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    May 17, 2019
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    Mystery of where Britain's royal baby Archie was born is solved by his birth certificate
    LONDON - Eleven days after the arrival of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the royal tyke's birth certificate has been released - and a mystery...
    news/worldMay 17, 2019 - 12:57pm
    May 16, 2019
    Alabama now has the US's strictest abortion law. Northern Ireland's is even stricter
    LONDON - The passage of Alabama's strictest-in-the-nation abortion bill has renewed calls to overhaul Northern Ireland's abortion regulations, which are among the most restrictive in the developed world. Under the Alabama abortion legislation, signed by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on...
    news/worldMay 16, 2019 - 3:07pm
    May 14, 2019
    A melting iceberg in Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada, June 14, 2014. (Michael Kirby Smith/Copyright 2019 The New York Times)
    It was 84 degrees near the Arctic Ocean this weekend as carbon dioxide hit its highest level in human history
    Over the weekend, the climate system sounded simultaneous alarms. Near the entrance to the Arctic Ocean in northwest Russia, the temperature...
    news/worldMay 14, 2019 - 5:30pm
    May 13, 2019
    FILE PHOTO. Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, speaks to media and supporters from a balcony at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on May 19, 2017. Bloomberg photo by Luke MacGregor.
    Sweden reopens rape case against WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, wants extradition
    LONDON - Swedish prosecutors announced Monday they are reopening an investigation into a rape allegation against Julian Assange, a move that...
    news/worldMay 13, 2019 - 9:26am
    May 9, 2019
    President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Jan. 4, 2019. Bloomberg photo by Al Dragoplay button
    Trump says China trade deal is possible as tariff hike nears
    President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted a trade deal with China was still possible to reach this week, even as he reiterated plans to raise...
    news/worldMay 9, 2019 - 2:18pm
    David Beckham speaks during LA Galaxy ring of honor ceremony March 2 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. Kirby Lee / USA TODAY Sports
    Former soccer star Beckham gets six-month driving ban for texting behind wheel
    LONDON - Former England soccer captain David Beckham was banned from driving for six months on Thursday after admitting using his mobile phone...
    news/worldMay 9, 2019 - 10:55am
    Pope Francis in Santiago, Chile . Bloomberg photo by Tamara Merino
    Vatican establishes new rule for sexual abuse complaints and coverups involving bishops
    VATICAN CITY - Pledging that clerical sexual abuse should "never happen again," the Vatican on Thursday unveiled a set of new rules designed...
    news/worldMay 9, 2019 - 9:33am
    May 8, 2019
    Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan name their son Archie Harrison
    LONDON - Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, gave the world a first look Wednesday at their son and, after introducing him to the...
    news/worldMay 8, 2019 - 11:13am
    May 7, 2019
    A melting iceberg in Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada, June 14, 2014. (Michael Kirby Smith/Copyright 2019 The New York Times)
    Analysis: The day a million species are announced to be on brink of extinction, US notes melting ice creates 'new opportunities for trade'
    BERLIN - Climate change is rapidly becoming one of the divisive issues of our time, if not the most divisive one. Depending on where you find...
    news/worldMay 7, 2019 - 12:13pm
    Joseph Merrick, known as the Elephant Man, photographed in 1889 in this photo published in the "British Medical Journal."
    Author may have solved a 130-year-old mystery about the 'Elephant Man'
    Joseph Merrick, a Victorian-era celebrity who became known as the Elephant Man, led a difficult life because of his physical deformities, whose...
    news/worldMay 7, 2019 - 11:00am
    May 6, 2019
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    Meghan, Prince Harry welcome a son
    LONDON - Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcomed a baby boy on Monday.
    news/worldMay 6, 2019 - 9:31am
    May 5, 2019
    Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister shown during a December meeting in Belgium, should be indicted in two corruption cases, Israeli police recommended Tuesday. Bloomberg photo by Dario Pignatelli
    Death toll climbs as Gaza militants fire more than 600 rockets into Israel, which responds with airstrikes
    JERUSALEM - Israel and Hamas hurtled into their deadliest bout of fighting in five years on Sunday as Palestinian militants launched a barrage...
    news/worldMay 5, 2019 - 4:30pm
    May 4, 2019
    President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, meet in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 28. Trump undercut his own Treasury Department on March 22 by announcing via Twitter that he was rolling back North Korea sanctions that it imposed just a day ago. Doug Mills / ©2019 The New York Times
    North Korea fires several short-range projectiles, South Korean military says
    SEOUL - North Korea launched several short-range projectiles from its east coast on Saturday, May 4, potentially raising tensions with Washington...
    news/worldMay 4, 2019 - 9:28am
    May 2, 2019
    Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly who swore himself in as the leader of Venezuela, left, holds a bullhorn while speaking to protesters with opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez at Altamira Square during a military uprising in Caracas on April 30, 2019. Bloomberg photo by Carlos Becerra
    Venezuela opposition seeks to maintain momentum against the government
    CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's opposition on Thursday, May 2, sought to maintain pressure on President Nicolás Maduro through further protests,...
    news/worldMay 2, 2019 - 7:41am
    May 1, 2019
    Sri Lankan soldiers inspect the damage inside St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on April 22, 2019. Bloomberg photo by Tharaka Basnayaka
    Sri Lanka identifies 9 Easter Sunday suicide bombers
    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Inside the sprawling home with a white BMW parked outside, there was a terrifying secret. At least three of the suicide...
    news/worldMay 1, 2019 - 1:38pm
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