France harassment law hands out 447 fines in first months
France hands out 447 on-the-spot fines for sexual harassment in the first months of a new law. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UOY263 via IFTTT
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Britain's Labour meets to decide stance on second Brexit referendum
Britain's main opposition Labour Party meets on Tuesday to hammer out its position on whether to demand a second referendum on any Brexit deal as part of its campaign for the European parliament election next month. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2IRTrhK via IFTTT
Italian ex-PM Berlusconi hospitalized with abdominal pain: source
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was taken by ambulance to Milan's San Raffaele hospital suffering abdominal pain on Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UPWFDY via IFTTT
Former Italian PM Berlusconi hospitalized: report
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was taken by ambulance to Milan's San Raffaele hospital on Tuesday, newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on its website. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Wd7wJX via IFTTT
Emperor Akihito thanks Japanese people in farewell remarks
Following are remarks by Japanese Emperor Akihito at his abdication ceremony on Tuesday in the Imperial Palace's Matsu no ma, or Hall of Pine. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DEBD5E via IFTTT
Algerian ex-PM in court for corruption probe: Ennahar TV
Algeria's ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia appeared in court as part of a corruption probe, private channel Ennahar TV reported on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Whd1ay via IFTTT
Cambridge to study how it profited from Atlantic slavery
The University of Cambridge said on Tuesday it would conduct a two-year academic study of how it benefited from or validated the Atlantic slave trade and other forms of coerced labor during the colonial era. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DDu5zW via IFTTT
Departing Japanese Emperor Akihito thanks the people, prays for peace
Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final remarks as his three-decade reign drew to a close on Tuesday, thanked the people for their support and expressed hope for a peaceful future. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WiqNtm via IFTTT
Sri Lanka’s President Lifts Ban on Social Media
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Photographing Trafficked Animals in Colombia
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Learning With: ‘Lego Is Making Braille Bricks. They May Give Blind Literacy a Needed Lift.’
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His Punch Lines Cross Moral Lines. Anthony Jeselnik Gets Away With It.
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Japan's Akihito, in final words as emperor, thanks the public, prays for peace
Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final remarks as his three-decade reign drew to a close on Tuesday, thanked the people for their support and expressed hope for a peaceful future. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2J0oFTn via IFTTT
Spain's Sanchez weighs options after election win, outlook murky
(This April 29 story has been refiled to fix typo in second mention of IESE business school in 22nd paragraph) from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GQG0wD via IFTTT
Trump sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One over Democrat subpoenas
The lawsuit aims to stop Deutsche Bank and Capital One from handing over his records to Congress. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XWHoDg via IFTTT
Cricketer's coming out was 'misunderstanding'
James Faulkner says the support he has received from the LGBT community is "fantastic" - but it came after a misunderstanding. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GSu5yn via IFTTT
Late Night Congratulates Trump on His 10,000th Lie
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U.S. envoy to Sri Lanka says threat is real as security forces maintain high alert
The U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that some of the Islamist militants involved in the Easter Sunday bombings on the island were likely still at large and could be planning fresh attacks. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vso7NZ via IFTTT
U.S. believes Sri Lanka militants may be plotting more attacks: ambassador
The United States believes members of the militant group blamed for Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday attacks may be at large and planning more assaults, the U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PFhCAU via IFTTT
Are you British? India government asks Modi's main election rival, Gandhi, to respond
India's government has asked Rahul Gandhi, the president of the main opposition Congress party, to respond to a complaint by a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party accusing him of holding dual British citizenship against Indian law. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vtHtCs via IFTTT