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May warns of Brexit delay if MPs do not back her

LONDON, Mar 17 (AFP): British Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a stark warning to lawmakers that if they do not back her Brexit deal, there is the possibility the country "will not leave the EU for many months, if ever".Her appeal comes after a chaotic week in parliament in...

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Pakistan to honour Christchurch mosque 'hero' with nat'l award

ISLAMABAD, Mar 17 (Agencies): A Pakistani man, who died trying to tackle the New Zealand mosques attacker, will be honoured posthumously with a national award, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said.Naeem Rashid, 49, was among nine Pakistanis killed in the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday."Pakistan is proud...

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Sinn Féin under fire for controversial banner

LONDON, Mar 17 (BBC): Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has been criticised after she posed with a banner reading 'England get out of Ireland'.Ms McDonald was photographed with the banner during the New York St Patrick's Day parade on Saturday.Irish Tánaiste (Deputy PM) Simon Coveney described the banner as...

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Australian premier sides against egged senator

SYDNEY: Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison attending an interfaith service at St Mary's Cathedral in memory of those who lost their lives in the Christchurch mosque attacks — AFP CANBERRA, Mar 17 (AP): Australia's prime minister on Sunday suggested an anti-Muslim senator should be charged after he slapped a teen...

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Guaido starts domestic tour to boost his support

VALENCIA, Mar 17 (AFP): Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim leader Juan Guaido began a tour of his country on Saturday aimed at sparking a citizen's movement to pry President Nicolas Maduro from power.As Guaido, 35, kicked off his "operation freedom" in the northern city of Valencia, the pro-Maduro military staged the latest...

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France cleans up Champs-Elysees after rioting

PARIS, Mar 17 (AP): Paris cleaned up one of the world's most glamorous avenues on Saturday after resurgent rioting by yellow vest protesters angry at President Emmanuel Macron stunned the nation.Luxury stores, restaurants and banks on the Champs-Elysees assessed damage Sunday after they were ransacked or blackened by life-threatening fires.Tourists...

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Thousands rally in Okinawa to oppose US base relocation plan

TOKYO, Mar 17 (Xinhua): Thousands of Okinawa residents in southern Japan rallied on Saturday to oppose a relocation plan of a US air base within the prefecture.Some 10,000 protesters gathered at a park in the prefectural capital of Naha, demanding the Japanese and US governments halt a plan to move...

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One Israeli dies in West Bank shooting

JERUSALEM, Mar 17 (AP): A Palestinian killed an Israeli and seriously wounded two others in a West Bank shooting and stabbing spree Sunday before fleeing and setting off a massive manhunt, the Israeli military said.Lt Col Jonathan Conricus said the attacker stabbed an Israeli soldier at the entrance to the...

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News in Brief -(18-03-2019)

Grieving families given earth from Ethiopian crash siteADDIS ABABA, Mar 17: Grieving family members of victims of the Ethiopian air disaster are being given sacks of earth to bury in place of the remains of their loved ones. Officials have begun delivering bags of earth to family members of the...

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