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16:16 15/04/2019
American Airlines extends cancellations until August 19 because of 737 Max grounding

Southwest Airlines (LUV)last week also extended flight cancellations for 737 Max planes from June until August.

15:45 15/04/2019
Victims of 'human sacrifice' found by engineers laying water pipes

The remains of 26 people from the Iron Age and Roman periods were found, including a woman with her feet cut off and her arms bound behind her head, and another person with their skull placed by their feet.

15:27 15/04/2019
8 dead after severe weather rips through the South

A strong line of thunderstorms will affect much of the east Sunday night.

15:01 15/04/2019
Turtles' absence from Nicaraguan stronghold raises alarm for future

Not a single leatherback nested at the Chacocente reserve this year as the species faces threats of poaching and warming seas.

14:44 15/04/2019
Sudan protesters block attempt to break up sit-in

Protesters say they formed a ring around sit-in zone to stop troops clearing the area.

14:26 15/04/2019
14:02 15/04/2019
Fukushima: removal of nuclear fuel rods from damaged reactor building begins

Workers begin to empty storage pool – but more critical removal of melted fuel from reactors themselves will be more challenging.

13:41 15/04/2019
Israel's president starts consultations on prime minister nomination

The president, Reuven Rivlin, said he would announce his choice on Wednesday after meeting with all of the parties that captured seats in the 120-member Knesset.

13:28 15/04/2019
Barclays activist Bramson renews call to join the board

Both camps have begun a back-and-forth courting of shareholders ahead of the bank’s May 2 annual general meeting as Bramson attempts to muscle in on decision-making at the company and push through his proposal for a strategic overhaul of Barclays investment bank.

13:00 15/04/2019
Foxconn chairman says aims to step down to pave way for younger talent

Terry Gou, speaking on the sidelines of an event in Taipei, said that while he planned to resign as chairman, he hoped to remain involved in strategic decisions regarding the company’s business.

12:43 15/04/2019
Tornadoes and flooding in southern US kill at least six, including three children

Nearly 90,000 customers were without power in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Georgia as of midday Sunday.

12:29 15/04/2019
Tiger Woods wins amazing fifth Masters 14 years after his last Green Jacket

It seemed poetic for the sensational act to transpire at Augusta, where Woods began altering the shape of golf in 1997. Twenty-two years on, a 43-year-old Woods celebrated more wildly than ever before in the company of his mother and children.

12:02 15/04/2019
These 'eco-cigarettes' pollute your body - but not the earth

South African company Smokey Treats is claiming to be the first cigarette manufacturer in history to produce biodegradable 'eco-cigarettes,' CapeTown Etc reports.

11:38 15/04/2019
11:16 15/04/2019
Pioneering neuroscientist and Nobel laureate Paul Greengard dies at 93

When Greengard began his career in the 1950s, scientists believed that nerve transmission was purely electrical, with nerve cells communicating exclusively through neurotransmitters that triggered electrical impulses in their neighbors. Biologists who studied the brain were therefore primarily interested in the electrical properties of its specialized nerve cells, or neurons.

10:45 15/04/2019
Giant flightless cassowary bird claws owner, 70, to death after he fell

The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department said a cassowary killed the pensioner on his property near Gainesville, apparently using its long claws, in what has been called a “tragic accident”.

10:27 15/04/2019
Citigroup to refund retail customers for investment losses: Australian regulator

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said Citi would refund 114 customers who invested in complex fixed-income products between 2013 and 2017 and lost money.

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Armenian FM to travel to Moscow
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37 police officers sacked in Armenia last year
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Armenia's Parakar to hold snap elections in March
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Armine Kheranyan named new opposition MP
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Armenian defense minister's grandfather dies
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12:15
Armenian students win 17 medals at International Zhautykov Olympiad
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