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G7 finance chiefs remain apart on forex market, coordinated policy

​Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven (G7) remained apart over the foreign exchange rate and coordinated step to boost public spending so as to improve world economy growth after their two-day meeting in Sendai in northeast Japan on Saturday.

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Captain America stays atop North American box office

The latest Captain America film stayed atop the North American box office over the weekend, according to preliminary industry figures on Sunday (May 15).

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8 killed, 44 injured in bus crash in U.S. state of Texas

​Eight people were killed and 44 others injured after a charter bus carrying more than 50 passengers crashed in the Webb County in the U.S. state of Texas on Saturday.

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Egypt jails 51 detainees to 2 years over illegal protests

​An Egyptian court sentenced Saturday 51 people to two years in prison over late April's illegal protest against Egypt's recent transfer of two islands to Saudi Arabia, official MENA news agency reported.

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Sri Lankan gov't urged to probe resurgence of "white van" abductions

​Families of those missing during and after Sri Lanka's civil conflict staged a protest outside the UN office in the capital on Tuesday urging authorities to halt the controversial "white van" abductions.

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The damage done by Canada's massive wildfire so far

There's not much left of what was once a thriving oil city. All photos via Dan Olson for VICE News

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Robredo widens gap with Marcos in VP race: Philippines

As we enter the final nine percent of election results to be transmitted, Camarines Sur representative and Liberal Party bet Leni Robredo has increased her lead over Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. by 185,173 votes in the vice presidential race.

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Bangladesh summons Pakistan envoy over Nizami death sentence

Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Shuja Alam to lodge a formal protest over the statement issued by his country on an apex court verdict that paves the way for execution of the country's largest Islamist party chief Motiur Rahman Nizami.

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Myanmar gripped by extreme weather, with 1,700 ancient pagodas toppled

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that severe weather conditions around Myanmar have resulted in deaths and injuries as well as large-scale damage to housing, a UN spokesman told reporters here Monday.

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Yemen's rival parties dispute over UN peace talks agenda

​Yemeni rival delegations on Friday disagreed over a previously agreed agenda for the UN-sponsored peace talks held in Kuwait, sources close to the negotiations told Xinhua.

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Russia refutes "aggressive" encounter with U.S. military aircraft

The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday refuted media reports of a dangerous encounter of Russian and U.S. aircraft over the Baltic.

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Cyprus likes to have Turkey's EU accession negotiation chapters tied to progress on Cyprus solution

Cyprus would like to have the blocked chapters of Turkey's EU accession negotiations linked to progress in efforts to reunify the eastern Mediterranean island, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Friday.

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Australians intend to work longer than ever before: survey

​More Australians than ever before are considering working until the "retirement age"

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Pakistani Taliban splinter group claims Lahore attack

A Pakistan Taliban splinter group claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide attack in Lahore that killed over 60 people and injured over 300 on Sunday.

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Iraqi plane crashes in northern Iraq, 3 crew missing

An Iraqi plane crashed on Wednesday and its crew went missing while flying over Islamic State (IS)-held area near Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, a security source said.

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Aussie man dies from Legionaires' disease outbreak

​An elderly Australian has died from the recent outbreak of Legionnaire's disease believed to have spread by a contaminated cooling tower in central Sydney.

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Cold front set to push down temperature

Hong Kong enters a chilly week ahead after a steep drop in temperature over the past twenty four hours.