Zuckerberg 2020? Facebook CEO tours America’s rust belt amid rumors of political run
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began 2017 with a bold personal challenge: “to have visited and met people in every state in the US by the end of the year.”
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Trump invites Philippines' Duterte to the White House
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been invited the visit the White House following a "very friendly" telephone call with Donald Trump.
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Venezuela protests: Maduro hikes minimum wage by 60%
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a 60% increase in the country's minimum wage, effective from Monday.
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Decline in consumption leads to slowest US economy growth in 3 years
The US economy showed its weakest performance since 2014 in the first three months of the year after consumer spending sharply slowed and businesses invested less in inventories.
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Tear gas, over 200 arrests at May Day clashes in Istanbul
May Day rallies in Tukey’s most populous city descended into clashes with the police, as several activist groups tried to get into cordoned-off areas of the city. Over 200 people have been detained, and at least one man was reportedly killed.
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Tear gas, Molotov cocktails in central Paris in clashes between police & protesters
Clashes have erupted in central Paris between police and demonstrators during May Day protests in the French capital. Protesters pelted Molotov cocktails as police responded with tear gas.
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U.S. Congress negotiators set spending plan to avert shutdown, bolster defense
Negotiators in the U.S. Congress reached a deal late on Sunday on around $1 trillion in federal funding that would avert a government shutdown later this week, while handing President Donald Trump a down payment on his promised military buildup.
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Hamas to soften stance on Israel, Muslim Brotherhood in policy document: Arab sources
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas will drop its long-standing call for Israel's destruction as well as its association with the Muslim Brotherhood in a new policy document to be issued on Monday, Gulf Arab sources said.
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U.S. Supreme Court sides with Venezuela over oil rigs claim
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled against an American oil drilling company that claimed Venezuela unlawfully seized 11 drilling rigs in 2010.
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South Africa's Jacob Zuma abandons rally after being booed
South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has abandoned a May Day rally after he was booed by workers demanding his resignation.
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Beer in hand, man shoots 7 at San Diego pool party
Police are trying to find what made a beer-swilling gunman shoot seven people, one fatally, at a California apartment complex pool party. Peter Selis, 49, a white man, targeted African-American or Hispanic victims during Sunday evening's rampage, according to witnesses.
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