Cuban Lawmakers Meet to Elect Council of State, President
The Council of State will be constituted by 31 deputies, belonging to social organizations of workers, students, women, and peasants.
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Turkey's President Erdogan calls snap election in June
Turkey will hold snap presidential and parliamentary elections on 24 June, brought forward by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from November 2019.
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Trump hails CIA chief Mike Pompeo's secret trip to N Korea
CIA director Mike Pompeo forged a "good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un when they met last week, US President Donald Trump has tweeted.
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Zimbabwe sacks thousands of nurses on strike
Zimbabwe's government has sacked more than 10,000 nurses who went on strike on Monday, in an apparently hardline attempt to quell labour unrest.
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Sexual-Harassment Scandal Reaches High Into Japanese Government
Japan’s top finance ministry official is stepping down after allegations that he sexually harassed female journalists – one of the most senior resignations in the country associated with the #MeToo movement.
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Puerto Rico Hit With Island-wide Blackout
It’s the first time since Category 4 storm hit on Sept. 20 that Puerto Rico has experienced a full island-wide blackout.
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Mexico Populist Surges to 22 Points Ahead of Rivals in Poll
Mexico’s frontrunner has just clocked a new milestone in his race toward the presidency, distancing himself from his rivals by 22 percentage points in a new poll ahead of the July 1 election.
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'Confused' UN envoy Nikki Haley hits back at White House
US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has fired back after a White House aide accused her of "momentary confusion" over new sanctions against Russia.
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The undercover author who discovered Amazon warehouse workers were peeing in bottles tells us the culture was like a 'prison'
Working in an Amazon warehouse is like a prison, says an author who worked undercover at a fulfillment center and found that staff members were peeing in bottles because they didn't have enough time to go to the toilet.
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Tennessee Strips $250,000 From Memphis As Payback For Removing Confederate Statues
The city of Memphis could lose a quarter-million dollars as punishment for removing statues of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and Confederate President Jefferson Davis last year.
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Student protest sparks debate on Confederate flag: 'My only regret is that I don’t moonwalk on it'
A peaceful demonstration and discussion on gun violence at schools turned into a series of divisive skirmishes Tuesday at Eaton High School after several students displayed Confederate flags, according to students who attended.
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New Jersey Adopts Automatic Voter Registration
Democratic Governor Phil Murphy made New Jersey the latest U.S. state with automatic voter registration at motor-vehicle agencies as mid-term elections loom in November.
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Passenger killed in Southwest engine explosion was partially sucked out of plane's broken window
A passenger on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 had the top half of her torso sucked out of a window on Tuesday, The New York Times reported.
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Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92
Mrs Bush, who was first lady from 1989 to 1993, had been in failing health for some time and had declined further medical treatment.
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