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End of an era: Bangladesh's last Armenian dies

Michael Joseph Martin, Bangladesh's last Armenian, has died aged 89, bringing an end to the more than 300-year presence of the once thriving and powerful...




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Remote control: Tech support staffers star in NFL...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Like a principal walking through a hushed hallway on the first day of school, Cheryl Nygaard felt the emotional surge of relief and pride...




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'Fear kills:' WWII vets recall war, reject panic over...

YAKUTSK, Russia (AP) - On the 75th anniversary of the allied victory in the World War II, The Associated Press spoke to veterans in ex-Soviet countries and...




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Rights group says Saudi Arabia is holding a senior...

DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday that Saudi Arabian authorities recently detained and are holding incommunicado Prince...




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Travel, garden centres and schools - how the UK´s...

People across the UK are eagerly awaiting Boris Johnson´s announcement on Sunday around what changes might be made to the lockdown.




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EU Commission calls for state guarantees for vouchers...

BRUSSELS, May 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission will tell countries in the European Union to provide state guarantees for travel vouchers during the...




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EU Commission calls for state guarantees for vouchers...

BRUSSELS, May 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission will tell countries in the European Union to provide state guarantees for travel vouchers during the...




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Being ostracized: Virus leaves its mark for UK's elderly

LONDON (AP) - From resounding applause to ostracization and isolation. That's essentially the journey Lt. Cmdr. Robert Embleton, who served 34 years in...




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Man charged with murder over 2017 Greenwich killing

Danny Pearce, 31, was stabbed to death and another man has already been jailed for his murder.




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Iran stock index breaks through 1 million mark amid...

DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Iran's main stock index broke through the 1 million point mark for the first time on Saturday, state media reported, amid warnings...




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Daniel Ricciardo expecting `chaos´ when Formula One...

The campaign has yet to get going due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Britain to quarantine incoming travellers for 14-days...

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the...




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Britain to quarantine incoming travelers for 14-days...

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the...




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Nearly 90 coronavirus cases reported at Polyus unit in...

MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Nearly 90 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded among employees of Polyus Krasnoyarsk, a unit of Russia's largest...




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Nike's rivals play catch-up in marathon shoe wars

When Eliud Kipchoge made history by beating the two-hour mark for the marathon, the Kenyan was wearing a pair of controversial Nike running shoes that has...




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92-year-old woman dances outside front door in...

Rose, who grew up in London, said she `went up the West End´ for a dance on VE Day in 1945.




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Shunning virus lockdown, defiant Belarus stages Victory...

By Andrei MakhovskyMINSK, May 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of soldiers marched in Belarus on Saturday to celebrate the Soviet victory in World War Two, as...




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Czech Airlines to restart some flights after...

PRAGUE, May 9 (Reuters) - Czech Airlines (CSA) will resume part of its operations on May 18 after a six-week interruption because of the coronavirus...




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Motor racing-Ricciardo expects a bit of chaos when F1...

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Daniel Ricciardo cannot wait for Formula One to get back to racing in a COVID-19 blighted season, and when it does he reckons the...




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Jacare Souza tests positive for coronavirus ahead of...

Tony Ferguson´s headline bout with Justin Gaethje will still go ahead in Florida on Saturday night.




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Clashes and unity calls at UN on World War II anniversary

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. Security Council meeting on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe on Friday saw a clash between Russia and...




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J-League Summaries

May 9 (OPTA) - Summaries for the J-League on Saturday (start times are JST) Consadole Sapporo postponed Shimizu...




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La Liga Summaries

May 9 (OPTA) - Summaries for the La Liga on Sunday (start times are CET) Athletic Club postponed Sevilla ...




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MLS Summaries

May 9 (OPTA) - Summaries for the MLS on Saturday (start times are EST) Columbus Crew postponed Montreal Impact ...




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Jet tanks targeted at Tripoli airport-oil company

TUNIS, May 9 (Reuters) - Jet fuel tanks at Tripoli's Mitiga airport were targeted in an attack on Saturday that caused a large fire, Libya's National Oil...




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Bundesliga restart gives hope to other leagues -...

May 9 (Reuters) - The resumption of the German Bundesliga next weekend amid the COVID-19 crisis will give hope to other European leagues that they can also...




