trendfornews: March 2018

Saturday, 31 March 2018

Denmark Gets Statue of a ‘Rebel Queen’ Who Led Fiery Revolt Against Colonialism

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Israeli troops wound 13 on Gaza border, day after deadly protest

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops fired warning shots toward Palestinian youths gathered at the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, wounding 13 people, health officials said.

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Friends, family, public flock to funeral of physicist Stephen Hawking

CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - Well-wishers filled the streets of Cambridge on Saturday for the funeral of British physicist Stephen Hawking, hailed by another leading scientist as "an imprisoned mind roaming the cosmos".

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'Stolen office lunch' drama has Twitter gripped

Zak Toscani's tweets about his co-worker trying to find out who stole his lunch have gone viral.

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Can a Building Message Board Be an Open Forum?

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Syrian mother hopes to reunite family shattered by war

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Amira Gharmoush's family has been a victim of both sides of the war for the eastern Ghouta region near Damascus. The 67-year-old Syrian mother of nine is now hoping to piece back together what's left of it.

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Massachusetts, a Health Pioneer, Turns Its Focus to Drug Prices. It’s in for a Fight.

By ROBERT PEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2GnU3ej

In Puerto Rico, Following Stories That Hit Close to Home

By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ from NYT Times Insider https://ift.tt/2pVqw0p

Saving a Fussy Eater in Europe, With Help From 50,000 Rabbits

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A French Acrobat Sweeps Her Off Her Feet. Figuratively, Too.

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Botswana's Khama steps down as president after a decade at helm

GABORONE (Reuters) - Ian Khama, a retired army general, stepped down as president of Botswana on Saturday, handing the diamond-rich country to his deputy after a decade at the helm.

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Major fire at Yemen's Hodeidah port destroys aid supplies

ADEN (Reuters) - A fire broke out at the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeidah early on Saturday, destroying warehouses filled with cooking fuel and foodstuffs, port workers said.

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German Tornado jet may be unsuitable for NATO missions: report

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German armed forces may not be able to use the Tornado fighter jet for NATO missions, according to a defense ministry report seen by Reuters.

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South Korea deploys anti-piracy warship after hijack of fishing boat off Ghana

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has deployed a naval vessel from its regional anti-piracy effort to help in the search after a fishing boat was hijacked by pirates off Ghana, South Korea's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

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Is This Tissue a New Organ? Maybe. A Conduit for Cancer? It Seems Likely.

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Russian spy: UK considers request to visit Yulia Skripal

The 33-year-old is understood to be conscious and talking in hospital after being poisoned in Salisbury.

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Tesla in fatal California crash was on Autopilot

The company says a Model X vehicle involved in a fatal crash in the US was in Autopilot mode.

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Dec to present Saturday Night Takeaway alone

Dec will be presenting alone but Ant is still expected to star in a pre-recorded sketch on the show.

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Paramedics set to prescribe medicines

Up to seven out of 10 people currently seen by paramedics may need help but not a hospital visit.

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Office lunch theft: the internet reacts

One man and the disappearance of his shrimp fried rice led to many people sharing food theft stories

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Sierra Leone heads to the polls to seek successor to Koroma

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone voted on Saturday in a poll delayed by fraud allegations to choose a successor to President Ernest Bai Koroma who leaves a country still struggling after the Ebola epidemic.

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Kosovo opens investigation into extradition of Turkish nationals

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo authorities have launched an investigation into the arrest and extradition of six Turkish citizens, which activists said represented a violation of human rights, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said on Saturday.

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Co-owner of Russia's Summa group detained for suspected embezzlement: ministry

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The co-owner of Russia's Summa investment and trading group, Ziyavudin Magomedov, and two business partners have been detained on suspicion of embezzling large sums of state money, the Russian interior ministry said on Saturday.