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Iran sets end of May deadline to see EU measures to save nuclear deal

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran wants European powers to present it with measures by the end of May to compensate it for the U.S. decision to abandon the 2015 nuclear deal, a senior official said on Friday, and Tehran would decide within weeks whether to quit the accord. Source: Reuters World News

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India PM Modi accepts fitness challenge but faces opposition backlash

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to accept a fitness challenge from one of the nation's top cricketers, Virat Kohli, has been seized on by opposition politicians who say the leader should be spending time on other challenges - such as reducing fuel prices and creating jobs. Source: Reuters World News

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U.N. urges Saudi-led coalition to speed Yemen imports, avoid starvation

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations aid chief has called on the Yemen government and Saudi-led coalition to loosen restrictions on imports of food and fuel through commercial ports into the war-wracked country, warning that millions more could face starvation. Source: Reuters World News

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Telling truth to power still no easy task for Malaysia's revved up media

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - In the first hours after the biggest political upset in Malaysia's history, the chief editor of news site Malaysiakini gathered his team in their cramped newsroom in a shabby industrial estate on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Source: Reuters World News

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U.S. ambassador skips encounter with sanctioned Russian tycoon

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. pulled out of an event on Friday that would have required him to be in the same room as Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian metals tycoon subject to U.S. sanctions. Source: Reuters World News

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Taiwan sends aircraft to shadow Chinese bombers around island

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force scrambled aircraft on Friday as Chinese bombers flew around the self-ruled island, just a few hours after Taiwan vowed not to be cowed having lost another diplomatic ally amid growing Chinese pressure. Source: Reuters World News

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Turkey says to take every initiative to protect firms from U.S. sanctions

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will take every initiative to protect its firms from U.S. sanctions, Ankara's foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday, a day after the United States imposed sanctions on several Iranian and Turkish companies in a move targeting Iranian airlines. Source: Reuters World News

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De-husk a coconut? Living museum in Seychelles inserts visitors into island nation’s heritage

A traditional museum on Praslin – the second-most populated island of Seychelles, is giving visitors the chance to experience and live the island nation's heritage. The Praslin museum is the first museum on the island and is owned by Steve Esther. Esther said that the aim of the museum is to protect and conserve the [...]

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