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Friday, 31 May 2019

Ties with China beneficial, its envoy tells new El Salvador leader

El Salvador's decision to establish ties with China was correct and the two countries have bright prospects, a Chinese envoy told El Salvador's maverick new president, who has been critical of Beijing.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2QEeIwD

Hungary boat crash: Strong currents hamper rescue efforts

South Korea vows to continue the hunt for survivors as rescuers struggle in the fast-flowing waters.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2JQ1wnD

Huawei is too close to Chinese government: U.S. defense chief

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Saturday that technology firm Huawei was too close to the Chinese government, adding that Washington was concerned about cyber attacks and the theft of intellectual property.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2W4N255

U.S. defense chief says China threatens Asia's stability

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan suggested on Saturday that China was responsible for a range of destabilizing activities in Asia, stirring already heightened tensions between the world's two largest economies.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2I9kSRp

MacKenzie Bezos: Novelist and Amazon shareholder

What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world?

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2XkRCO3

What is the least valuable British coin ever?

Is the current 1p piece the least valuable British coin since the currency was unified in 1707?

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2wCczIp

Tiananmen 30 years on - China's great act of 'forgettance'

Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ELPojr

North Korea's Kim visits factories linked to missile launches

The factories have innocuous names, but analysts say several ostensibly civilian facilities visited by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently are also used to build ballistic missile launchers and other weapons.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2QEa55J

UK's Chagos Islands descendants feel like 'lost nation'

Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2XkRDBB

Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro?

A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/30XMxgV

Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess

Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ELHoil

In swipe at China, U.S. defense chief warns of Asia instability

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan suggested on Saturday that China was responsible for a range of destabilizing activities in Asia, stirring already heightened tensions between the world's two largest economies.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Xh1tUV

Week in pictures: 25-31 May 2019

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2W0SOEN

U.S. tariff threat backs Mexican president into corner, facing Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to slap punitive tariffs on all Mexican trade if Mexico does not stop illegal immigration has punched a gaping hole in his Mexican counterpart's hands-off approach to diplomacy, with potentially ruinous consequences.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2QFfwl0

The woman fighting back against India's rape culture

When a man tried to rape Usha Vishwakarma she decided to fight back by setting up self-defence classes for women and girls.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2YY2stJ

Champions League final: Visiting Sadio Mane's hometown

BBC Africa's Babacar Diarra visits Sadio Mane's hometown in Senegal.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ELLZ4i

Educated and 'estranged': Getting through uni without the bank of mum and dad

When student finance doesn’t stretch and you have no parents for help – how do you make it through your degree?

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2QBBMw1

Saudi king says attacks by Iran-backed groups threaten global oil

Saudi Arabia's King Salman said on Saturday that attacks on Saudi oil assets last month by Iran-backed groups are a threat to global oil supplies and regional security.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2I9JLwu

UK's Chagos Islands descendants feel like 'lost nation'

Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XkRDBB

Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro?

A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30XMxgV

Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess

Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELHoil

MacKenzie Bezos: Novelist and Amazon shareholder

What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world?

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XkRCO3

Tiananmen 30 years on - China's great act of 'forgettance'

Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELPojr

Southern Baptist Membership Hits New Low as Church Tackles Abuse, Racism, and Role of Women

For the first time in 30 years, membership with Southern Baptist Churches is at a record low. New numbers from Southern Baptist Churches show that membership fell from approximately 15 million to 14.8 million in 2018. This is the first time in 30 years that it's been below 15 million. 

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2JNiF1f

Miracle Preemie Is Smallest Survivor Ever, Fueling Pro-Life Argument that 'Science Is Pro-Life'

When she was born, the baby girl weighed as much as an apple – just 8.6 ounces. She was only expected to live for about one hour, but miraculously, she survived.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2EJ9Y46

As Democrats Race Towards Socialism Experts Caution: 'This has Been Tried and Failed in Every Way'

Not too long ago advocating socialist policies mean certain political suicide, but today American's liberal leaders are increasingly embracing socialist policies and they have support. 

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2XaPNmN

Hungary's Fidesz might join new grouping in European parliament: PM

Hungary's Fidesz party could join a new grouping in the European parliament if staying in the center-right European People's Party (EPP) does not line up with national interests, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2wvtYm6

North Korea executes envoy in a purge after failed U.S. summit: media

North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for a failed summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper said on Friday.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XoH6FL

Saudi Arabia says firm stand needed to deter Iran, Iraq demurs

Saudi Arabia's King Salman told an emergency Arab summit on Friday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian "escalations" following attacks on Gulf oil assets, as U.S. officials said a military deployment had deterred Tehran.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/30XOkTe

Hungary PM Orban seeks thorough probe into fatal boat accident

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he had asked for a thorough investigation into a boat accident on the Danube River in central Budapest that killed at least seven South Korean tourists this week.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2KcmbSe

'Khan Market Gang': India's Modi mocks his elite adversaries

A tatty shopping center originally built to house refugees in the heart of New Delhi has become a handy symbol for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his supporters to rub salt in the wounds of their opponents, who just got a drubbing in India's general election.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HLokCW

Palestinian stabs Israelis, shot dead by police: spokesman

A Palestinian stabbed two Israelis in Jerusalem on Friday, wounding one of them critically, before being shot dead by police, an Israeli police spokesman said.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2YW79UR