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The country's gay community expresses shock at the introduction of "medieval" death by stoning. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UdoIlx

The two Liberal women had cried foul over the PM's alleged role in the SNC-Lavalin affair. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HS1evH

Actress Lauren London says she's lost her "protector" and "best friend" after the rapper's murder. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2K1gwjF

Lori Lightfoot becomes the first African-American woman to lead the country's third largest city. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2I7r1zb

The superyacht has become a symbol of the excesses of one of the world's biggest financial scandals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ue9z3d

The 82-year-old submits his resignation in the wake of weeks of protests, state media report. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2I74SkH

The body of environmental activist Paul McAuley, 71, is found in the Amazon city of Iquitos. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2I8cNxZ

The woman had four mobile phones, two passports, one computer and malware, say investigators. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2K2S2q4

Juventus' Italian teenage forward Moise Kean suffers racist abuse from the stands during Tuesday's match at Cagliari. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2I7qLQH

A government department had been using cats to research parasites that can cause kill humans. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2K1yPFo

Australia's Fraser Anning caused outrage by blaming the Christchurch attacks on Muslim migration. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UluYXG

In 2014 India's prime minister Narendra Modi promised to clean up the Ganges by 2020. But will India's holy river ever be clean? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2VcTzeh

Celebrations filled the streets in Algiers after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his resignation from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UaKE0B

The BBC’s Lyse Doucet asked people in the capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand province whether they thought the Taliban were serious about peace. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2VcAaKv

The extremely rare Chinese giant salamander was rescued after an attempt to smuggle it into the UK. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FJsPvw

Kottu Roti is a street food favourite in Sri Lanka. And watching it being cooked is almost as fun as actually eating it. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UhCCmR

A European spacecraft has confirmed a report of methane being released from the surface of Mars. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OJJJhS

The Monty Python-inspired parade took place in the Hungarian capital Budapest to mark April Fools’ Day. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UcAhJM

The Islamic State group was defeated in Mosul in July 2017, but the Iraqi city is struggling to move on. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FSzfK6

When Lennard Davis received an email from a stranger who said that Lennard was his closest living relative, Lennard assumed that it was a scam - but it wasn't. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WIvT20

The US and the Afghan Taliban are holding peace talks - but it's just the start of an uncertain process. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2uHvhxr

Australian survivors of the global medical scandal say they now have "hope" for greater action. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Vdy4tZ

The relationship between bees, honey and apple trees offers surprising insights about financial markets. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WFn1dp

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The restrictions mean videos will be harder to find and show a warning before they play, YouTube says. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2TPhFKH

Fox News Breaking News Alert Lori Lightfoot projected to win Chicago mayoral race replacing Rahm Emanuel 04/02/19 6:05 PM

The 465 new speakers mean that the sound is the same everywhere inside the auditorium. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2CObX60

Thousands of incidents have been logged of Russia spoofing navigation signals, a report suggests. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2OF8Thh

Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds contribute to another record-breaking year for UK gaming. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Ve0zaT

Ten years to the day after he was sworn in, disgraced former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stood trial on Wednesday for corruption charges linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal that brought down his government. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FVy6Sa

British Prime Minister Theresa May should resign immediately, Andrew Bridgen, a lawmaker from her Conservative Party who is favour of a hard Brexit said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OK15uL

Britain has become more likely in the recent days to crash out of the European Union without a divorce agreement, the bloc's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FQDrdb

Thai police summoned a prominent anti-junta politician on Wednesday to answer a sedition complaint, a police document showed, a charge rising star Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit called politically motivated after a disputed election. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2VdOpi9

There is no point in London seeking another short delay in Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, a senior German conservative lawmaker said on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Theresa May announced she would seek another postponement. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JXmguC

The pre-dawn quiet of New Zealand's South Island is shattered by the crack of a bullet from Noel Womersley's Finnish Tikka T3 rifle, followed by the shot thudding into the skull of a cow he is targeting, one of three. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UsPiX4

Algerian businessman Ali Haddad, a backer of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who resigned on Tuesday, is facing corruption charges and has been placed in custody, Ennahar TV reported on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2uJMpma

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations meet on Friday in France to prepare for the leaders' summit in August, but the absence of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscores how tough agreeing common ground between allies has become. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TT1Ano

The pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX jet that crashed last month had initially followed Boeing Co's emergency procedures but later deviated from them as they tried to regain control of the plane, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Vddv0E

Saudi Arabia's King Salman is expected to visit Bahrain on Wednesday, Bahrain news agency BNA said, adding the two kings will hold meetings to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FVy38Y

Hong Kong's leaders launched laws on Wednesday to change extradition rules to allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial, standing fast against growing opposition to a move many fear could further erode the city's legal protections. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CR66gB

Malaysia will sell a superyacht allegedly bought with stolen funds from state fund 1MDB to casino operator Genting Malaysia Bhd for $126 million, in the first major asset sale by Kuala Lumpur to recover billions lost from the fund. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2VbIbiJ