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Shares in UK Travel Agency Plunge Amid Brexit Warning
Shares in travel agency Thomas Cook slumped 17 percent after it reported a 1.5 billion pound ($1.9 billion) half year pre-tax loss and warned Brexit uncertainty was prompting travelers to delay bookings.
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Man Shot Dead Over Allegation of Smuggling Cows in Kashmir
Police and residents say a Muslim man has been shot and killed and another injured by Hindu vigilantes in Indian-controlled Kashmir over allegations of smuggling cows.
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China Formally Arrests 2 Canadians in Case Linked to Huawei
China has formally arrested two Canadian citizens it is believed to be holding to pressure Canada into releasing a Chinese telecoms executive. The move brings the two closer to trial on vaguely defined state security charges.
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Missouri Senate Passes Bill to Ban Abortions at 8 Weeks
Missouri’s Republican-led Senate passed a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy.
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UK Leader Under Pressure as Rivals Push for the End of May
British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing an uncomfortable meeting with Conservative Party lawmakers who are demanding she quit within weeks.
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Cyprus Reclaims Stolen Reliquary Case With Saints’ Remains
Cyprus’ Antiquities Department says a reliquary case containing the partial remains of nine Orthodox Christian saints that was stolen from a church in the ethnically split island’s breakaway north has been returned to Church authorities.
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German Submarine Inspected for Damage After Mishap in Norway
The German Defense Ministry says experts are assessing whether any serious damage was done to one of its submarines after its rudder touched the ground as it was leaving a Norwegian harbor.
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Ukraine’s New President Set to Be Sworn in Next Week
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to swear the new president into office next week, opening the possibility of a snap parliamentary election.
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Iraqi Hospital Says 4 Killed in Unrest in Southern City
A hospital and local authorities in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf say four people were killed in unrest that erupted as a mall burned down during a demonstration there.
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Another Man Charged in Theft of Royal Jewels From Church
A Swedish prosecutor says a second man has been charged with grand larceny in connection with last year’s theft of royal funeral artifacts from a cathedral west of Stockholm.