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Islamic State: Militant attacks leave at least 100 dead in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
ABC Online
An unprecedented wave of Islamic State (IS) attacks on Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula has left at least 100 people dead, officials say. Security sources said five military checkpoints and a police station in the northern town of Sheikh Zuweid ...
Scores Killed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula as Militants, Army Clash   Wall Street Journal
Islamic State attacks kill at least 70 in Egypt   Hindustan Times
Egypt vows to continue Sinai offensive 'until IS removed'   BBC News
New York Times
Haaretz
Washington Post
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Perry on Obama efforts to reestablish relations with Cuba: 'This is just ...
Fox News
Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Governor Rick Perry said Wednesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that President Obama's efforts to thaw the diplomatic freeze with Cuba are the wrong approach. “We've seen this president not ...

Cubans Greet Latest Step in US Thaw With Hope Tempered by Reality   New York Times
In his presidential homestretch, Obama regains the momentum   Washington Post
US to Reopen Embassy in Cuba   ABC News
Firstpost
Christian Science Monitor
Los Angeles Times
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Rajapaksa to make a comeback in Sri Lanka poll for PM
Hindustan Times
Mahinda Rajapaksa has not said which party will be his vehicle for the Sri Lanka Prime Ministerial election, but political analysts say Rajapaksa's candidacy risks splintering the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) further. (AP Photo) ...

Flanked by handful of supporters, Rajapaksa says he'll enter poll fray to run ...   Firstpost
Rajapaksa to contest parliamentary elections   DAWN.com
Rajapaksa to stand for PM in August poll   Khaleej Times
New York Times
Financial Express
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“Wow, pulled back wrong throttle”: Captain of crashed TransAsia plane
Financial Express
The captain of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people, had switched off the working engine after the other lost power, the Aviation Safety Council (ASC) confirmed on Thursday in its latest report. By ...
TransAsia captain 'pulled wrong throttle' before crash   Stuff.co.nz
Taiwan's Year of Deadly Disasters: The Real Demon   Forbes

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Tennessee Store Owner Puts Up 'No Gays Allowed' Sign
Mediaite
amyx A Tennessee hardware store owner put up a sign on the window of his business a few days ago with “No Gays Allowed” on it. Presumably reacting to the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage last week, Jeff Amyx of Amyx Hardware explained to ...

Tennessee hardware store owner posts 'No Gays Allowed' sign on front door: 'I ...   New York Daily News
Hardware shop refuses to serve gay customers   Las Vegas Review-Journal
'No gays allowed' sign down, new one put up   WBIR-TV
13WMAZ
WFLA
New York Magazine
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Air Force to ground C-130 Hercules aircraft
Jakarta Post
The Air Force announced on Wednesday that it would ground for the time being a number of Hercules C-130 aircraft following the Hercules tragedy in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday. Air Force spokesperson Rear Marshal Dwi Badarmanto said that the ...

62 bodies from Medan plane crash identified   AsiaOne
Spotlight on Indonesia military's 'airline'   BBC News
Indonesia denies claims that civilians paid bribes to be on military plane ...   ABC Online
Sydney Morning Herald
The Nation
Toronto Sun
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Protests Mark Handover Anniversary in Hong Kong
Voice of America
Hundreds of pro-democracy activists took to the streets of Hong Kong Wednesday as the city marks the 18th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule. Thousands of police were on standby for the annual march, the first large-scale protest ...
These illustrations show how different Hong Kong thinks it is from mainland China   Quartz
Sinosphere | In Hong Kong, Handover Day Is a Day of Protest   New York Times (blog)
Thousands attend pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong   Financial Express
EJ Insight
The Straits Times
Coconuts Hong Kong
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It is unlikely Greece will leave euro, and the country will move from crisis ...
Firstpost
On 30 June 2015, Greece defaulted on a payment of 1.6 billion euros that it had to make to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This made Greece the first developed country to default on a payment to the IMF. Greece has already been bailed out twice ...
Markets swing on Greece's mixed messages   CNN
A Bankrupt Greece Is Struggling to Stay Afloat   New York Times

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'Lal Topi Wala' for eight-year jail, 1000 lashes To be lashed 50 times a week ...
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Controversial analyst and commentator Zaid Hamid aka 'Lal Topi Wala' has been sentenced for eight years in jail and 1,000 lashes by a Saudi court under new stringent laws which had been promulgated last year by the Kingdom to broaden the ...

For once Zaid Hamid must have done something right for Saudi Arabia to arrest ...   DAWN.com
Zaid Hamid Sentenced: Paskitani Journalist, Zaid Hamid, Sentenced to Eight ...   The Cubic Lane
Saudi Arabia sentences Pakistani TV anchor to eight years, 1000 lashes for ...   Financial Express
Daily Times
PakistanHerald
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CBC.ca

Rainbow School Board grapples with $1.6 million budget shortfall
CBC.ca
The Rainbow District School Board is struggling with a budget shortfall. On Tuesday, the board approved a budget of $182.5 million for the upcoming school year. In a statement sent out Tuesday evening, the board says changes to grants and declining ...

Higher school taxes prevail in Western Pennsylvania, Trib finds   Tribune-Review
City council allies with school board   hngnews.com
Blackhawk School District 2015-16 budget supported by 2.5 percent property tax ...   Timesonline.com
Sun Focus
NorthernLife.ca
Hattiesburg American
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