UAE woman Munira Abdulla wakes up after 27 years in a coma

Munira Abdulla, from the United Arab Emirates, had been unconscious since 1991 after a car crash.

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Tesla's Elon Musk expects 'robotaxis' to start in US next year

The electric carmaker entrepreneur makes a new promise on driverless vehicles.

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Prince unfinished memoir set for release in 2019

The musician started work on his autobiography shortly before his death three years ago.

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Turkish taxi driver's gesture warms Swedish hearts

The taxi driver in Sweden lent his credit card for three days to a customer who forgot his wallet.

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Jailed French executive who felt force of US bribery law

The jail ordeal of ex-Alstom executive Frédéric Pierucci is a warning for firms with a history of corruption.

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Why is a 2,500-year-old epic dominating polls in modern India?

The Ramayana, a 2,500-year-old mythological epic has been brought to the fore of the world's largest election

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Cuba's government mocked by stampede of ostrich memes

A revolutionary hero's suggestion that Cuba's food shortages could be resolved by eating ostrich is ridiculed online.

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Who are the US militia at the Mexico border?

What's the movement behind the groups of armed US civilians patrolling the US-Mexico border?

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Etihad Airways: Is plastic-free flying the future?

Etihad Airways has completed the first long-haul flight while replacing 95 single-use plastic items.

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Exclusive: Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa

Billions of dollars' worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East – a gateway to markets in Europe, the United States and beyond – a Reuters analysis has found.

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Italian cabinet infighting overshadows growth plan

Italy's government approved an economic growth plan in the early hours of Wednesday after a bad-tempered cabinet meeting that exposed divisions in the ruling coalition and fueled speculation of a government collapse.

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Three men survive freezing waters after helicopter crashes off New Zealand

Three men miraculously survived after their helicopter crashed into the freezing sub-Antarctic waters off New Zealand's southern tip by swimming to shore at night and camping on an island for hours until they were rescued.

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More detentions as death toll in Sri Lanka attacks rises to 359

Sri Lankan police said on Wednesday they had detained 18 more people for questioning over the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, claimed by the Islamic State group, as the death toll climbed again to 359.

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Top Sri Lankan officials deliberately withheld intelligence on attacks: minister

Senior officials deliberately withheld intelligence about possible attacks on Sri Lanka, where a rash of suicide bombings on Easter Sunday killed at least 359 people, the leader of parliament said on Wednesday.

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Four Hong Kong 'Occupy' leaders jailed for 2014 democracy protests

A Hong Kong court jailed four leaders of 2014 pro-democracy protests on Wednesday amid heightened concerns over the decline of freedoms in the China-ruled city nearly five years after activists took to the streets in mass protests.

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Indian PM votes in general election, trumpets national security

Millions of Indians voted in the third and largest phase of a staggered general election on Tuesday, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who cast his ballot in his home state of Gujarat and again underlined his focus on combating terrorism.

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Indian officials travel deep into jungle to allow one temple priest to vote

Indian officials traveled nearly 70 km (45 miles) through lion-infested jungle this week to ensure a 69-year-old holy man got his chance to take part in the world's biggest democratic exercise.

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Algeria's billionaire Kouninef brothers placed in temporary custody: Ennahar TV

Four brothers from the Kouninef family - billionaires close to Algeria's former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika - have been placed in temporary custody by a judge, Ennahar TV reported on Wednesday.

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Japan's Heisei era: Changes, growth and tragedies

Japanese Emperor Akihito's abdication on April 30 will end the three-decade Heisei era that began on Jan. 8, 1989, one day after he inherited the throne upon the death of his father, Hirohito.

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U.S. believes there is ongoing terrorist plotting in Sri Lanka: envoy

The United States had no prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, but now believes there is ongoing terrorism plotting in the country, Washington's ambassador to Colombo said on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka deputy defense minister one of nine bombers was a woman

One of the nine bombers that detonated explosives in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday was a woman, deputy defense minister Ruwan Wijewardene told reporters on Wednesday.

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Japan nuclear regulator to halt reactors without anti-terrorism systems

Japan's nuclear regulator on Wednesday said it would start ordering shutdowns on any reactors for which power companies have not met deadlines for installing anti-terrorism safety features.

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