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British regulator opens seven investigations into Russia's RT news channel

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's media regulator has opened seven investigations into whether Russian news channel RT broke impartiality rules in broadcasts made since a Russian double-agent was poisoned in the English city of Salisbury last month. Source: Reuters World News

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UK Home Office destroyed Windrush landing card slips

The UK Home Office destroyed landing card slips that documented arrival dates for the so-called Windrush generation, it confirmed Wednesday, an admission that has added to pressure on the government over its treatment of some Caribbean migrants. Source: Latest CNN News

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Explainer: North Korea peace deal – Neither a new nor a simple idea

SEOUL (Reuters) - The two Koreas, ahead of a leaders' summit next week, are discussing a peace agreement that could officially end the state of war that has technically lasted since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice not a treaty. Source: Reuters World News

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Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns amid sexual harassment allegations

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top finance bureaucrat resigned on Wednesday after a weekly magazine said he had sexually harassed several female reporters, the latest blow for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe whose ratings have been hit by a series of scandals. Source: Reuters World News

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Tens of thousands detained in China's Xinjiang, U.S. diplomat says

BEIJING (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people have been detained in China's troubled far-western region of Xinjiang, a senior U.S. State Department diplomat said on Wednesday, amid a deepening crackdown on Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in China. Source: Reuters World News

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CIA chief Pompeo traveled to set-up secret meeting with Kim Jong Un

The last time a US official of CIA director Mike Pompeo's stature visited North Korea was in 2014, when then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper went to secure the release of two Americans held prisoner. There, Clapper met with low-level officials. Source: Latest CNN News

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Seychelles’ innovative funding of blue economy highlighted at Commonwealth Business Forum

Seychelles’ innovative financing methods to fund the blue economy were discussed at the Commonwealth Business Forum held in London on Tuesday. President Danny Faure was invited to open the session on the theme ‘Building the Future’. The forum is part of the 25th meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) being held from April 16 to [...]

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