadian province of Alberta forced the evacuation of 88,000 residents this week.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls the damage “absolute
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Radiohead 'Disappears' from Internet, Releases New Song
This is What’s Trending Today…The English rock band Radiohead once recorded a song called “How to Disappear Completely.”Earlier this week, the band appeare
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Cambodian Immigrants in US Struggle With Mental Health
Some people think their problems will be solved if they just leave home and move far away, perhaps to another country. Yet resettling in a new country is not always easy.Take a loo
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Turkey’s Prime Minister Says He Will Resign
Turkey’s prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has announced he will not seek re-election as the head of the ruling party.Davutoglu spoke Thursday after a meeting of the Justice a
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South Korea Warns of Kidnappings by North Korean Agents
South Korea is warning its citizens to be on guard against possible North Korean attempts to kidnap South Koreans overseas.South Korea’s Foreign Ministry made the warning aft
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May The Fourth Be With You
People who love Star Wars movies do not need a reason to leave a photograph or message on social media.On any given day, you might see Star Wars-related photos all over Facebook an
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Burnings Bring Attention to Asylum-Seekers in Australian Camps
A 21-year old Somali refugee is critically injured after setting herself on fire on Nauru, a tiny South Pacific republic.Australia operates a detention camp on the island.Some peop
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