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"Europe needs a break": EU plots to restart travel and...

By Gabriela BaczynskaBRUSSELS, May 9 (Reuters) - EU states should guarantee vouchers for travel cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic and start lifting...




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Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK...

By James DaveyLONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from...




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Britain to quarantine travelers for 14 days, UK...

By James DaveyLONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from...




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As Beijing gyms reopen, users are masked up and ready...

By Martin Quin PollardBEIJING, May 9 - Grunts, groans and the sound of pulsing music and crashing weights have returned to some of Beijing's gyms after...




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Quarantine for UK arrivals would be devastating,...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the move in an address to the nation on Sunday.




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Victims of protest violence commemorated 10 years later

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A plaque commemorating three bank employees who died of asphyxiation when their workplace was firebombed during a protest march 10...




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Coronavirus wrap: Project Restart concerns and warning...

Watford chief executive voices concern about playing behind closed doors.




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Premier League title-winning captains - Gary Neville

The right-back was an integral member of Sir Alex Ferguson´s United.




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Indian protesters carry dead bodies into gas leak plant

Angry protesters carrying dead bodies stormed an Indian chemical plant on Saturday to demand the facility's closure after a toxic gas leak that killed 12...




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Russian volunteers search for fallen World War II soldiers

KHULKHUTA, Russia (AP) - Crouching over the sun-drenched soil, Alfred Abayev picks up a charred fragment of a Soviet warplane downed in a World War II battle...




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Barca's Umtiti suffers calf injury in training

May 9 (Reuters) - Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti sustained a calf injury on his return to individual training, the Spanish La Liga club said in a statement...




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Harvesters struggle to recruit foreign crews during...

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas harvester Mike Keimig is growing increasingly anxious about whether the foreign seasonal workers he needs to run his nine...




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AP reporter and editor Ron Harrist dies in Mississippi

Ron Harrist, who covered Elvis Presley, black separatists, white supremacists and college football legends during his 41 years as a reporter and editor in...




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Half of Spaniards will see lockdown eased from Monday...

By Jessica Jones and Guillermo MartinezMADRID, May 9 (Reuters) - Spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to its second lowest since mid-March on ...




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Russia, Belarus mark Victory Day in contrasting events

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in a ceremony shorn of its...




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Partick Thistle claim to have been `forgotten, ignored...

The club currently occupy bottom place in the second tier and have met the effective confirmation of their demotion with fury.




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Gymnastics-Italian Lodadio cultivates his garden to...

GROTTAFERRATA, Italy, May 9 (Reuters) - Gymnasts around the world have been trying to stay fit amid tough restrictions during the COVID-19 crisis, and Italy...




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Belarus holds Victory Day parade, disregarding coronavirus

MINSK, Belarus (AP) - The eastern European nation of Belarus held a full-fledged military parade Saturday to mark Victory Day, shrugging off safety concerns...




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Putin marks Russia´s Victory Day in virus-reduced ceremony

The president laid flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier outside the Kremlin in Moscow.




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Lawns are the new wedding venue in the age of coronavirus

NEW YORK (AP) - Love in the age of coronavirus sometimes requires a lawn.Couples with dashed wedding plans due to lockdown restrictions have been tying the...




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X Factor: Celebrity final: Simon Cowell is left in TEARS after show's charity single airs

The British music mogul, 60, appeared speechless after watching a video for the programme's latest charity single, a cover of Snow Patrol's Run.




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Nicole Scherzinger and rumoured beau Thom Evans arrive at Simon Cowell's Thanksgiving dinner

The X Factor: Celebrity judge, 41, continued to fuel relationship rumours with Thom, 34, as they arrived at Simon Cowell's Thanksgiving dinner in London on Friday evening.




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Simon Cowell's ex Jasmine Lennard announces her engagement to billionaire businessman

Simon Cowell's ex-girlfriend Jasmine Lennard has announced that she is engaged to her billionaire businessman boyfriend Mohammed Al Saif.




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Tallia Storm makes surprise appearance on The X Factor: The Band

The reality star, 21, had previously made her name as a solo singer but admitted she was 'delighted to have a go' at joining a group.