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Malaysia bars scandal-plagued ousted PM from leaving country

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian authorities barred ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife from leaving the country on Saturday, amid reports that the government was reopening investigations into a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at a state fund he founded. Source: Reuters World News

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Mexico election body blocks 17 male candidates masquerading as transgender women

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican state electoral body on Friday rejected the applications of 17 aspiring male candidates from various parties who tried to register as transgender female contenders for the July 1 elections. Source: Reuters World News

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Pompeo promises North Korea future 'brimming with prosperity' if it denuclearizes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea can look forward to "a future brimming with peace and prosperity" if it agrees to quickly give up its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Friday ahead of a historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Source: Reuters World News

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Seychelles National Parks Authority commemorates year of the reef, welcomes Earth Watch Expedition

The Seychelles National Parks Authority is embarking on a series of reef restoration projects to commemorate 2018 as the year of the coral reef. The Authority is also working with the Earth Watch Expedition which is currently on the island nation conducting its 12th expedition. An official from the authority said that “coral reefs are [...]

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Hawaii volcano could be building up to big eruption: scientists

A Hawaii volcano that has been oozing lava and burping steam for days may be gearing up for a huge eruption, scientists have warned, prompting the closure of Volcanoes National Park on Friday. It is the newest threat from the Kilauea volcano, which began erupting last Thursday on the US state's Big Island, the National [...]

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New chair of Seychelles Chamber of Commerce wants an inclusive group

The newly elected chairperson of the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Oliver Bastienne, wants to have a collaborative and united approach for the organisation. Bastienne, 36, was the acting chairperson and was elected at the SCCI’s annual general meeting held on March 28, 2018, as prescribed by the organisation’s constitution. SNA met with [...]

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Turkey orders 300 arrested in probe of Gulen links in military: Anadolu

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 300 suspects in an investigation of military personnel linked to the U.S.-based preacher who Ankara says orchestrated an attempted coup in 2016, state-run Anadolu news agency said on Friday. Source: Reuters World News

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