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Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Take That to perform at King Charles' coronation concert

Published On: April 15, 2023 11:41 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 14: Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Take That will star in an eclectic lineup at a concert to celebrate King Charles' coronation next month, billed by organisers as a chance to celebrate a new chapter in Britain's history.

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Twitter to let users offer content subscriptions in monetization push

Published On: April 14, 2023 12:47 PM NPT By: Reuters

April 13 : Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Thursday users of the social media platform will be able to offer their followers subscriptions to content, including long-form text and hours-long video.

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Jordan's 'Last Dance' sneakers sell for record $2.2 mln

Published On: April 12, 2023 11:08 AM NPT By: Reuters

April 12: A pair of signed, game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers from the 1998 NBA Finals fetched a record $2.2 million on Tuesday, making them the most valuable sneakers ever sold, auction house Sotheby's said.

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Four killed in firing at Indian military station, shooters at large

Published On: April 12, 2023 11:04 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEWDELHI, April 12: Four army personnel were killed in a firing incident at a military station in the Indian border state of Punjab early on Wednesday, officials said, adding that a search for the shooters was in progress.

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'Stranger Things' animated series coming to Netflix

Published On: April 11, 2023 11:31 AM NPT By: Reuters

LOS ANGELES, April 11: An animated series set in the sci-fi world of "Stranger Things" is in development at Netflix (NFLX.O), part of the streaming service's efforts to expand the hit series into a wide-ranging franchise.

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Chinese planes cross Taiwan Strait median line as angry China starts drills

Published On: April 8, 2023 02:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

FUZHOU, China/TAIPEI, April 8: Forty-two Chinese fighter jets briefly crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday as China began drills around Taiwan in anger at President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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New Johnny Depp movie will open Cannes Film Festival

Published On: April 7, 2023 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

Johnny Depp's first live-action film since the widely watched defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard was selected as the opening movie for next month's Cannes Film Festival in France, organizers said on Wednesday.

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UN Afghan staff told to stay home as Taliban signals UN female ban

Published On: April 5, 2023 03:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED NATIONS/KABUL, April 5 : The United Nations told some 3,300 Afghan staff not to come to work in Afghanistan for the next two days after the Taliban authorities signaled on Tuesday that they would enforce a ban on Afghan women working for the world body.

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Trump charged with hush-money scheme to boost 2016 election chances

Published On: April 5, 2023 08:16 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, April 5: Former President Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 U.S. election to suppress publication of their sexual encounters with him.

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India rejects China's renaming of places along disputed border

Published On: April 4, 2023 02:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/BEIJING, April 4  - India rejected on Tuesday the renaming by China of places in what India regards as its eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as part of its territory.

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Trump faces day in court in historic US first

Published On: April 4, 2023 12:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, April 4 (Reuters) - Donald Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, will appear in court on Tuesday and is set to be formally charged, finger-printed and have a mug shot taken in a watershed moment ahead of next year's presidential election.

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Dwayne Johnson says a live-action version of 'Moana' is in the works

Published On: April 4, 2023 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

LOS ANGELES, April 3: Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) is developing a live-action version of its animated movie hit "Moana," star Dwayne Johnson announced at the company's annual shareholder meeting on Monday.

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NASA names woman, Black astronauts to Artemis II crew in lunar first

Published On: April 4, 2023 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

April 4: NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the four-member team chosen to fly on what would be the first crewed voyage around the moon in more than 50 years.

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New York Times says it won't pay for Twitter verified check mark

Published On: April 3, 2023 12:57 PM NPT By: Reuters

April 2 :The New York Times (NYT.N) will not pay a monthly fee to get verified check mark status on Twitter, a spokesperson for the newspaper said hours after it lost the verified badge on the social media platform.

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy thanks Bakhmut defenders as Wagner head says town has fallen

Published On: April 3, 2023 12:46 PM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, April 3 : Fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut remained "particularly hot", President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, giving no indication the city had finally fallen to Russia as claimed by the founder of the Wagner mercenary force.

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Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes New Guinea, Papua New Guinea region - EMSC

Published On: April 3, 2023 12:14 PM NPT By: Reuters

April 3: An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck New Guinea, Papua New Guinea region early on Monday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

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Death toll tops 20 as storm takes aim at eastern U.S

Published On: April 2, 2023 11:07 AM NPT By: Reuters

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 1  - A violent storm packing high winds and heavy rains ripped through Southern and Midwestern sections of the United States as it headed east on Saturday, leaving at least 22 dead and scores injured, according to officials and media reports.

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Fire on passenger ferry in Philippines kills 10 - coast guard

Published On: March 30, 2023 12:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANILA, March 30 :Ten people have died and 230 have been rescued after a passenger ferry caught fire on Wednesday evening in the seas off the southern Philippine province of Basilan, a coast guard official said.

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Two U.S. army helicopters crash in Kentucky

Published On: March 30, 2023 12:01 PM NPT By: Reuters

KENTUCKY, March 30 :  Two U.S. Army helicopters collided on Wednesday while on a training mission over Kentucky, a spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters.

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Chile detects first case of bird flu in a human

Published On: March 30, 2023 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

SANTIAGO, March 30: Chile detected the first case of bird flue in a human, the country's health ministry reported on Wednesday.

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