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• T'Wolves dominate Lakers, Nuggets edge Clippers as NBA playoffs start

  20-04-2025 08:14 via article.wn.com
  The Minnesota Timberwolves, fueled by 25 points from Jaden McDaniels, cruised past LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 117-95 on Saturday in game one of their NBA Western Conference playoff series. ......
  
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• What is the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan?

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  India suspended its participation in the...
  
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• Trump says wants to meet Putin 'as soon as we can set it up'

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would...
  
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• Trump announces $14.5bn Etihad order for 28 Boeing planes

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  The Abu Dhabi-based airline said the planes were expected to join the fleet starting in 2028 . ......
  
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• Today in History: May 16, China’s Cultural Revolution begins

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Today is Friday, May 16, the 136th day of 2025. There are 229 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party issued the May 16 Notification, a document that criticized “counterrevolutionary revisionists” within the party and marked the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Also on this date: In 1770, Marie Antoinette, age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15. Related Articles New York ends paper routes for younger...
  
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• Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrender to police over fatal Bangkok tower collapse

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
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• Stop South Korea’s Silent Killer on World Hypertension Day: St. George’s University Shares Hypertension Prevention Tips

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Media OutReach...
  
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• Siege Of Gaza – MSF Denounces Deliberate Humanitarian Catastrophe

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
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• Russia and Ukraine to hold first direct peace talks in over 3 years

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Russian and...
  
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• Polish presidential hopefuls in final campaign push - Europe live

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Thirteen candidates making their last pitches before ‘Super Sunday’ with votes also due in Portugal and Romania...
  
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• P Diddy's whisper to lawyer caught on court mic as rapper's trial continues

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  The rapper made the comment to his lawyer Anna Estevao in the packed courtroom. ......
  
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• Opulence, business deals and a $400M plane from Qatar: Takeaways from Trump's Mideast tour

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump has used the first major foreign trip of his second term to outline a vision for...
  
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• Nintendo says it's committed to make Switch 2 "as obtainable as possible" amidst tariffs

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Nintendo has said it is committed to make its products "as obtainable as we possibly can" amidst fluctuating market conditions due to the US tariffs. Read more ......
  
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• Nepal hosts environment conference as Himalayan glaciers melt

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  An environment conference has opened in Nepal to discuss global climate change,...
  
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• Nepal Environment Conference

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  A volunteer awaits to welcome delegates during the inauguration of an environment conference named Sagarmatha Sambaad (Mount Everest Dialogue) at the Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 16, 2025.estha) ......
  
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• ‘Napalm Girl’ may be work of different photographer, World Press Photo says

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Photo from Vietnam war is now at centre of controversy after documentary claimed it was taken by someone else...
  
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• More than 170,000 Afghan refugees return home in 42 days

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, May 16 (Xinhua) -- More than 170,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their home country over the past 42 days,...
  
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• Miss World contestants to visit 700-year-old Banyan tree in Telangana

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Hyderabad: The Miss World 2025 contestants would visit the famous 700-year-old Banyan tree in neighbouring Mahabubnagar district and also the AIG hospital, known for its specialised treatment in different areas, on Friday. The contestants, who have been...
  
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• Middle East crisis live: 50 killed in further Gaza strikes as Trump’s Gulf visit ends

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Widespread attacks across northern Gaza with survivors warning that people are trapped under the rubbleIsraeli airstrikes kill at least 80 as Trump talks of turning Gaza into ‘freedom zone’...
  
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• Literary world gathers for PEN America dinner-gala hosted by Amber Ruffin

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of writers, editors and...
  
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• Japan sees record fund inflows as Trump’s tariff threats drive investors from US markets

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Japan witnessed record foreign inflows into its equities and long-term bonds in April, as global investors reacted to US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff announcements by reallocating capital away from American assets. Data from Japan’s finance ministry showed net inflows of 8.21 trillion yen ($56.6 billion), the highest for any month since the government began tracking the data in 1996, according to Morningstar. The surge in foreign interest was driven by heightened concer
  
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• ‘It’s All About Trump’s Tariffs’: Asia Flocks to U.S. Trade Official

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation nations, staring down U.S. tariffs, jockeyed for time with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a gathering in South Korea. ......
  
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• Israeli strikes kill 20 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
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• Indian climber from Bengal among 2 dead on Mount Everest; hiking officials say he ‘refused to descend’

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
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• Gujarat: Ancient Indian skeleton gets a museum home six years after excavation

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  The skeleton had been kept in a makeshift shed since its excavation in 2019 due to bureaucratic wrangling....
  
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• Guess which Tollywood actor Miss World 2025’s Nandini loves?

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Hyderabad: The big Miss World 2025 event is going on right now in Hyderabad, India. People from over 110 countries have come to take part in this beauty contest. It is a proud moment for India because this is the second year in a row that the country is hosting the Miss World event. Many people are excited to watch it, especially because...
  
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• Gabon's ousted president Bongo flies to Angola with family, Angola says

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  LUANDA (Reuters) - Former Gabon...
  
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• Exclusive-India weighs plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - India is...
  
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• Diddy trial live updates: Cassie Ventura to return to stand after Justin Bieber breaks silence ...

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ex-girlfriend will continue being cross-examined in Manhattan federal court today...
  
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• Decorated Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation appeal

  16-05-2025 10:31 via article.wn.com
  Sydney: One of Australia’s most decorated soldiers on Friday lost a legal bid to overturn bombshell court findings that implicated him in war crimes while serving in Afghanistan. Former SAS commando Ben Roberts-Smith has been fighting to repair his tattered reputation since 2018, when newspapers unearthed allegations he took part in the murder of unarmed Afghan prisoners. His multi-million dollar bid to sue three Australian newspapers...
  
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