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    India begins second phase of voting in giant election

    STORY: The campaign has become more heated since the first phase of voting on April 19 as Modi and the main opposition Congress party have faced off on communal issues with Modi accusing Congress of favoring minority Muslims, aiming to dilute affirmative action and planning to impose an inheritance tax.Congress has denied the charges and said Modi is distracting voters from real issues such as unemployment, price rise and rural distress, and fears losing.Almost one billion people are eligible to

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    'Daily Show' Bit Lays Bare A Damning Contradiction Of Donald Trump

    The former president's dueling narratives are exposed by Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta.

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    Brazil Indigenous people rally for land protection

    STORY: Thousands of Indigenous protestors in Brazil marched around the national congress on Thursday, calling on the government to protect their ancestral lands.It's part of a yearly protest this week -- in defense of Indigenous land rights.They are upset with the government for planning a railway to transport grain from farm states to ports in the Amazon for export as they fear doing so will destroy the environment of tribal communities near the Tapajos river.Mana Shanenawa is an Indigenous lea

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    China warns Blinken against US pressure in top-level talks

    China's foreign minister warned Antony Blinken on Friday that US pressure could trigger a "downward spiral", as the visiting secretary of state raised concerns on issues including support for Russia.Blinken raised concern with Wang about China's support for Russia, which has rapidly rebuilt its military base two years into its invasion of Ukraine, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.

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    China's Wang: US-China ties still face 'disruptions'

    STORY: Blinken is due to spend several hours with Wang across closed-door meetings at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and a working lunch as the two sides try to maintain progress in ties despite a broad and thorny agenda.As the pair settled into their opening session, Wang told Blinken that the "great ship" of the China-U.S. relationship had stabilized, "but negative factors in the relationship are still increasing and building.""And the relationship is facing all kinds of disruptions. China’s l

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    Massive fire burns at Oceanside Pier in California

    STORY: Plumes of smoke barraged the pier as firefighters responded from the ground and above, with helicopters making multiple water drops to fight the flames.The Oceanside Fire Department said the fire started in a vacant building at the end of the pier.According to local media, some businesses closed due to the fire. As of Thursday, the Oceanside Fire Department is still working to learn the cause of the fire.

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    Russian women face violence from Ukraine veterans

    Olga drew her index finger abruptly across her neck as she recounted the threats her husband levelled at her after he returned to Russia, wounded from fighting in Ukraine.Even before her husband went off to fight in Ukraine, he was a violent alcoholic, Olga -- not her real name -- told AFP. When he returned home seven months later, he was even worse.

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